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BSC
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Information sheet about insulating slabs.
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Building Science Corporation,
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Information guide describing issues with concrete floors, in multiple climate zones.
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Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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How hard can it be to insulate a flat sheet of concrete? I mean you only have three choices – on the top, on the bottom, or on the edge. OK, you might have some combination of the three as well.
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Guide describing how to insulate a floor over unconditioned space with conditioned space above by adding insulation and air-sealing.
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Guide describing how to frame a wall with minimal wall studs to prevent heat losses and gains through walls.
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Guide describing how to upgrade a wall with a floor overhang (or cantilever) on an existing home by adding insulation (rigid insulating sheathing and/or closed-cell spray foam) and air-sealing.
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Guide with information about how to upgrade a garage ceiling when a portion of the interior of the house is located directly above the attached garage by adding insulation and air sealing.
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Guide describing how to insulate a vented attic in an existing home using blown insulation added to the attic floor.
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Guide describing how to increase insulation in existing homes by installing batt insulation on the ceiling plane of a vented attic.
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New language in the 2015 IECC allows different installation of insulation in floors over unconditioned spaces.
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Guide describing how to insulate an existing slab floor by adding rigid foam insulation over the slab then installing a floating subfloor.
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Guide describing principles of insulating and air sealing band joists as a stand alone energy upgrade, or as part of creating a closed crawlspace.
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Guide for designing and installing interior ducts in an interstitial floor cavity in new and existing homes.