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Guide describing how to evaluate existing ventilations systems before performing home upgrades.
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Information guide describing how to balance pressure in supply and return ducts.
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This guide describes proper installation of high-MERV furnace and air-handler filters.
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This guide describes home stationary battery storage and associated electric panel and equipment needed to safely supply electricity during a blackout. As homes become increasingly reliant on electricity for cooking, water heating, and space conditioning, a blackout becomes more disruptive. These...
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Guide describing how to install a radon mitigation fan with various types of house foundations.
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Guide describing ways builders can block off entry points and otherwise make homes inhospitable to all manner of pests.
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Guide describing how to install energy efficient refrigerators in new and exisitng homes.
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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.
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Guide describing different options for providing seismic and thermal resistance for homes with 'cripple' wall crawlspace foundations, which are known for their instability.
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Guide describing ways to retrofit an existing roof to increase its resistance to damage during hurricanes, high winds, and earthquakes.
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Guide describing principles of insulating band joists as a stand alone energy upgrade, or as part of creating a closed crawlspace.
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Guide describing how to insulate closed crawlspace walls and band joist areas with rigid foam board insulation.
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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.
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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.
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Guide describing how to insulate an existing slab floor by adding rigid foam insulation over the slab then installing a floating subfloor.
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A guide for choosing, installing, and flashing roof anchoring systems for solar panels.
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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.
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Guide describing how to apply heavy membranes at eaves in cold climates to help guard against ice dams.
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Guide describing designs and construction retrofits for roof assemblies to resist pressures at roof edges during high-wind events.
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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.
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Guide describing how to seal roof valleys and how to seal around pipes, chimneys, and other roof deck penetrations.
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Guide describing the installation of roof vents that are resistant to damage from high winds and entry of wind-borne rain, wildfire embers, or pests.
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Guide outlining how to retrofit an exterior wall and/or attic to provide continuous air sealing.
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Guide describing design for shelter-in-place spaces during windstorm storm events.
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Guide describing steps to keep birds, rodents, and other pests out of vent openings and other locations in new and existing homes.
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Guide describing how to air seal and insulate fiber board ducts.
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Guide describing how to air seal and insulate flex ducts.
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Guide describing how to air seal and insulate metal ducts.
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Guide describing how to air seal around duct shafts and flues installed through ceilings, walls and flooring in new and existing homes.
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Guide describing how to retrofit older solid masonry homes to withstand seismic activity while including energy efficient retrofits.
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Guide describing how to construct and retrofit homes built on slab-on-grade foundations in earthquake-prone areas to withstand seismic forces by properly installing wall to foundation connections.
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Guide describing service water pressure requirements for EPA's WaterSense Program.
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Guide describing how to insulate slabs on grade in climate zones 4 and higher.
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Guide describing use of smart power strips (i.e., Tier 1, master-slave, load-sensing advanced power strips) for miscellaneous electric loads such as entertainment centers and computer stations.
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Guide describing how to reduce exposure to environmental tobacco smoke in multi-family buildings.
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This measure guide describes basic steps for designing a thermosiphon solar hot water system.
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This guide describes procedures for assessing feasibility of solar resources, and designating location of propolsed PV arrays and solar thermal panels.
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This measure guide describes the need to install a plumbing and wiring chase for a future solar hot water installation.
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This information guide describes the need to install a solar bypass valve on the existing hot water tank for a future solar hot water system installation.
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Guide describing how to install spray foam on the exterior of the existing home after framing over the existing siding.
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Guide describing how to apply spray foam insulation to ceilings in existing homes.
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Guide describing how to insulate the walls of an existing home with spray foam insulation.