Skip to main content

Guides A-Z

Showing results 1 - 50 of 50

Description
Guide describing how to properly test the air barrier between the garage and house, and how to ensure the air barrier is tight enough to prevent garage air from entering the home.
Description
Guide describing how to insulate a basement to improve the overall thermal performance of the building and provide more dry, usable conditioned space for home occupants and for HVAC equipment.
Description
Guide describing how to air seal the gap between the drywall shaft wall (i.e., common wall) and the structural framing between units in multifamily housing.
Description
Guide providing information about constructing a roof with full insulation at the eaves, and insulating eaves in existing homes.
Description
This guides describes how to insulate and air seal attic knee walls and floor joist cavities under knee walls.
Description
Guide describing application of a radiant barrier layer in the attic to block radiant heat transfer between hot surfaces and heat-absorbing surfaces.
Description
Guide describing how to air seal and insulate a cantilevered floor.
Description
This guide describes installation procedures for continuous rigid insulation to help provide thermal protection and reduce thermal bridging; depending on the product it may also serve as structural sheathing, or the moisture control layer.
Description
This guide describes air barrier and insulation installation, along with air sealing for double walls - half or full walls included in a home design as an architectural feature that provides a more dimensional appearance.
Description
Guide describing how to use a blower door test to determine building envelope air leakage.
Description
Guide describing how to create an air barrier between the garage and the conditioned space above it to prohibit pollutants from entering a home's interior.
Description
Guide describing how to insulate slabs on grade in climate zones 3 and higher.
Description
Guide describing how to hang ducts with supporting straps or saddles to adequately support ducts so they do not sag and are not pinched or compressed in a manner that would cause damage to the ducts, the duct insulation, or the duct air barrier covering.
Description
Guide describing options for designing and locating the thermal boundary at either the attic floor or along the roof line in new and existing homes.
Description
This guide describes how to install a rigid air barrier to walls behind fireplaces.
Description
Guide describing the types of whole-house fans, installation details to reduce energy loss, and how to operate them for comfort and energy savings based on climate zone.
Description
Guide describing wind washing and how to prevent it.
Description
Guide describing how to modify an existing window sash for high-efficient windows.