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Calculating Attic Passive Ventilation

Information guide describing how to calculate attic passive ventilation with example calculations.

Mechanical Ventilation for Attached Garage

Guide describing how to install an exhaust fan in an attached garage to pull fumes out of the garage and to depressurize the garage with reference to the home.

Wind Washing

Guide describing wind washing and how to prevent it.

Total Duct Leakage Tests

Guide describing how to conduct duct leakage tests per RESNET protocols.

Aerosol Sealing Building Enclosures, Single and Multifamily Dwellings - Code Compliance Brief

Publication Date

January, 2020

The intent of this brief is to provide code-related information for aerosol sealing building enclosures to achieve durable air tightness levels that will be accepted as being in compliance with the code.

Enclosure Leakage Test

Guide describing how to use a blower door test to determine building envelope air leakage.