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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.

Guide describing how to insulate and air-seal attic knee walls and floor joist cavities under knee walls.

Guide describing application of a radiant barrier layer in the attic to block radiant heat transfer between hot surfaces and heat-absorbing surfaces.

Information guide describing the use of attic ventilation fans to mechanically pull outside air through the attic in an attempt to cool the attic, control moisture, and prevent ice dams.

Guide describing different types of gas shutoff valves that prevent gas spills and can stop the flow of natural gas into a home during an accident or natural disaster.

Guide describing how to install back-draft dampers in exhaust fans to make a shared duct possible.

Guide describing Installing blanket fiberglass insulation on the interior walls of a conditioned, unfinished basement as an alternative to best practice solutions.

Guide describing how to install a bathroom exhaust fan to remove excess moisture.

Guide describing the bathroom exhaust fan ENERGY STAR rating requirements.

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

Attic Knee Walls

Attic Radiant Barriers

Attic Ventilation Fans

Automatic Gas Shutoff Valves

Back-Draft Dampers at Shared Common Exhaust Duct

Basement Blanket Insulation

Bathroom Exhaust Fans

Bathroom Fan Ratings

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