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Author(s)
Wiehagen Joseph,
Kochkin Vladimir
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Organization(s)
NAHB Research Center,
National Renewable Energy Laboratory,
NREL
Description
Research study presenting results of an existing home monitoring project designed to measure wall cavity moisture characteristics.
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Author(s)
Aldrich Robb,
Mantha Pallavi,
Puttagunta Srikanth
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Organization(s)
Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings,
CARB,
National Renewable Energy Laboratory,
NREL,
Steven Winter Associates,
SWA
Description
Document describing good practices for insulating basements in new and existing homes.
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Author(s)
Schumacher Christopher,
Ueno Kohta,
Straube John
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Organization(s)
Building Science Corporation,
BSC,
National Renewable Energy Laboratory,
NREL
Description
Report summarizing the importance of properly insulating and air sealing masonry walls, providing step by step instructions and approaches.
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Author(s)
Huelman Patrick H,
Breidenbach Sam,
Schirber Steve
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Organization(s)
NorthernSTAR,
University of Minnesota,
UMN,
NSTAR,
U.S. Department of Energy,
DOE
Description
Presentation describing the challenges of insulating an existing basement, presented to the Building America residential energy-efficiency stakeholder meeting.
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Author(s)
Lstiburek Joseph W,
Smegal Jonathan
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Organization(s)
Building Science Corporation,
BSC
Description
Report summarizing current research, summarizes issues that have been experienced with current best practices, and recommends ways in which the best practices can be improved for water managing sheathings.