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Article summarizing for potential homeowners items to check or demand from the builder in designing a home for a cold climate.
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Video from Horizon Energy on thermodynamics relating to insulation in attics of homes located in hot climates.
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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.
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Report covering non-combustible continuous exterior insulation and non-combustible roof venting.
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Brochure with information about how to select and install house wrap and other weather-resistive barriers.
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Fact sheet describing analysis of potential heating and cooling savings from radiant barriers in attics.
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This Measure Guideline provides design and construction information for a deep energy enclosure retrofit solution of a flat roof assembly.
Case Study
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Case study describing research about using exterior, vapor permeable insulation of retrofit walls with vapor permeable cavity insulation.
Case Study
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Case study describing optimal design and limitations of cladding attachments over exterior sheathings.
Case Study
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Case study describing a 2013 DOE Building America Top Innovation for the installation of rigid foam insulation on the exterior of home roofs and walls as a thermal, air, and moisture barrier.
Guide
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Guide describing how to add spray foam insulation to the underside of the existing roof deck as part of the conversion of a vented attic to an unvented, insulated attic.
Guide
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Guide describing how to insulate and air-seal attic knee walls and floor joist cavities under knee walls.
Guide
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Guide providing guidance on insulating attic eaves in new and existing single-family homes and multifamily buildings.
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Article outlining the use of spray polyurethane foam in residential buildings.
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Article describing issues with condensation in unvented attics insulated with open-cell spray foam.
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Article from Smarter Homes NZ on home building techniques that incorporate passive cooling.
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Report covering the migration of wind-blown embers in roof vents.
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Report covering the fire performance of combustible cladding over combustible insulation.
Video
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Video describing hurricane ties and how they make your home more ready for severe weather by strengthening structural connections.
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Article outlining moisture accumulation in open cell spray polyurethane foam.
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Video explaining a design option for homes in the case of a flood that would negate the need for gutting the home post-flood. Recommendations from LSU AgCenter.
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Article describing the difference between conditioned or unvented attics and unconditioned or vented attics.
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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.
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Article from University of Arizona on keeping homes cool during extreme heat, both personal and system changes.
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Webpage from U.S. Department of Energy describing using Earth-Sheltered home building techniques in hot climate zones.
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A guideline containing fire sprinkler insulation requirements from the Prescott, Arizona Fire Department.