ENERGY STAR New Homes: Multifamily

Guide describing common areas of thermal bridging in mass (concrete) and steel-framed multistory buildings and methods and materials for addressing those points of thermal bridging.

Guide describing RESNET Grade 1-level installation of insulation in walls, attics, and floors.

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

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

This guide describes how to install a rigid air barrier to separate the porch attic from the conditioned space.

Guide describing how to install insulation below platforms constructed in the attic for walkways, HVAC equipment, or storage.

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

Guide describing methods for insulating an unvented attic along the roof line.

Guide describing how to air-seal and insulate a ceiling where the insulation is installed on top of the ceiling (on the attic floor) in a vented attic.

Guide describing construction of unvented, sloped, insulated roof assemblies in high wind zone areas.

Guide describing a method for insulating an unvented attic by spraying foam insulation along the underside of the roof deck.

Guide describing how to air-seal and insulate a cantilevered floor.

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

Guide describing method for insulating an unvented crawlspace or conditioned basement with rigid foam on the interior side of the walls.

Guide describing how to insulate a basement to improve the overall thermal performance of the building and provide more dry, usable conditioned space for home occupants and HVAC equipment.

Guide describing how to air-seal and insulate the floor above an unconditioned basement or crawl space.

Guide describing methods for insulating heated garage plenums in multifamily parking garages.

Guide describing how to properly insulate garages in multifamily buildings.