Video
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Video describing the conditioned crawl space of a residential home addition project.
Video
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Video describing how to insulate skylight shafts and knee walls correctly.
Presentation
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Webinar explaining advances in energy efficient design for manufactured homes.
Guide
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Guide describing how to design HVAC systems to be located within the conditioned space of the home, either in a utility closet or in an attic, basement, or crawl space.
Video
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Video describing concrete slab over polyethylene barrier.
Video
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Video describing the exterior cladding details of a residential home addition project.
Reference
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Publication with installation guidance for vinyl siding.
Video
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Video of a contractor explaining details of properly framing a home in Seattle, WA using proper Hammer & Hand practices.
Video
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Video discussing the exterior assembly details of a passive house.
Video
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Video describing different types of weatherstripping and how to install them to properly air-seal doors from Columbia Water and Light.
Video
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Video describing hurricane ties and how they make your home more ready for severe weather by strengthening structural connections.
Presentation
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Presentation with technical training covering several possible approaches to locating ducts within the home’s air and thermal barriers, and then dig into design considerations and details for the spray foam encapsulation approach.
Reference
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Reference investigating the strategy of using buried and/or encapsulated ducts to reduce duct thermal losses in residential buildings.
Reference
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The purpose for this document is to provide basic guidance on the use of proven installation techniques that can be used by installers to help ensure correct “dense pack” application of JM Spider® in drill & fill applications.
Case Study
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Case study describing the retrofit of a 1960s split-level home.
Reference
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Brochure with information about how to select and install house wrap and other weather-resistive barriers.
Reference
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This Measure Guideline provides design and construction information for a deep energy enclosure retrofit solution of a flat roof assembly.
Reference
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This report will review, and summarize the current state of understanding and research into enclosures with higher thermal resistance, so-called “High-R Enclosures.” Recommendations are provided for further research.
Guide
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Guide describing the installation of a tankless hot water heater to provide domestic hot water that is heated on demand without the standby losses associated with tank storage water heaters.
Guide
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Guide describing gas-fired boilers and hot water heat distribution systems used for home heating.