Guides A-Z

Guide describing how to correctly vent a clothes dryer.

Guide describing proper installation of high-MERV furnace and air-handler filters.

Guide describing how to install a radon mitigation fan with various types of house foundations.

Guide describing ways builders can block off entry points and otherwise make homes inhospitable to all manner of pests.

Guide describing how to install energy efficient refrigerators in new and exisitng homes.

Guide describing removal of construction debris from flex ducts and protection of ducts and HVAC equipment during construction to keep them free of dust and debris.

Guide describing different options for providing seismic and thermal resistance for homes with 'cripple' wall crawlspace foundations, which are known for their instability.

Guide describing principles of insulating and air sealing band joists as a stand alone energy upgrade, or as part of creating a closed crawlspace.

Guide describing how to insulate closed crawlspace walls and band joist areas with rigid foam board insulation.

Guide describing how to apply an air control layer directly over existing wall sheathing and cover with two layers of insulating sheathing held in place by vertical furring strips.

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 how to insulate an existing slab floor by adding rigid foam insulation over the slab then installing a floating subfloor.

A guide for choosing, installing, and flashing roof anchoring systems for solar panels.

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 describing designs and construction retrofits for roof assemblies to resist pressures at roof edges during high-wind events.

Guide describing options for providing access to the roof via openable skylights, dormer windows, or roof hatches, for occupants of homes in areas prone to severe flooding.

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

Guide describing design for shelter-in-place spaces during windstorm storm events.

Guide describing steps to keep birds, rodents, and other pests out of vent openings and other locations in new and existing homes.

Guide describing how to air seal and insulate fiber board ducts.

Guide describing how to air seal and insulate flex ducts.

Guide describing how to air seal and insulate metal ducts.

Guide describing how to air seal around duct shafts and flues installed through ceilings, walls and flooring in new and existing homes.