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Guide describing insulation techniques for skylight shaft walls.

Guide describing how to insulate slabs on grade in climate zones 3 and higher.

Guide describing use of smart power strips (i.e., Tier 1, master-slave, load-sensing advanced power strips) for miscellaneous electric loads such as entertainment centers and computer stations.

Guide describing ways to air seal between apartments in n multi-family buildings to reduce occupants' exposure to environmental tobacco smoke.

This measure guide describes basic steps for designing a thermosiphon solar hot water system.

This guide describes procedures for assessing potential for solar resources on a house site based on the likely design and orientation of solar panels on the home.

Guide describing the need to install a plumbing and wiring chase for a future solar hot water installation.

Information guide describing the installation of a solar bypass valve on an existing hot water tank for a future solar hot water system installation.

Guide describing how to install spray foam on the exterior of the existing home after framing over the existing siding.

Guide describing how to apply spray foam insulation to the floor of the attic in existing homes.

Guide describing how to insulate the wall cavities of an existing home with spray foam.

Guide describing how to insulate an existing foundation wall by adding spray foam insulation to the interior side of the wall.

Guide describing efficient landscape watering practices using sprinkler irrigation.

Guide describing how to create a fully aligned air barrier behind a staircase.

Guide describing strategies for purging air in existing steam heating systems in multifamily buildings.

Guide describing how to install step and kick-out flashing where walls meet roofs.

Guide describing how to construct homes with structural insulated panels.

Guide describing the need for adequate structural sheathing in exterior walls in homes in high-wind areas.

Guide describing how to install stucco over rigid foam insulation in new and existing homes.

Guide describing how and where to install ducts, to ensure enough cavity space to avoid compression of the flex ducts or duct insulation.

Guide describing how to install an airtight cover on a sump pump in the basement or crawlspace of a home to minimize humidity in the home.

Guide describing how to hang HVAC ducts with supporting straps or saddles to adequately support ducts so they do not sag and are not pinched or compressed.

Guide describing the use of swales, French drains, and site grading to minimize saturation of foundations and ponding of stormwater runoff on sites.

Information guide providing a table of U-factor requirements for windows in new homes, per the 2009-2021 IECC and IRC.

Skylight Shaft Walls

Slab Edge Insulation

Smart Power Strips

Smoking Restrictions in Multi-Family Housing

Solar Hot Water Heater Thermosiphon

Solar Orientation For Solar Arrays and Panels

Solar Plumbing and Wiring Chase

Solar Thermal Bypass Valve

Spray Foam Insulation Applied over the Siding of Existing Exterior Walls

Spray Foam Insulation Applied to Existing Attic Floor

Spray Foam Insulation for Cavities of Existing Exterior Walls

Spray Foam Interior Insulation for Existing Foundation Walls

Sprinkler Irrigation

Staircase Walls

Steam System Balancing for Multifamily Existing Buildings

Step and Kick-Out Flashing at Roof-Wall Intersections

Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs)

Structural Sheathing (plywood/OSB) in Exterior Walls

Stucco Over Rigid Foam Insulation

Sufficient Cavity Space for Flex Ducts

Sump Pump Cover Gasket

Support at Intervals for Flex Ducts

Swales, Drains, and Site Grading for Stormwater Control

Table of Maximum Fenestration U-Factor Requirements for New Homes as Listed in the 2009-2021 IECC and IRC

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