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Guide describing how to install insulation below attic platforms

Advanced Framing: Insulated Headers

Guide describing how to insulate headers over doors and windows to reduce heat loss and heat gain through solid wood framing.

Site-built insulated header

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Advanced Framing: Insulated Corners

Guide describing how to frame and insulate corners to reduce heat losses and gains though structural framing.

Double Walls for More Insulation

Guide describing construction and insulation techniques for double wall framing.

Batt Insulation for Existing Exterior Walls

Guide describing how to achieve RESNET Grade 1 installation standards, and meet/exceed code using batt insulation in existing walls.

Batt Insulation for Existing Vented Attics

Guide describing how to increase insulation in existing homes by installing batt insulation on the ceiling plane of a vented attic.

Stucco Over Rigid Foam Insulation

Guide describing how to install stucco over rigid foam insulation in new and existing homes.

3-stud corner with rigid insulation

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Right – Framing allows corner to be insulated

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Fri, 10/28/2011 - 12:00

Right – Framing allows corner to be insulated

Publication Date

Fri, 10/28/2011 - 12:00

Interior intersecting wall with 2 studs and rigid insulation

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Wrong – Framing does not allow corner to be insulated

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Fri, 10/28/2011 - 12:00

Wrong – Framing does not allow corner to be insulated

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Fri, 10/28/2011 - 12:00

Wrong – Framing does not allow corner to be insulated

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Fri, 10/28/2011 - 12:00

Wrong – Excessive framing will not allow corner to be insulated

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Fri, 10/28/2011 - 12:00

Right – Verify continuous rigid insulation is installed

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Fri, 10/28/2011 - 12:00

Certified Insulated Siding: Quality, Comfort and Energy Performance

Author(s)

Dobson,

Brignati

Organization(s)

Vinyl Siding Institute,

Newport Ventures

This presentation will help you define insulated siding, understand R-value testing of insulated siding, describe proper installation of insulated siding, comply with energy codes and understand building energy performance program and software recognition.

Structured insulated panels (SIPS) as band joist

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Advanced Framing: Insulated Interior/Exterior Wall Intersections

Guide describing how to frame and insulate exterior-to-interior wall intersections to reduce heat losses and gains though structural framing.

Right – Gap in framing will allow corner to be filled with insulation

Publication Date

Fri, 10/28/2011 - 12:00

Right – Ladder blocking allows for insulation behind the wall intersection

Publication Date

Fri, 10/28/2011 - 12:00

Spray Foam Insulation Applied over the Siding of Existing Exterior Walls

Guide describing how to install spray foam on the exterior of the existing home after framing over the existing siding.

Inset band joist at mudsill - 1 1/2 inch rigid insulation

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Advanced framing details include insulated headers over windows and doors.

Publication Date

Fri, 10/28/2011 - 12:00

Right – Verify two member headers with rigid insulation between are installed

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Fri, 10/28/2011 - 12:00

Right – Verify single member headers with insulation on one side are installed

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Fri, 10/28/2011 - 12:00

Existing stud wall filled with closed-cell spray foam cavity insulation

Closed-cell spray foam insulation is added to the wall cavities of an existing exterior wall

Single framed wall converted to double wall and insulated with closed-cell spray foam

Wrong – Conventional T-post detail is extremely difficult to insulate and usually doesn't happen

Publication Date

Fri, 10/28/2011 - 12:00

Advanced framing details include framing aligned to allow for insulation at interior-exterior wall intersections.

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Fri, 10/28/2011 - 12:00

Right – Full length 2x6 nailer has been installed to allow space for insulation at wall intersection

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Fri, 10/28/2011 - 12:00

Right – Rigid air barrier installed between double-wall assembly. Inside cavity will be insulated

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Fri, 10/28/2011 - 12:00

ICFs provide continuous wall insulation from the roof to the footing with very little thermal bridging

Publication Date

Thu, 01/01/2009 - 12:00

Special molded corners provide continuous insulation layer at the corners to improve structural strength and minimize thermal bridging

Publication Date

Sun, 01/01/2012 - 12:00

Wrong – Insulation does not fill entire cavity nor is there an air barrier present between the double wall

Publication Date

Fri, 10/28/2011 - 12:00

Advanced framing details include corners that are constructed with fewer studs or studs aligned so that insulation can be installed in the corner.

