Skip to main content

Resources

Explore a library of home construction and renovation guidance and easily search through galleries containing hundreds of building science-related photos, drawings, videos, CAD files, case studies, and presentations.

Filter

View Library

Showing 25 - 48 of 350 results:

CAD File:

Air seal at duct soffit

Preview Image
Air seal at duct soffit
CAD File:

Air sealing at attic hatch - finish screws

Preview Image
Air sealing at attic hatch - finish screws
CAD File:

Air sealing at attic pull down attic stair

Preview Image
Air sealing at attic pull down attic stair
CAD File:

Air sealing at interior wall between conditioned space and unconditioned attic

Preview Image
Air sealing at interior wall between conditioned space and unconditioned attic
CAD File:

Air sealing at recessed lighting in attic - pre made

Preview Image
Air sealing at recessed lighting in attic - pre made
CAD File:

Air sealing at recessed lighting in attic - site built

Preview Image
Air sealing at recessed lighting in attic - site built
CAD File:

Air sealing at skylight shaft

Preview Image
Air sealing at skylight shaft
Video:

Air Sealing Retrofits: Conducting an IR Camera Inspection of an Existing Home - Ceilings and Supply Grills

Image:

Air speeds generated by a typical ceiling fan are in the ideal range for providing occupant cooling without causing disruption

Air speeds generated by a typical ceiling fan are in the ideal range for providing occupant cooling without causing disruption
Image:

Airflow can be directed across thermal mass in the ceiling, floor, or elsewhere inside the home through various window and louver configurations

Airflow can be directed across thermal mass in the ceiling, floor, or elsewhere inside the home through various window and louver configurations
Image:

All populated regions in the United States can experience an extreme heat event, whether northern or southern, humid or dry, or urban or rural

All populated regions in the United States can experience an extreme heat event, whether northern or southern, humid or dry, or urban or rural
Image:

An innovative U-shaped heat pump offers SEER 15 efficiency and operation with smart phones

An innovative U-shaped heat pump offers SEER 15 efficiency and operation with smart phones
Image:

An NFRC glazing system energy performance label will report U-factor, solar heat gain coefficient, visible transmittance, and air leakage; if the window is ENERGY certified, the ENERGY STAR label will be located next to the NFRC label

An NFRC glazing system energy performance label will report U-factor, solar heat gain coefficient, visible transmittance, and air leakage; if the window is ENERGY certified, the ENERGY STAR label will be located next to the NFRC label
Image:

Annual average temperatures have increased across North America when comparing the present day to the first half of the last century, and are projected to increase for mid-century and end-of-century relative to the near-present

Annual average temperatures have increased across North America when comparing the present day to the first half of the last century, and are projected to increase for mid-century and end-of-century relative to the near-present
Image:

Architectural shading can include large eaves, a porch roof, a well-designed pergola, or other building elements

Architectural shading can include large eaves, a porch roof, a well-designed pergola, or other building elements
Presentation:

ASES March Webinar: Uncoupling Solar Light and Heat in Passive Solar Design

Image:

Baffles provide an air space over the insulation to guide ventilation air from the soffit vents up along the underside of the roof deck

Baffles provide an air space over the insulation to guide ventilation air from the soffit vents up along the underside of the roof deck
Image:

Battery-powered ceiling fans can run for eight or more hours

Battery-powered ceiling fans can run for eight or more hours
Image:

Because all of the structural load is carried by the SIP roof and wall panels, no trusses are needed, allowing the home to have vaulted ceilings and open interiors throughout.

Because all of the structural load is carried by the SIP roof and wall panels, no trusses are needed, allowing the home to have vaulted ceilings and open interiors throughout.
Presentation:

Building Code Training - Residential Thermal Envelope - Air Sealing

Presentation:

Building Science for Dry Climates 2 Weatherization, Safety, Quality Control

Building Science for Dry Climates 2 Weatherization, Safety, Quality Control
Presentation:

Building Science for Dry Climates 3 - Combustion Safety

Presentation:

Building Science for Dry Climates 4 - Pressure and Air Flow

Presentation:

Building Science for Dry Climates 5 - Building Shell, Air Sealing, & Attics