Guide
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Guide describing how to insulate a basement to improve the overall thermal performance of the building and provide more dry, usable conditioned space for home occupants and HVAC equipment.
Information Guide
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Information guide listing Building America Solution Center guides that describe ways to air-seal and insulate a new or existing home's walls to resist heat gain.
Information Guide
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Information guide providing links to guides describing specific ways to air-seal, insulate, and ventilate attics and roofs to minimize heat gain in new and existing homes.
Guide
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Guide describing how to insulate and air-seal attic knee walls and floor joist cavities under knee walls.
Video
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Video describing how to air seal attic rafters with spray foam.
Guide
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Guide describing construction of unvented, sloped, insulated roof assemblies in high wind zone areas.
Case Study
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Case study describing a deep energy renovation of a home in the marine climate.
Case Study
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Case study describing a building project in the marine climate.
Case Study
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Case study describing a retrofit project in the cold and very-cold climate zones.
Case Study
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Case study describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2013 Housing Innovation Award Winner in west Connecticut that scored HERS 39 without solar PV.
Case Study
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Case study describing a builder in Georgia that designs energy-efficient homes for a green community, yielding homes with HERS scores as lowas 59 and electric bills as low as $50 a month.
Case Study
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Case study describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2013 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in Downers Grove IL that scored HERS 35 without PV.
Guide
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Guide providing guidance on insulating attic eaves in new and existing single-family homes and multifamily buildings.
Reference
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Report describing a study using parametric computer simulations of 112 single-family and 63 multi-family residential building prototypes to quantify the contributions of building components such as roofs, walls, windows, infiltration, outside air, lighting, equipment, and people to the aggregate...
Reference
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Guidebook providing useful examples of high performance retrofit techniques for the building enclosure of wood frame residential construction in a cold and somewhat wet climate.
Reference
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Literature review from NFPA on the use of insulation to protect the piping in home fire sprinkler systems from freezing conditions.
Reference
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A guideline containing fire sprinkler insulation requirements from the Prescott, Arizona Fire Department.
Reference
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Article describing the importance of air sealing, insulation, and roof ventilation in reducing the likelihood of ice dam formation on roofs in cold snowy climates.