Library

Report examining the structural properties and applications of an innovative studless building system, detailing its testing regime and providing an engineering guide for architects and engineers.

Report on the design and evaluation of extended plate and beam.

Case study on the design and evaluation of extended plate and beam, located in Mount Joy Pennsylvania.

Report on adding insulation to load-bearing mass masonry buildings.

Brochure explaining the essential basis for advanced framing and some of the more common advanced framing details.

Report considers a number of promising wall systems that can meet the requirement for better thermal control.

Document presenting some of the key technical properties of many of the most common building materials.

Information sheet about crawlspace insulation, including installation details.

Report analyzing results in crawlspace retrofits in multifamily buildings.

Report on high-R wall design called extended plate and beam that uses foam sheathing insulation with wall framing.

Guide providing information on using exterior foam insulating sheathing in building wall assemblies to enhance thermal performance.

Document providing supplemental information for code enforcement professionals about header hangers in bearing walls.

Research study describing the impact resistance performance of advanced framed wall systems with insulating sheathing as the primary sheathing from wind blown debris.

Document describing good practices for insulating basements in new and existing homes.

Report on two approaches to retrofitting existing double-stud walls.

Document providing information on basement insulation, air sealing and water management retrofits.

Document providing supplemental information for code enforcement professionals about headers in nonbearing walls.

Research project evaluating the pre-and post-retrofit energy consumption of a marine climate retrofit, compare actual energy use to original predictions, and identify opportunities for cost savings in other similar retrofits in this climate.

Case study of new home construction in the hot-dry and mixed-dry climate zones.

Presentation describing the challenges of insulating an existing basement, presented to the Building America residential energy-efficiency stakeholder meeting.