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Building America's Optimized Solutions for New Homes: Cold Climate

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Case study describing Building America's Optimized Solutions for energy efficient home construction in cold and very cold climates.

Building America's Optimized Solutions for New Homes: Hot-Dry Climate

Case Study

Case study describing Building America's Optimized Solutions for energy efficient home construction in hot-dry and mixed-dry climates.

Building America's Optimized Solutions for New Homes: Mixed-Humid Climate

Case Study

Case study describing Building America's Optimized Solutions for energy efficient home construction in a mixed-dry climate.

Building America's Optimized Solutions for New Homes: Hot-Humid Climate

Case Study

Case study describing Building America's Optimized Solutions for energy efficient home construction in a hot-humid climate.

Construction Guide - Next Generation High Performance Walls in Climate Zones 3-5, Part I: 2x6 Walls

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Part I of the Guide addresses walls constructed with 2x6 wood frame studs, wood structural panel (WSP) sheathing as exterior sheathing, gypsum board as interior sheathing, and a cladding system installed over WSP sheathing in low-rise residential buildings up to three stories in height.

Building America Existing Home Case Study: Insulated Siding Retrofit in a Cold Climate, New Paltz, New York

Case Study

Case study describing the application of insulated siding on an existing home.

Construction Guide - Next Generation High Performance Walls in Climate Zones 3-5 Part 2: 2x4 Walls with 1” to 1.5” Exterior Insulative Sheathing

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The Guide addresses walls constructed with 2x4 wood frame studs, wood structural panel sheathing (WSP) as wall bracing and added backing for foam sheathing, a layer of rigid foam sheathing insulation up to 1.5 inches thick over the WSP, and a cladding system installed over the foam sheathing in low...

Double Walls for More Insulation

Guide

Guide describing construction and insulation techniques for double wall framing.

Your Northern Home: Walls

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Video describing how walls in cold climates must address three key issues: air leakage, moisture movement, and conductive heat losses.

Mass Save Deep Energy Retrofit Builder Guide, GM-1302

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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.

Moisture Performance of High-R Wall Systems

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The next generation of building enclosures is a key step toward achieving high-performance goals through decreasing energy load demand and enabling advanced space-conditioning systems. Yet the adoption of high-R enclosures and particularly high-R walls has been a slow-growing trend because...

Batt Insulation for Existing Exterior Walls

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Guide describing how to achieve RESNET Grade 1 installation standards, and meet/exceed code using batt insulation in existing walls.

Spray foam insulation is installed in open wall cavities to air seal and insulate

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Moisture Control for Residential Buildings

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Report providing extensive guidance on controlling moisture in building envelopes through proper selection and installation on air, water, thermal, and vapor barriers.

Blown cellulose insulation completely fills the netted wall and ceiling cavities.

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Double-Wall Architectural Feature

Guide

Guide describing air barrier installation, insulation installation, and air-sealing for double walls (half or full walls included in a home design as an architectural feature that provides a more dimensional appearance).

Insulating Existing Floors over Garage

Guide

Guide describing how to insulate and air seal the floor joists over a garage when there is loving space above the garage.

Advanced Framing: Insulated Corners

Guide

Guide describing how to frame and insulate corners to reduce heat losses and gains though structural framing.

Below Deck Spray Foam Insulation for Existing Roofs

Guide

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.