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Air Sealing Light Tubes

Guide

Guide describing how to air-seal around light tubes.

Air seal and insulate light tube

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Air Sealing Recessed Light Fixtures Below Unconditioned Space

Guide

Guide describing how to air-seal around recessed light fixtures below unconditioned space.

Air-seal around recessed can light fixtures that are installed through ceilings to keep conditioned air from leaking into unconditioned space.

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Wrong – This recessed can light has not been sealed to the drywall.

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Right – The recessed can light penetration is sealed with caulk to the drywall.

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New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Schneider Homes, Inc., Village at Miller Creek, Burien, WA

Case Study

Case study describing new home construction in the marine climate that achieved 50% savings over the 2004 IECC.

Wrong – This recessed light is not ICAT labeled.

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Wrong – The installed recessed light is not ICAT labeled.

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Wrong – This recessed light does not have a gasket installed.

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Right – This recessed light was installed with a trim kit and is ICAT labeled.

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Right – This recessed light is ICAT labeled, but still needs a gasket.

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Right – This ICAT recessed light is sprayed with foam to act as gasket against the drywall.

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Light tubes adjacent to unconditioned space include lens separating unconditioned and conditioned space and are fully gasketed

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New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Lancaster County Career and Technology Center Green Home 3 - Mount Joy, Pennsylvania

Case Study

Case study describing the Green Home 3 project, which achieved a 44% whole-house energy savings over the Building America New Construction B10 Benchmark, DOE Zero Energy Ready Home certification, and National Green Building Standard Gold-level certification.

DOE ZERH HIA 2014 Case Study: One Sky Homes, Cottle Zero Net Energy Home, San Jose, CA

Case Study

Case study describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2014 Housing Innovation Award winner that scored HERS 69 without PV and -1 with PV.