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Insulating Garages in Multifamily Buildings

Guide describing how to properly insulate garages in multifamily buildings.

Sealed and Insulated Flex Ducts

Guide describing how to air seal and insulate flex ducts.

Ducts Buried in Attic Insulation

Guide describing buried ducts in loose-fill attic insulation, a method that can only be used in dry climates.

Ducts Buried in Attic Insulation and Encapsulated

Guide describing approaches to burying and encapsulating ducts in unconditioned attics to increase the overall R-value of duct insulation.

Encapsulated Ducts

Guide that illustrates how and when to encapsulate ductwork in unconditioned attics, increases the R-value of duct insulation, mitigating condensation issues and reducing air leakage.

CCHRC: Thermal Mass in Alaska

Publication Date

May, 2014

Author(s)

Craven

Organization(s)

Cold Climate Housing Research Center,

CCHRC

Video describing what thermal mass is and answering some frequently asked questions about how to utilize it in Alaska.

DOE ZERH HIA 2013 Case Study: Preferred Builders, Old Greenwich, Connecticut

Author(s)

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory,

U.S. Department of Energy

Organization(s)

PNNL,

DOE

Publication Date

April, 2013

Case study describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2013 Housing Innovation Award Winner in Old Greenwich CT, that scored HERS 42 without PV and HERS 20 with PV.

After setting precast concrete basement walls on an 8-inch bed of trap rock, this builder sprayed 2 inches of closed-cell spray foam directly onto the ground then laid piping for radiant floor heating before pouring the concrete floor slab.

Publication Date

Tue, 01/01/2013 - 12:00

Measure Guideline: Buried and/or Encapsulated Ducts

Author(s)

Mantha Pallavi,

Zoeller William,

Shapiro Carl

Organization(s)

U.S. Department of Energy,

DOE

Publication Date

August, 2013

Project discussing buried or encapsulated ducts and their pros and cons.