Guides A-Z

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.

Guide describing the use of swales, French drains, and site grading to minimize saturation of foundations and ponding of stormwater runoff on sites.

Guide describing techniques for installing insulating sheathing as a continuous drainage plane on walls.

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

Guide describing design of a mechanical ventilation design to enable accurate measurement of ventilation system airflow.

Guide describing the use and testing of programmable thermostats.

Guide describing how to analyze boiler and building performance and install thermostatic radiator valves (TRV) to reduce temperatures in over heated spaces.

Guide describing toilet and urinal requirements and selection for EPA's WaterSense program.

Guide describing how to conduct duct leakage tests per RESNET protocols.

Guide describing the split system heat pumps used for central forced air heating and cooling.

Guide describing how to install transfer grilles in bedroom walls to balance air pressures between rooms and to enable stale air to return to a central heating system's air handler for reconditioning even when room doors are closed.

Guide describing how to undercut the doors in bedroom walls to balance air pressures between rooms and to enable stale air to return to a central heating system's air handler for reconditioning even when room doors are closed.

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

Guide describing how to properly ventilate un-vented combustion appliances such as sealed fireplaces.

Guide describing a method for insulating an unvented attic by spraying foam insulation along the underside of the roof deck.

Guide describing construction of sloped roofs that are unvented and are insulated above the roof deck.

Guide describing methods for insulating an unvented crawlspace or conditioned basement with rigid foam on the interior side of the walls to provide an insulated space for HVAC equipment.

This measure guide describes the need to leave space for a solar hot water tank in the home’s utility room.

Guide describing replacement of a single-speed pool pump with variable-speed pump.

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 how to install ventilation air inlets in open locations at a safe distance from potential air contamination sources.

This guide presents central and individual dwelling unit ventilation and exhaust strategies for multifamily construction.

Guide describing condensing clothes dryers, which have a secondary heat exchanger and do not require exterior venting.

Guide describing how to install a radon-mitigating vertical ventilation pipe in new and existing homes with various types of house foundations.