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Building America Top Innovations 2014: Cost-Optimized Attic Insulation Solution for Factory-Built Homes

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The Levy Partnership,
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Organization(s)
ARIES,
PNNL
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Case study describing a DOE Building America 2014 Top Innovation about the development and testing of a new attic insulation method for dense packing the shallow attic space in manufactured homes with blown fiberglass insulation based on research conducted by the Levy Partnership.
Case Study
Right - This concrete basement wall has exterior rigid insulation and comprehensive moisture management details.

Right - This concrete basement wall has exterior rigid insulation and comprehensive moisture management details.

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Rigid foam insulation is installed on the garage side of the shared garage wall and roof of an existing home

Rigid foam insulation is installed on the garage side of the shared garage wall and roof of an existing home

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The existing slab is retrofitted by coating with epoxy paint, then installing rigid foam insulation and a floating subfloor.

The existing slab is retrofitted by coating with epoxy paint, then installing rigid foam insulation and a floating subfloor.

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Faced fiberglass batt insulation can be stapled to the stud faces or slightly inset, but avoid compressing the batts

Faced fiberglass batt insulation can be stapled to the stud faces or slightly inset, but avoid compressing the batts

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Buried Ducts within Ceiling Insulation of Vented Attics in all Climate Zones - Code Compliance Brief

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The intent of this brief is to provide code-related information about buried ducts in vented attics to help ensure that the measure will be accepted as being in compliance with the code. Providing notes for code officials on how to plan review and conduct field inspections can help provide jurisdictional officials with information for acceptance. Providing the same information to all builders, designers, and others is expected to result in increased compliance and fewer innovations being questioned at the time of plan review and/or field inspection.
Code Compliance Brief
Right - Potential locations for crawlspace insulation: vapor sheeting should always cover the floor with insulation (a) outside walls, (b) inside walls, (c) both sides of walls, (d) sandwiched inside walls, or (e) under the first floor.

Right - Potential locations for crawlspace insulation: vapor sheeting should always cover the floor with insulation (a) outside walls, (b) inside walls, (c) both sides of walls, (d) sandwiched inside walls, or (e) under the first floor.

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Example of the advanced framing technique, double-stud wall cavity, which will later be filled with blown insulation

Example of the advanced framing technique, double-stud wall cavity, which will later be filled with blown insulation

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