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Fri, 10/28/2011 - 12:00

Air seal and insulate double-walls that are half-height or full-height walls used as architectural features in homes.

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Fri, 10/28/2011 - 12:00

Fill in the hole left by the missing top plate with a rigid air blocking material or rolled batt insulation that is spray foamed in place

Publication Date

Fri, 06/01/2012 - 12:00

Stucco is installed over rigid insulation, which is installed over a drainage plane consisting of a drainage gap and building wrap layer over the sheathing

Right - New flashing has been installed to complete the air and water control layers at the window openings of this wall retrofit that includes insulating the wall cavities with spray foam

Double-Wall Architectural Feature

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).

Vinyl Siding with Integrated Rigid Foam for Existing Walls

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

Advanced Framing vs Traditional Framing

Publication Date

December, 2012

Author(s)

Risinger

Organization(s)

Build with Matt Risinger

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.

Install Top Plates or Blocking at the Top of Walls Adjoining Unconditioned Spaces

Guide describing how to correctly air-seal a wall with missing top plates or open wall cavities.

Technology Solutions Case Study: Stand-Off Furring in Deep Energy Retrofits

Author(s)

IBACOS

Organization(s)

IBACOS

Publication Date

May, 2014

Case study describing a stand-off furring strategy that minimizes the physical connections to each existing wall stud, uses spray foam to encapsulate existing siding materials (including lead paint), and creates a vented rain screen assembly to promote drying.

Air Sealing Duct and Flue Shafts

Guide describing how to air-seal duct and flue shafts.

A pumper is used to place the concrete into the foam form walls

Publication Date

Thu, 03/01/2012 - 12:00

ICF forms are filled with the use of a concrete pumper truck

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Thu, 03/01/2012 - 12:00

The ICF consists of foam forms that are held in place with plastic or metal spacers and reinforced with metal rebar

Publication Date

Thu, 03/01/2012 - 12:00

Corner installed plywood or OSB as shear bracing

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2-stud corner with 1x4 backer

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Mastic Home Exteriors Installation Guide

Author(s)

Ply Gem Siding Group

Organization(s)

Ply Gem Siding Group

Publication Date

April, 2015

Siding installation guide for Ply Gem Siding Group products.

Advanced Framing: Minimum Wall Studs

Guide describing how to frame a wall with minimal wall studs to prevent heat losses and gains through walls.

Interior intersecting wall with 1x6

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2-stud corner with drywall clips

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Mini truss header - section

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Outset header with head plate

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Interior intersecting wall with drywall clips

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Interior intersecting wall with ladder blocking

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Advanced Framing: Minimal Framing at Doors and Windows

Guide describing how to minimize framing around doors and windows to reduce heat losses and gains through structural framing.

Advanced framing showing open headers

Publication Date

Thu, 02/16/2012 - 12:00

Are the Walls Closing In?

Author(s)

Kochkin

Organization(s)

Home Innovation Research Labs

Webinar describing research on moisture performance in high-R walls.

A Thermally Broken Steel Connection

Author(s)

West Chris

Organization(s)

Journal of Light Construction,

JLC

Publication Date

April, 2017

Article describing methods for thermally isolating a garage in a Passive House-certified multifamily building.

Utilities are commonly recessed into cutouts in the foam after concrete has been poured

Publication Date

Sun, 01/01/2012 - 12:00

This kneewall has no top plate and the resulting gap provides a wide-open pathway for air and vapor to travel between the living space and the attic

Right – Verify SIP headers are installed

Publication Date

Fri, 10/28/2011 - 12:00

Building America Webinar: High-Performance Enclosure Strategies, Part I: Unvented Roof Systems and Innovative Advanced Framing Strategies

Author(s)

Lstiburek,

Kochkin

Organization(s)

Building Science Corporation,

BSC,

Home Innovation Research Labs

Webinar describing high-performance enclosure strategies for unvented roof systems and wall assemblies.