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BSC
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Information sheet describing techniques for insulating basements.
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BSC
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Description
Article explaining installing cavity insulation.
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BSC
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Description
Report describing approaches to insulating basements in homes built to meet Energy Star levels of performance of heat loss reduction.
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BSC
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Information sheet about insulating slabs.
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BSC
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Case study describing research about using exterior, vapor permeable insulation of retrofit walls with vapor permeable cavity insulation.
Organization(s)
PNNL,
PHI,
HIRL,
BSC,
NorthernSTAR
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Description
Case study describing a 2013 DOE Building America Top Innovation for the installation of rigid foam insulation on the exterior of home roofs and walls as a thermal, air, and moisture barrier.
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BSC
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Description
Case study describing optimal design and limitations of cladding attachments over exterior sheathings.
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BSC
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Case study describing field testing of an unvented roof with fibrous insulation and tiles.
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BSC
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Description
Case study describing retrofit measures for embedded wood members in insulated mass masonry walls.
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BSC
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Description
Case study describing research about spray foam roof insulation and moisture management.
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BSC
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Case study describing a new construction project using high R-value enclosures with a hybrid insulation approach.
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BSC
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Description
Information sheet that summarizes Insulated Concrete Form (ICF) construction including advantages and disadvantages of this construction strategy.
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BSC
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Description
Case study describing a building project in the cold and very-cold climate zones.
Organization(s)
BSC
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Description
Case study describing a construction project in Hilton Head, SC utilizing a whole-house performance approach.
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BSC
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Description
Case study describing a retrofit project in the cold and very-cold climate zones.
Organization(s)
BSC
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Description
Case study describing a building project in the mixed-humid climate zone.
Organization(s)
BSC
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Description
Case study describing a building project in the hot-humid climate zone.
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BSC
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Description
Case study describing a building project in the mixed-humid climate zone.
Organization(s)
BSC
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Description
Case study describing a building project in the hot-humid climate zone.
Organization(s)
BSC
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Description
Case study describing a building project in the hot-humid climate zone.
Organization(s)
BSC
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Description
Case study describing a new construction net zero energy home.
Organization(s)
BSC
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Description
Case study describing a building project in the hot-humid climate zone.
Organization(s)
BSC
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Description
Case study describing a building project in the marine climate.
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BSC
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Description
Case study describing a retrofit project in the cold and very-cold climate zones.
Organization(s)
ARBI,
CARB,
SWA,
FSEC,
BA-PIRC,
BSC,
IBACOS,
PHI,
HIRL,
PNNL
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Description
Case study describing a 2013 DOE Building America Top Innovation about construction of net-zero energy ready homes, by several builders working with various DOE Building America research partners including Steven Winter Associates, Building Science Corporation, Home Innovation Research Labs, IBACOS...
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BSC
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Description
Document presenting some of the key technical properties of many of the most common building materials.
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BSC
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Description
Information sheet providing recommendations on the installation of vapor control layers.
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BSC
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Description
Brochure explaining the essential basis for advanced framing and some of the more common advanced framing details.
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BSC
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Description
Report discussing how to create livable space in the attic that meets IRC code requirements by either creating a ventilated roof assembly, or and unvented attic assembly.
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BSC
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Description
Information sheet briefly summarizing double stud with spray foam wall construction including the advantages and disadvantages of this construction strategy.
Organization(s)
BSC
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Description
Case study describing a four-square Concord home retrofitted by Building Science Corporation in Massachusetts.
Organization(s)
BSC
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Description
Case study describing project conducted by Habitat for Humanity of Greater Lowell (HfHGL) and Building Science Corporation (BSC).