Library notes use the label Mold.
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SCIP
Not scored
A foam core with welded steel mesh on both faces, sprayed with shotcrete on site. Walls, roof, and floors can be the same system. Crews and shotcrete workmanship decide whether it is the right shell.
ICF
Not scored
Reinforced concrete poured inside a stay-in-place foam form. Mass, continuity, and continuous insulation in one wall. It costs more than frame up front, and crew familiarity varies by region.
ICCF
Not scored
Stay-in-place forms that are not all-foam, filled with concrete. The form material varies by manufacturer. This note does not prefer a product line.
SIP
Not scored
A foam core bonded between structural facings, often wood. Fast to crane into place. Wind, wetting, and insects are the questions a finished note has to answer with sources, not adjectives.
Advanced framing
Not scored
Layout that uses less lumber at corners, openings, and intersecting walls so insulation can be more continuous. It is a framing practice, not a resilience rating.
Mass timber
Not scored
Thick engineered wood, such as CLT or glulam, used as structure. Fire design is a char calculation and a code path. Moisture during construction is a known risk to plan for, not a footnote.
CMU + foam
Not scored
Concrete block with a continuous insulation layer, usually outside the block, so the masonry is not a thermal bridge. Openings and the attachment of the foam still have to be detailed.
AAC
Not scored
A lightweight concrete masonry unit cured in an autoclave. It is not the same as CMU, and a finished note has to cite the unit, the thin-set or mortar, and the exterior finish as one assembly.
Brick veneer
Not scored
A non-structural brick wythe with an air space, weep path, and ties back to the real structure. The brick is cladding. Water that gets past it needs a way out.
Sealed roof deck
Not scored
A deck closed against water that gets under the shingles or panels. Tape, a membrane, or a closed soffit-to-ridge path are different details. The note has to name which one.
Secondary water barrier
Not scored
A layer under the roof covering that still sheds water if the covering is damaged. It is a component of several wind standards. Name the product type and the standard before treating it as met.
Rainscreen
Not scored
Cladding held off a drainage plane so water that gets past the face can dry. The gap, the flashing, and the plane behind it are the system. The siding brand is not.
Continuous insulation
Not scored
Insulation run across the outside of the structure, unbroken by studs or block webs. Thickness, attachment, and the dew point of the assembly belong in the note before any R-value is quoted.
Mineral wool
Not scored
Stone or slag fiber used in cavities or as a continuous layer. It does not burn the way foam does. It still has to be detailed for bulk water, and a cavity fill does not fix a missing drainage plane.
Closed-cell foam
Not scored
Spray foam that also acts as an air barrier. Useful in some roofs and band joists, and a moisture problem in others if it traps water against a sheathing that cannot dry. Climate zone decides. Do not treat it as a default.