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Building America's Optimized Solutions for New Homes: Mixed-Humid Climate

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Building Code Training - Residential Thermal Envelope - Air Sealing

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Building Science Education 3.1: First Law of Thermodynamics

First Law of Thermodynamics
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Building Science Education 3.10: Insulation Applications

Insulation Applications
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Building Science Education 3.14: Calculating R-Values for a Wall Part 3

Calculating R-Values for a Wall Part 3
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Building Science Education 3.2: Fourier's Law Part 1

Fourier's Law Part 1
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Building Science Education 3.3: Fourier's Law Part 2

Fourier's Law Part 2
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Building Science Education 3.4: R-Values and Insulation

R-Values and Insulation
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Building Science Education 3.5: Area Calculations

Area Calculations
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Building Science Education 3.7: Calculating R-Values for a Wall Part 1

Calculating R-Values for a Wall Part 1
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Building Science Education 3.8: Calculating R-Values for a Wall Part 2

Calculating R-Values for a Wall Part 2
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Building Science Education 3.9: Insulation Materials

Insulation Materials
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Buried ducts are laid on the floor of a vented attic then covered with spray foam and blown attic floor insulation

Buried ducts are laid on the floor of a vented attic then covered with spray foam and blown attic floor insulation
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Burlingame Ranch Phase I

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Burried and encapsulated ducts in a ceiling plane

Burried and encapsulated ducts in a ceiling plane
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Capillary break at all crawlspace floors using ≥ 6 mil polyethylene sheeting, lapped 6-12 in., and lapped up each wall or pier and fastened with furring strips or equivalent

Capillary break at all crawlspace floors using ≥ 6 mil polyethylene sheeting, lapped 6-12 in., and lapped up each wall or pier and fastened with furring strips or equivalent
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Case Study: Rural Development, Inc., Wisdom Way Solar Village, Greenfield, MA

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CCHRC: Thermal Mass in Alaska

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Ceiling gypsum board has been installed

Ceiling gypsum board has been installed
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Ceiling, wall, floor, and slab insulation levels shall meet or exceed Builders Challenge levels

Ceiling, wall, floor, and slab insulation levels shall meet or exceed Builders Challenge levels
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Cellulose insulation is sprayed into wall cavities.

Cellulose insulation is sprayed into wall cavities.
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Certified Insulated Siding: Quality, Comfort and Energy Performance

Certified Insulated Siding: Quality, Comfort and Energy Performance
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Clean the attic floor of debris prior to installing new attic insulation. Use baffles to provide a path for ventilation air entering the attic from the soffit vents

Clean the attic floor of debris prior to installing new attic insulation. Use baffles to provide a path for ventilation air entering the attic from the soffit vents
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Closed-cell foam is sprayed into roof cavities along the masonry parapet wall to form a continuous air barrier between the wall and the sheathing of the flat roof

Closed-cell foam is sprayed into roof cavities along the masonry parapet wall to form a continuous air barrier between the wall and the sheathing of the flat roof