[Greenbuilding] Best attic stairs?

[David]

East coast company:
http://conservationtechnology.com/building_ladder.html

R-10, airtight, self trimming flange, install when house is ready to show, takes two people 20 minutes making no mess, avoids damage by trades accessing the attic. 
Increase R-value of attic by a few points to balance total required. 



David Wentling

> On Feb 21, 2016, at 8:08 PM, Bill Christensen <billc_lists at greenbuilder.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> I'm looking for a really good insulated, sealed attic stair to replace the uninsulated, leaky el-cheapo variety currently in place.  I know I saw some *really* well made ones from a company on the east coast at a green building conference a fair while back - hope they're still in business - but I don't recall the name and my Google-Fu hasn't turned up any particularly stellar candidates.
> 
> I don't want a box or tent over the existing stair, which is going to need replacing anyway.  I'd rather just get a stair that seals well in the first place.
> 
> My understanding is that many jurisdictions now or will soon require R-30 attic stairs (or assemblies) for new construction.  So I'm guessing someone must actually make them.
> 
> The only place I've found so far that's close had an R-38 stair on their website as "Coming Soon" - but emailing them put 'soon' in the 'we don't know when' vaporware category.
> 
> Any good leads?
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> -- 
> Bill Christensen
> http://SustainableSources.com
> http://LinkedIn.com/in/billc108
> 
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