Advanced Framing: Insulated Headers Description Guide describing how to insulate headers over doors and windows to reduce heat loss and heat gain through solid wood framing.
Advanced Framing: Minimal Framing at Doors and Windows Description Guide describing how to minimize framing around doors and windows to reduce heat losses and gains through structural framing.
Advanced Framing: Minimum Wall Studs Description Guide describing how to frame a wall with minimal wall studs to prevent heat losses and gains through walls.
Install Top Plates or Blocking at the Top of Walls Adjoining Unconditioned Spaces Description Guide describing how to correctly air-seal a wall with missing top plates or open wall cavities.
Termite-Resistant Foundations and Walls Description Guide describing techniques and measures for increasing the termite resistance of a home's foundations.