Guides A-Z

Guide describing how to upgrade walls that separate the garage from the house by providing a continuous air control layer on the garage side of the wall and adding rigid foam insulation.

Guide describing requirements for sheathing and sealing the roof decking in accordance with the requirements of the IBHS Fortified Home Program's Hurricane and High Wind Standards, and other roofing considerations to increase the roof's disaster resistance.

Guide outlining how to retrofit an exterior wall and/or attic to provide continuous air sealing.

Guide describing insulation techniques for skylight shaft walls.

Guide describing how to create a fully aligned air barrier behind a staircase.

Guide describing how to install stucco over rigid foam insulation in new and existing homes.

Guide describing techniques and measures for increasing the termite resistance of a home's foundations.

Guide describing methods for insulating an unvented attic along the roof line.

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.

Guide describing the design and installation considerations for recladding of above grade walls using insulated vinyl siding.

This guide describes how to install a rigid air barrier to separate the porch attic from the conditioned space.

This guide describes how to install a rigid air barrier to walls behind fireplaces.

This guide describes how to install a rigid air barrier to walls behind showers and tubs.

Guide describing an approach to re-roofing an existing flat roof to improve thermal, water, and air control performance.

Guide describing wind washing and how to prevent it.