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Document providing background and approach for the prep work necessary prior to adding attic insulation - focusing on combustion safety, ventilation for indoor air quality, and attic ventilation for durability.

Document providing guidance to U.S. home builders who want to accept the challenge.

Article describing the control layers (air, thermal, and vapor barriers) needed to build homes successfully in very cold locations.

Document providing an example procedure for establishing acceptance-range criteria to assess results from software undergoing BESTEST-EX.

Report highlighting the evaluation methods used and extent of wind washing found in a study analyzing wind washing in thirty-two two-story homes.

Information sheet describing solar PV upgrade for an existing homes.

Article describing how insulating and air sealing unfinished attic spaces can lead to reduced energy bills in some homes.

Even as the worst housing market correction in more than 60 years appeared to turn a corner in 2009, the fallout from sharply lower home prices and high unemployment continued.