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ABTCO Vinyl Siding
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Vinyl siding estimating and installation guide for vinyl siding products.
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Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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Brochure about creating an air barrier by sealing drywall assemblies.
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BSC
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Brochure about creating an air barrier at tub, shower and fireplace walls.
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Journal of Light Construction
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An article explaining how an airtight shell for the home helps to achieve a tight envelope that is energy efficient and cost effective.
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Green Building Advisor
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Website article interviewing the inventor of the Larsen truss, a history of its use, and a discussion of its advantages and disadvantages.
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Hammer & Hand
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This Best Practices Manual is the product of Hammer & Hand’s ongoing work to document and internally codify our standard operating procedures for construction practice.
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Building Science Corporation
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A book about structurally insulated panels.
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Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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Report considers a number of promising wall systems that can meet the requirement for better thermal control.
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Home Innovation Research Labs
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The Guide addresses walls constructed with 2x4 wood frame studs, wood structural panel (WSP) sheathing as wall bracing and added backing for foam sheathing, a layer of rigid foam sheathing insulation up to 1.5 in. thick over the WSP, and a cladding system installed over the foam sheathing in low...
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Home Innovation Research Labs
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Part I of the Guide addresses walls constructed with 2x6 wood frame studs, wood structural panel (WSP) sheathing as exterior sheathing, gypsum board as interior sheathing, and a cladding system installed over WSP sheathing in low-rise residential buildings up to three stories in height. Walls with...
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Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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Report covering exterior energy retrofits of masonry buildings.
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory,
LBNL
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Report on how airtighness changes as houses age.
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BSC
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Information sheet that summarizes Insulated Concrete Form (ICF) construction including advantages and disadvantages of this construction strategy.
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Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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Report about an expert meeting focused on issues surrounding cladding attachment and performance of walls with exterior insulating sheathing.
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FEMA
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FEMA report describing findings from an investigation of Hurricane Ike in Texas and Louisiana and residential construction recommendations based on those findings.
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Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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Journal article describing lessons learned from updating a 16-year-old deep-energy retrofit.
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Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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Report that considers a number of promising wall systems that can meet the requirement for better thermal control.
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BSC
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Article explaining installing cavity insulation.
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Johns Manville
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The purpose for this document is to provide basic guidance on the use of proven installation techniques that can be used by installers to help ensure correct “dense pack” application of JM Spider® in drill & fill applications.
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PARR,
Indoor Climate Research and Training,
Illinois Sustainable Technology Center,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Report on the impact of air sealing between the foundation and the living space on radon transport reduction across the foundation and living space floor assembly at fifteen home.
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Ply Gem Siding Group
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Siding installation guide for Ply Gem Siding Group products.
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NAHB Research Center Industry Partnership,
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
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Document providing renovators and retrofit contractors an overview of considerations when including wall air sealing and insulation in an energy retrofit project.
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Building Science Corporation,
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
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Report describing the work conducted for high performance hybrid assemblies.
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Building Science Corporation
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Report explaining moisture-related concerns for high R-value wall assemblies and discusses past Building America research work that informs this study.
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Home Innovation Research Labs
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The next generation of building enclosures is a key step toward achieving high-performance goals through decreasing energy load demand and enabling advanced space-conditioning systems. Yet the adoption of high-R enclosures and particularly high-R walls has been a slow-growing trend because...
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Steven Winter Associates,
SWA
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Report providing guidance to air sealing multifamily homes.
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Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings,
CARB,
Steven Winter Associates,
SWA,
National Renewable Energy Laboratory,
NREL
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Research study exploring a test method measuring air leakage between units through common surfaces and air infiltration across exterior, noncommon surfaces of the enclosure.
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CARB,
Steven Winter Associates,
SWA
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Information sheet about how to reduce thermal bridging in walls.
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LBNL
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Report describing a study using parametric computer simulations of 112 single-family and 63 multi-family residential building prototypes to quantify the contributions of building components such as roofs, walls, windows, infiltration, outside air, lighting, equipment, and people to the aggregate...
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Wisconsin Focus on Energy
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High-density sidewall cavity insulation can be a major comfort and savings boost. It saves energy by slowing both conductive and convective losses, but only if the right things are done and done right. This always requires site-specific thinking.