Guide
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Guide describing ways to seal drywall to the top plate of an exterior wall to air-seal the wall cavity.
Guide
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Guide describing how to insulate a basement to improve the overall thermal performance of the building and provide more dry, usable conditioned space for home occupants and HVAC equipment.
Guide
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Guide describing how to air-seal doors that are next to unconditioned spaces.
Reference
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Fact sheet describing methods for flashing and air-sealing windows and doors.
Video
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Video describing how to apply a fully sealed continuous weather barrier.
Guide
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Guide describing how to insulate and air-seal attic knee walls and floor joist cavities under knee walls.
Case Study
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Case study describing a builder in Georgia that designs energy-efficient homes for a green community, yielding homes with HERS scores as lowas 59 and electric bills as low as $50 a month.
Guide
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Guide providing guidance on insulating attic eaves in new and existing single-family homes and multifamily buildings.
Reference
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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.
Guide
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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.
Guide
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Guide describing different options for providing seismic and thermal resistance for homes with basement foundations, crawlspace foundations, or crawlspace foundations with a "cripple" wall.