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Right - Stainless steel screws, which are less conductive than other types of steel, are used to attach the “double” hat channels that hold the exterior insulation in place behind the cladding on this multistory multifamily building

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Insulating the exterior and garage-side faces of the garage plaza deck can reduce thermal bridging. If the garage is heated or partially heated, the spray foam on the garage side of the plaza deck should extend to perimeter of garage.

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Assembly can be used in IECC CZ 3 and above to thermally isolate garages in multifamily row houses with slab foundations. For unheated garages, it is unnecessary to insulate wall between garage and exterior of slab or slab underneath garage.

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Thermally isolate heated garages in multifamily buildings from ambient space, and thermally isolate all garages in multifamily buildings from interior occupied space. This parking garage is thermally isolated from space above with spray foam insulation.

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Skylight Shaft Walls

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Guide describing insulation techniques for skylight shaft walls.

Floor Above Garage

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Guide describing how to create an air barrier between the garage and the conditioned space above it to prohibit pollutants from entering a home's interior.

Double-Wall Architectural Feature

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Guide describing air barrier installation, insulation installation, and air-sealing for double walls (half or full walls included in a home design as an architectural feature that provides a more dimensional appearance).

Attic Knee Walls

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Guide describing how to insulate and air-seal attic knee walls and floor joist cavities under knee walls.

Monolithic slab with a grade beam

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Slab independent of foundation wall

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Continuous Air Barrier in Exterior Walls

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Guide describing how to install continuous air barriers in exterior walls.

Lay out the rigid foam sheathing joints so they do not align with the window and door edges

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Proper flashing around windows is especially important when the rigid foam serves as the drainage plane in the wall

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Vinyl Siding with Integrated Rigid Foam for Existing Walls

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Guide describing the design and installation considerations for recladding of above grade walls using insulated vinyl siding.

Advanced Framing vs Traditional Framing

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Video describing traditional 2x4 16 inch on center framing versus advanced framing with 2x6 stud walls at 24 inch on center, insulated corners and headers, wall stud-ceiling joist alignment, etc. providing a strong wall with more room for insulation.

With a quality installation, tape can last a long time

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Two layers of XPS are installed with staggered seams over a liquid-applied membrane on the structural sheathing

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Use flashing tape to seal around any pipes or vents that penetrate through the foam

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Air Sealing Attic Access Panels/Doors/Stairs

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Guide describing how to air-seal attic access panels, doors, and stairs to provide a continuous air barrier at the ceiling.

Ducts in Raised Ceiling Sections

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Guide describing method for designing and installing ducts in a raised ceiling chase.

Wrong – Either this tape was not pressed down firmly or the surface was wet or dirty so the tape is not sticking properly even during construction.

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Right - Stainless steel screws, which are less conductive than other types of steel, are used to attach the “double” hat channels that hold the exterior insulation in place behind the cladding on this multistory multifamily building

Insulating the exterior and garage-side faces of the garage plaza deck can reduce thermal bridging. If the garage is heated or partially heated, the spray foam on the garage side of the plaza deck should extend to perimeter of garage.

Assembly can be used in IECC CZ 3 and above to thermally isolate garages in multifamily row houses with slab foundations. For unheated garages, it is unnecessary to insulate wall between garage and exterior of slab or slab underneath garage.

Thermally isolate heated garages in multifamily buildings from ambient space, and thermally isolate all garages in multifamily buildings from interior occupied space. This parking garage is thermally isolated from space above with spray foam insulation.

Skylight Shaft Walls

Floor Above Garage

Double-Wall Architectural Feature

Attic Knee Walls

Monolithic slab with a grade beam

Slab independent of foundation wall

Continuous Air Barrier in Exterior Walls

Lay out the rigid foam sheathing joints so they do not align with the window and door edges

Proper flashing around windows is especially important when the rigid foam serves as the drainage plane in the wall

Vinyl Siding with Integrated Rigid Foam for Existing Walls

Advanced Framing vs Traditional Framing

With a quality installation, tape can last a long time

Two layers of XPS are installed with staggered seams over a liquid-applied membrane on the structural sheathing

Use flashing tape to seal around any pipes or vents that penetrate through the foam

Air Sealing Attic Access Panels/Doors/Stairs

Ducts in Raised Ceiling Sections

Wrong – Either this tape was not pressed down firmly or the surface was wet or dirty so the tape is not sticking properly even during construction.

Staircase Walls

Cantilevered Floor

Cold Climate Building Techniques & Concepts: Furring In an Outside Wall

DOE ZERH HIA 2017 Case Study: United Way of Long Island, United Veterans Beacon House, Huntington Station, NY

This technique for installing electrical wiring avoids the need to cut into the SIP panel

Install a housewrap drainage plane between the SIP panels and the exterior cladding

ETW: Wall - ICF Wall Construction

After installing the house wrap over the SIPS, window flashing is installed

Air leaking through the home's envelope wastes a lot of energy and increases energy costs.