Case Study
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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.
Reference
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Article describing thermal bridging, construction practices that encourage thermal bridging, and solving thermal bridging through continuous exterior insulation.
Reference
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Siding installation guide for Ply Gem Siding Group products.
Reference
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Case study characterizing the framing factors for the exterior walls, ceilings, and floors of 180 wood-framed low-rise residential buildings across the United States.
Case Study
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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.
Reference
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Website article interviewing the inventor of the Larsen truss, a history of its use, and a discussion of its advantages and disadvantages.
Guide
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Guide describing method for installing ducts in a duct chase in a dropped ceiling.
Reference
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Article describing thermal bridging, construction practices that encourage thermal bridging, and solutions.
Reference
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Brochure explaining the essential basis for advanced framing and some of the more common advanced framing details.
Guide
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Guide for designing and installing interior ducts in an interstitial floor cavity in new and existing homes.
Case Study
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Case study describing the design and testing of 10 high-performance homes in Farmington, Connecticut.
Guide
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Guide describing a method to modify the existing sash of a window to accept new double (or triple), low-E coated, insulated glass units.
Guide
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Guide describing how to air-seal duct and flue shafts.
Guide
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Guide describing construction of gable roof overhangs to resist uplift pressures in high winds.
Guide
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Guide describing ways to strengthen roof assemblies for resistance to hurricanes, high winds, and earthquakes.