Organization(s)
Vinyl Siding Institute
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Publication with installation guidance for vinyl siding.
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Building Science Corporation,
BSC,
U.S. Department of Energy,
DOE
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Description
Report providing extensive guidance on controlling moisture in building envelopes through proper selection and installation on air, water, thermal, and vapor barriers.
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ASTM
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Description
Standard that covers the minimum performance and acceptance criteria for an air barrier (AB) material or system for framed walls of low-rise buildings with the service life of the building wall in mind. This link directs to a preview of the current version of the standard, published in the year 2019...
Organization(s)
Home Innovation Research Labs,
HIRL,
U.S. Department of Energy,
DOE
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Description
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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Journal of Light Construction
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Description
Article describing how an airtight home shell helps achieve a tight envelope that is energy efficient and cost effective.
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Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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Description
Article discussing flow-through assemblies of walls.
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Ply Gem Siding Group
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Description
Siding installation guide for Ply Gem Siding Group products.
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BSC
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Description
Information sheet briefly summarizing double stud with spray foam wall construction including the advantages and disadvantages of this construction strategy.
Organization(s)
Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings,
CARB,
Steven Winter Associates,
SWA,
National Renewable Energy Laboratory,
NREL
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Description
Report documenting actual energy savings of a retrofit project in Boulder, CO.
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Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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Description
Journal article describing lessons learned from updating a 16-year-old deep-energy retrofit.
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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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Green Building Advisor
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Description
Article about different types of weather resistant barrier.
Organization(s)
ASTM
Publication Date
Description
Standard that covers the minimum performance and acceptance criteria for an air barrier (AB) material or system for framed walls of low-rise buildings with the service life of the building wall in mind. This link directs to a preview of the version of the standard that was published in the year 2011...
Organization(s)
BSC
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Description
Brochure about creating an air barrier at tub, shower and fireplace walls.
Organization(s)
Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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Description
Brochure about creating an air barrier by sealing drywall assemblies.
Organization(s)
BIA
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Description
Document focusing on the design and wall components that contribute to a pressure equalized rain screen wall, including the frequency of the weep holes and other brick masonry rain screen wall requirements.