Guides A-Z

This guide describes procedures for assessing feasibility of solar resources, and designating location of propolsed PV arrays and solar thermal panels.

This measure guide describes the need to install a plumbing and wiring chase for a future solar hot water installation.

Guide describing how to install spray foam on the exterior of the existing home after framing over the existing siding.

Guide describing how to apply spray foam insulation to ceilings in existing homes.

Guide describing how to insulate the walls of an existing home with spray foam insulation.

Guide describing how to insulate an existing foundation wall by adding spray foam insulation to the interior side of the wall.

Guide describing sprinkler irrigation landscape watering practices for water efficiency.

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

Guide describing best practice venting strategies for existing steam heating systems in multifamily buildings.

Guide describing how to install step and kick-out flashing on roofs.

This measure guides describes how to install structural insulated panels to block excessive heat loss and gain though structural framing.

Guide describing the need for adequate structural sheathing in exterior walls in homes in high-wind areas.

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

This measure guide describes how to correctly install ducts, ensuring enough cavity space to avoid compression.

Guide describing the need for covers on sump pumps in the basement or crawlspace of a home.

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.