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How To Install Batt Insulation (3/3): Fiber Glass & Rock Wool Batt Insulation Inspection (rev)

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Indoor airPLUS Version 2 Reaches for the Sky: New Opportunities for Healthier Multifamily Buildings

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Install an ENERGY STAR labeled insulated door with an automatic closer. Weather strip the door frame

Install an ENERGY STAR labeled insulated door with an automatic closer. Weather strip the door frame
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New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Lancaster County Career and Technology Center Green Home 3 - Mount Joy, Pennsylvania

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Operation Helping Hands Green Dream 2 Prototype, New Orleans, Louisiana

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Planning for Results - Best Practices That You Can Apply to Your Business

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Provide for pressure balancing between bedrooms and the rest of the house.

Provide for pressure balancing between bedrooms and the rest of the house.
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RESNET Grade I installation of spray foam insulation

RESNET Grade I installation of spray foam insulation
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Return box has been properly sealed with mastic

Return box has been properly sealed with mastic
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Return box has not been sealed

Return box has not been sealed
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Return duct has been properly sealed with mastic

Return duct has been properly sealed with mastic
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Return has not been sealed

Return has not been sealed
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Right - Batt was properly split around wires to achieve RESNET Grade I

Right - Batt was properly split around wires to achieve RESNET Grade I
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Right - Rigid foam slab edge insulation is installed along the exterior edge of a monolithic slab foundation.

Right - Rigid foam slab edge insulation is installed along the exterior edge of a monolithic slab foundation.
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Right - Skylights provide natural light while maintaining privacy in a narrow second-story bedroom.

Right - Skylights provide natural light while maintaining privacy in a narrow second-story bedroom.
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Right – A transfer grille is installed high on a bedroom wall in a new-construction home

Right – A transfer grille is installed high on a bedroom wall in a new-construction home
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Right – An ENERGY STAR washer and heat pump dryer save energy and money for home owners.

Right – An ENERGY STAR washer and heat pump dryer save energy and money for home owners.
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Right – RESNET grade I installation of batt insulation

Right – RESNET grade I installation of batt insulation
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Right – RESNET Grade I installation of blown insulation

Right – RESNET Grade I installation of blown insulation
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Right – This National Fenestration Rating Council (NFRC) label shows the insulation U-Factor, solar heat gain coefficient, visible transmittance, and condensation resistance for this triple-pane window.

Right – This National Fenestration Rating Council (NFRC) label shows the insulation U-Factor, solar heat gain coefficient, visible transmittance, and condensation resistance for this triple-pane window.
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Right – This regional production builder of DOE Zero Energy Ready certified homes provides monthly in-house training sessions to educate its staff on the energy-efficiency features of its high-performance homes.

Right – This regional production builder of DOE Zero Energy Ready certified homes provides monthly in-house training sessions to educate its staff on the energy-efficiency features of its high-performance homes.
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Right – Transfer grilles are installed over doorways to bedrooms in a new-construction home

Right – Transfer grilles are installed over doorways to bedrooms in a new-construction home
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Right – Transfer grilles, Jump ducts, and wall grilles provide passive returns for air returning from bedrooms to the central HVAC system

Right – Transfer grilles, Jump ducts, and wall grilles provide passive returns for air returning from bedrooms to the central HVAC system
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Right – Window meets ENERGY STAR requirements

Right – Window meets ENERGY STAR requirements