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Document providing guidance on water management concepts and applications for residential buildings.

Information sheet about groundwater control.

Guide providing information on using exterior foam insulating sheathing in building wall assemblies to enhance thermal performance.

Report covering the reconstruction of flood damaged homes.

Brochure providing information about flashing in all cimates.

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.

Report with guidance for installing windows with foam sheathing on wood-frame walls.

Book presenting the best techniques for energy and resource efficient residential construction in the colder climates of North America.

Information sheet providing definitions, applications, and techniques for applying air barriers.

This Measure Guideline provides design and construction information for a deep energy enclosure retrofit solution of a flat roof assembly.

Guideline describing information and specifications relevant to air-seal existing attics.

Report covering moisture and leakage issues associated with spray foam insulation application to the underside of roof sheathing.

BSD-102 report providing guidance about whether to construct a vented or unvented attic based on hygro-thermal zone.

Report that considers a number of promising wall systems that can meet the requirement for better thermal control.

Report discussing how to create livable space in the attic that meets IRC code requirements by either creating a ventilated roof assembly, or and unvented attic assembly.

Report about a project that examines implementation of advanced retrofit measures in the context of a large-scale weatherization program and the archetypal Chicago, Illinois, brick bungalow.

Report summarizing current research, summarizes issues that have been experienced with current best practices, and recommends ways in which the best practices can be improved for water managing sheathings.

Document providing background and approach for the prep work necessary prior to adding attic insulation - focusing on combustion safety, ventilation for indoor air quality, and attic ventilation for durability.