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Presentation:

Building Code Training - Residential Thermal Envelope - Air Sealing

Video:

Building Enclosure: Exterior House Wrap Installation

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Cap nail securing a weather-resistant barrier

Cap nail securing a weather-resistant barrier
Presentation:

Certified Insulated Siding: Quality, Comfort and Energy Performance

Certified Insulated Siding: Quality, Comfort and Energy Performance
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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
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Closed-cell spray foam fills the roof joist cavities forming an air barrier between the masonry parapet wall and the roof sheathing

Closed-cell spray foam fills the roof joist cavities forming an air barrier between the masonry parapet wall and the roof sheathing
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Compartmentalization isolates each dwelling unit within a multistory multifamily building, preventing vertical and horizontal airflow between units

Compartmentalization isolates each dwelling unit within a multistory multifamily building, preventing vertical and horizontal airflow between units
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Compartmentalization isolates each dwelling unit within a rowhouse, preventing horizontal airflow between units

Compartmentalization isolates each dwelling unit within a rowhouse, preventing horizontal airflow between units
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Conceptual air sealing strategy - lower wall section

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Conceptual air sealing strategy - lower wall section
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Conceptual air sealing strategy - upper wall section

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Conceptual air sealing strategy - upper wall section
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Conceptual air sealing strategy at upper floor band joist

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Conceptual air sealing strategy at upper floor band joist
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Conceptual insulation at cape-style roof - ceiling and knee wall cavity insulation

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Conceptual insulation at cape-style roof - ceiling and knee wall cavity insulation
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Conceptual insulation at cape-style roof - roof cavity insulation with rigid insulation closure

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Conceptual insulation at cape-style roof - roof cavity insulation with rigid insulation closure
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Conceptual insulation practice at attic-style truss system - above conditioned space

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Conceptual insulation practice at attic-style truss system - above conditioned space
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Conceptual insulation practice at attic-style truss system - above unconditioned space

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Conceptual insulation practice at attic-style truss system - above unconditioned space
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Conceptual line of continuous air barrier - upper wall section

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Conceptual line of continuous air barrier - upper wall section
Video:

Continuous Rigid Insulation Sheathing/Siding (1)

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Continuous Rigid Insulation Sheathing/Siding (2)

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Correct air sealing methods for common attic bypass air leakage paths.

Correct air sealing methods for common attic bypass air leakage paths.
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Direct-heat risers are bare pipes that heat the space they're in without connected radiators

Direct-heat risers are bare pipes that heat the space they're in without connected radiators
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Do not install a main vent on top of a drip leg where water spitting is likely to occur, which can damage the vent

Do not install a main vent on top of a drip leg where water spitting is likely to occur, which can damage the vent
Case Study:

DOE ZERH HIA 2014 Case Study: One Sky Homes, Cottle Zero Net Energy Home, San Jose, CA

Case Study:

DOE ZERH HIA 2014 Case Study: Southeast Volusia Habitat for Humanity, Edgewater, FL

Case Study:

DOE ZERH HIA 2017 Case Study: Thrive Home Builders, Courtyard Rows, Lone Tree, CO