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Guide describing how to air-seal attic access panels, doors, and stairs to provide a continuous air barrier at the ceiling.

Guide describing how to air-seal bathroom and kitchen exhaust fans.

Guide describing how to air-seal doors that are next to unconditioned spaces.

Guide describing ways to seal drywall to the top plate of an exterior wall to air-seal the wall cavity.

Guide describing how to air-seal duct and flue shafts.

Guide describing how to air-seal electrical wiring throughout a home.

Guide describing how to air-seal around light tubes.

Guide describing how to air-seal modular home marriage joints.

Guide describing how to air-seal common walls between dwelling units in multifamily housing.

Guide describing how to air-seal around plumbing and piping penetrations through walls, ceilings, and floors.

Guide describing how to air-seal around recessed light fixtures below unconditioned space.

Guide describing how to air-seal sill plates in single-family homes and multifamily buildings.

Guide describing how to correctly seal structural insulated panel (SIP) seams.

Guide describing the repair and reconfiguration of the air handler closet and platform when replacing the air handler.

Guide describing how to air-seal the rough openings around doors and windows.

Information guide providing links to guides describing specific ways to air-seal, insulate, and ventilate attics and roofs to minimize heat gain in new and existing homes.

Guide describing airflow control strategies for elevator shafts, corridors, stairwells, and trash chutes in multifamily buildings.

This measure guide describes basic steps for designing and installing an indirect (anti-freeze) solar hot water system.

Guide describing ways to secure appliances and furniture to make them resistant to tipping over for safety in a natural disaster and for general household safety.

This measure guide describes the need to provide an architectural drawing for a future solar photovoltaic installation.

Measure guide describing the need to provide an architectural drawing for a future solar hot water installation.

Guide discussing disaster resistance related to asphalt shingle roofing when installing roofing on new construction or when repairing or replacing roofing on existing homes.

Information guide describing proper attic air-sealing, insulation, and ventilation to combat ice dam formation on roofs in cold climate zones.

Guide providing guidance on insulating attic eaves in new and existing single-family homes and multifamily buildings.

Air Sealing Attic Access Panels/Doors/Stairs

Air Sealing Bathroom and Kitchen Exhaust Fans

Air Sealing Doors Adjacent to Unconditioned Space

Air Sealing Drywall to Top Plate

Air Sealing Duct and Flue Shafts

Air Sealing Electrical Wiring

Air Sealing Light Tubes

Air Sealing Modular Home Marriage Joints

Air Sealing Multifamily Party Walls

Air Sealing Plumbing and Piping

Air Sealing Recessed Light Fixtures Below Unconditioned Space

Air Sealing Sill Plates

Air Sealing Structural Insulated Panel (SIP) Seams

Air Sealing the Air Handler Closet

Air Sealing Window and Door Rough Openings

Air Sealing, Insulating, and Venting Attics and Roofs to Reduce Heat Gain

Airflow Control in Elevator Shafts, Corridors, Stairwells, and Trash Chutes in Multifamily Buildings

Anti-Freeze – Solar Hot Water

Appliances and Equipment Anchored for Safety

Architectural Drawings for Solar Photovoltaic Systems

Architectural Drawings for Solar Thermal Systems

Asphalt Shingle Roofs

Attic Air Sealing, Insulating, and Ventilating for Ice Dam Prevention

Attic Eave Minimum Insulation

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