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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.

Guide describing techniques for installing insulating sheathing as a continuous drainage plane on walls.

Guide describing techniques and measures for increasing the termite resistance of a home's foundations.

Guide describing a method for taking accurate measurements of airflow in mechanical ventilation ducts.

Guide describing the use and testing of programmable thermostats.

Guide describing how to improve boiler efficiency in multifamily central hydronic heating systems by installing thermostatically controlled radiator valves (TRV) to reduce temperatures in overheated spaces.

Guide describing water efficiency guidance for toilets.

Guide describing how to conduct HVAC duct leakage tests for total system duct leakage per RESNET protocols.

Guide describing the split system heat pumps used for central forced air heating and cooling.

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

Taped Insulating Sheathing Drainage Planes

Termite-Resistant Foundations and Walls

Testing of Mechanical Ventilation Systems

Thermostat Controls

Thermostatic Radiator Valves on Steam Heating Systems

Toilets

Total Duct Leakage Tests

Traditional Split Heat Pumps

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