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Web page providing an overview of window coverings such as blinds, shades, shutters, films, and storm windows.

Report describing extensive renovations to a historic home.

Fact sheet describing building envelope performance measures applicable to residential and small commercial construction.

Technical report describing the impact of thermal bridging in balcony connections, presenting alternative design strategies, performance analyses, and case studies to enhance energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions in building envelopes.

Information about dense pack, cellulose insulation.

Article describing five fundamental changes to building construction from the last 50 years and their modern construction consequences.

Guide describing methodologies for assessing and mitigating thermal bridging in building envelopes, featuring detailed performance data, interface solutions, and assembly-specific strategies for energy-efficient construction.

Guide describing details that serve as a visual reference for each of the line items in the Thermal Enclosure System Rater Checklist.

Job Process sheet for the manufactured housing industry showing how to cut insulation batts to fit wall cavities in a factory production environment.

BSD-102 report providing guidance about whether to construct a vented or unvented attic based on hygro-thermal zone.

Report proposes high performance duct measures for inclusion in California Title 24 building energy efficiency standards for 2016.

Reports describing a mathematical methodology for assessing the seismic performance of buildings.

Report on the stability of furring strips as a means for cladding attachment over walls with thick exterior rigid insulation.

Document that gives a step-by-step approach for designing attachments for cladding materials through foam sheathing.

Wind test comparing conventional Midwest construction with FORTIFIED construction.

Job Process sheet for the manufactured housing industry showing how to split and notch insulation batts to fit around electrical boxes and wiring in a factory production environment.

Article describing the fundamentals and basics of glazing hazard mitigation practices for both new and existing buildings.

Article outlining the key issues related to the protection of the building envelope against seismic forces.

High-density sidewall cavity insulation can be a major comfort and savings boost. It saves energy by slowing both conductive and convective losses, but only if the right things are done and done right. This always requires site-specific thinking.