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Guide describing the EPA's Indoor AirPlus construction specifications for carpets.

Guide describing the EPA's Indoor AirPlus construction specifications for low/no VOC paints and finishes.

Guide providing information about flashing around a chimney to protect the intersection of the roof and chimney walls from water intrusion and anchoring of a chimney to prevent collapse in high winds.

Guide describing construction of cisterns for fire suppression installed on private residential property.

Guide describing vapor retarder permeability, insulation interaction, and example construction in a hot-humid climate.

Guide discussing disaster resistance related to clay or concrete tile roofing when installing roofing on new construction or when repairing or replacing roofing on existing homes.

Guide describing how to install efficient clothes washers in new and existing homes.

Guide describing sizing methods for cold climate heat pumps.

Guide describing how to conduct testing for adequate combustion air in the space where a combustion appliance is located if the appliance is located within the conditioned space of the home.

Guide describing combustion furnaces with selection and installation guidance.

Guide describing how to choose and install a carbon monoxide alarm.

Guide describing correct ducting for exhaust fans and explaining why each dwelling should have its own exhaust ducting.

Guide describing design and installation of compact duct systems for central heating and cooling systems.

Guide describing how to complete remove and replace a window in an existing home.

Guide describing ways to construct wall assemblies in cold climates to minimize the likelihood of condensation formation inside the walls.

Guide describing causes of condensation in attics and roof assemblies during cold weather and ways to reduce this condensation.

Guide describing condensing boilers and hot water heat distribution systems used for home heating.

Guide describing how ice dams form and how roofs can be constructed to prevent them.

Guide describing how to install continuous air barriers in exterior walls.

Guide describing how to provide a strong continuous load path from the roof through the wall to the foundation to ensure a structurally sound building and increase racking resistance in hurricanes, high winds, tornados, and earthquakes.

Guide describing continuous rigid insulation installation procedures to reduce thermal bridging and help provide thermal protection.

Guide describing how to select low-sone supply and exhaust fans for quiet, continuous operation.

Guide describing how to set controls on an exhaust fan for continuous operation.

Guide providing information on how cool roofs and wall cladding surfaces work, which climates can most benefit from them, and how to find and select cool roofs and wall cladding products.

Certified Low-Emission Carpet Adhesives and Carpet

Certified Low/No Emission Interior Paints and Finishes

Chimneys Connected to Roof Structure

Cisterns for Fire Suppression

Class I Vapor Retarders Not Installed in Above-Grade Walls in Warm-Humid Climate

Clay or Concrete Tile Roofs

Clothes Washers

Cold Climate Heat Pump Sizing and Selection

Combustion Appliance Zone (CAZ) Testing

Combustion Furnaces

Combustion Safety - CO Alarms Installed

Common Exhaust Duct Not Shared by Fans in Separate Dwellings

Compact Air Distribution

Complete Window and Frame Replacement

Condensation Control for Walls in Cold Weather

Condensation Control in Attics and Roofs in Cold Weather

Condensing Boilers

Construct Roofs and Attics for Ice Dam Prevention

Continuous Air Barrier in Exterior Walls

Continuous Load Path Provided with Connections from the Roof through the Wall to the Foundation

Continuous Rigid Insulation Sheathing

Continuous Supply/Exhaust Fan Ratings

Continuously Operating Ventilation and Exhaust Fans

Cool Roofs and Walls to Reduce Heat Gain

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