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Install all layers of the drainage plane to overlap, not underlap, to direct bulk water down and out of the wall.

Install all layers of the drainage plane to overlap, not underlap, to direct bulk water down and out of the wall.
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Install an air barrier behind fireplaces installed on exterior walls

Install an air barrier behind fireplaces installed on exterior walls
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Install an air barrier behind showers and tubs installed on exterior walls.

Install an air barrier behind showers and tubs installed on exterior walls.
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Install an air barrier behind staircases installed on exterior walls.

Install an air barrier behind staircases installed on exterior walls.
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Install an air barrier on the exterior of attic knee wall insulation.

Install an air barrier on the exterior of attic knee wall insulation.
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Install an air barrier over dropped ceilings or soffits

Install an air barrier over dropped ceilings or soffits
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Install insulation and an air barrier around skylight shafts.

Install insulation and an air barrier around skylight shafts.
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Install rigid insulation and finish material below the framing and cavity insulation of a building overhang

Install rigid insulation and finish material below the framing and cavity insulation of a building overhang
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Installation details for weather-resistant barriers

Installation details for weather-resistant barriers
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Installing a garage exhaust fan is one important step in keeping auto exhaust and other pollutants out of the home

Installing a garage exhaust fan is one important step in keeping auto exhaust and other pollutants out of the home
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Insulated cantilever floor - cavity insulation with 1 1/2 inch rigid insulation closure

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Insulated cantilever floor - cavity insulation with 1 1/2 inch rigid insulation closure
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Insulated cantilever floor - cavity insulation with 1 inch rigid insulation closure

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Insulated cantilever floor - cavity insulation with 1 inch rigid insulation closure
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Insulated Concrete Forms (ICFs)

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Insulated floor above garage - cavity insulation with 1 1/2 inch rigid insulation with 1x3 wood furring

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Insulated floor above garage - cavity insulation with 1 1/2 inch rigid insulation with 1x3 wood furring
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Insulated floor above garage - cavity insulation with 1 1/2 inch rigid insulation with 2x4 sleepers

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Insulated floor above garage - cavity insulation with 1 1/2 inch rigid insulation with 2x4 sleepers
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Insulated floor above garage - cavity insulation with 1 inch rigid insulation with 1x3 wood furring

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Insulated floor above garage - cavity insulation with 1 inch rigid insulation with 1x3 wood furring
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Insulated floor above garage - cavity insulation with 1 inch rigid insulation with 2x2 wood furring

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Insulated floor above garage - cavity insulation with 1 inch rigid insulation with 2x2 wood furring
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Insulating sheathing is installed on exterior of an existing framed wall with water control between existing sheathing and insulating sheathing

Insulating sheathing is installed on exterior of an existing framed wall with water control between existing sheathing and insulating sheathing
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Insulation Installation Guide: Air Sealing Garage

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Interior Air Barrier

Interior Air Barrier
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Interior and exterior safe room locations for slab-on-grade foundations.

Interior and exterior safe room locations for slab-on-grade foundations.
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Interior Walls (Air Sealing Top and Bottom Plates)

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Karuna Passive House Blower Door Test

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Key elements of a wall system clad with insulated vinyl siding

Key elements of a wall system clad with insulated vinyl siding