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Guide describing how to minimize framing around doors and windows to reduce heat losses and gains through structural framing.
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Guide describing how to install spray foam on the exterior of the existing home after framing over the existing siding.
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Guide describing the design and installation considerations for recladding of above grade walls using insulated vinyl siding.
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PNNL
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Case study describing a new home builder that strives to address health, safety, and durability issues in a hot and humid climate.
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PNNL
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Case study describing a home builder that has refined its home designs to achieve HERS scores of 49 to 56 on 40 to 70 homes per year.
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HIRL,
PHI,
PNNL
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Case study describing a DOE Building America Top Innovation about advanced framing techniques for high-performance home construction.
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PNNL
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Case study describing the design and testing of 10 high-performance homes in Farmington, Connecticut.
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PNNL
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Case study describing new home construction in the hot-humid climate, optimizing thermal enclosure, HVAC, water heating and lighting measures.
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Guide describing how to install stucco over rigid foam insulation in new and existing homes.
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PNNL
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This video provides an overview of heat transfer and discusses how heat transfer occurs in residential buildings.
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Vinyl Siding Institute,
Newport Ventures
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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.
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Guide describing how to insulate headers over doors and windows to reduce heat loss and heat gain through solid wood framing.
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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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Ply Gem Siding Group
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Siding installation guide for Ply Gem Siding Group products.
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Guide describing ways to retrofit an existing roof to increase its resistance to damage during hurricanes, high winds, and earthquakes.
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Guide describing how to frame and insulate exterior-to-interior wall intersections to reduce heat losses and gains though structural framing.
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Guide describing how to correctly air-seal a wall with missing top plates or open wall cavities.
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Guide describing construction and insulation techniques for double wall framing.
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Guide describing how to achieve RESNET Grade 1 installation standards, and meet/exceed code using batt insulation in existing walls.
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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).
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Guide describing how to provide a strong continuous load path from the roof through the wall to the foundation to ensure a structurally sound building and increase racking resistance in hurricanes, high winds, tornados, and earthquakes.