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Add Weatherstrip to Windows and Doors

Install weatherstripping around the perimeter of door frames
Add weatherstrip to windows and doors that open to the outdoors or unconditioned spaces like attics and basements to decrease air leakage and heating and cooling losses.
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Air Seal and Insulate Window Rough Openings

Home Upgrades: Air Seal and Insulate Window Rough Openings
Air seal the rough opening around windows and doors prior to installing trim to minimize air leakage.
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Air Seal and Insulate Wood Single-Pane Windows

Air seal and insulate around old wooden windows to remove or renovate pocket weights, decrease heating and cooling losses, and make your home more comfortable.
Air seal and insulate around old wooden windows to remove or renovate pocket weights, decrease heating and cooling losses, and make your home more comfortable.
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Clean Window Weep Holes

Cleaning window weep holes helps to ensure proper window drainage, preventing water damage in the wall.
Cleaning window weep holes helps to ensure proper window drainage, preventing water damage in the wall.
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Install Cellular Blinds

Cellular blinds provide privacy, style, shade, and heating and cooling energy savings to your home.
Installing cellular blinds on your windows can provide privacy, shade, and style, while reducing cooling and heating energy costs. consumption, improve comfort, reduce glare, and improve a home’s resistance to extreme heat events.
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Install Exterior Storm Windows

Using storm windows can increase your home’s energy efficiency, reduce drafts and glare, block out outside noise, and make your home feel more comfortable.
Using storm windows can increase your home’s energy efficiency, reduce drafts and glare, block out outside noise, and make your home feel more comfortable.
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Install Interior Storm Windows

Modern interior storm windows include new technology and sleek design features that offer an easy-to-install, cost-effective method for upgrading the energy efficiency of existing windows.
Using storm windows can increase your home’s energy efficiency, reduce drafts and glare, block out outside noise, and make your home feel more comfortable.
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Install or Replace Door Sweeps

Doors to individual units in a multifamily building are separated from corridors using weatherstripping and airtight door sweeps.
Door sweeps are a type of metal weatherstripping that is installed at the bottom of exterior doors to prevent air infiltration, reduce drafts, increase the durability of the door, and reduce pest intrusion.
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Insulate and Weatherstrip a Garage Door

Garage doors can get a lot of exposure to the elements.
Install garage door insulation to help maintain moderate temperatures in your garage.

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Air Seal Crawlspace Access

Air seal and insulate your crawlspace hatch to prevent air flow and heat transfer between the crawlspace and the living space of your home.
Air seal and insulate your crawlspace hatch to prevent air flow and heat transfer between the crawlspace and the living space of your home.
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Air Seal Floor Penetrations

This waste vent pipe has been sealed to the subfloor with spray foam
Air seal penetrations in the floor to prevent air leakage and reduce energy losses.
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Look at Crawlspace for Moisture Issues

Wrong – This vented crawlspace has standing water because steps were not taken to address site conditions that led to bulk water flow into the crawlspace.
Look at the crawlspace for moisture issues.