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Advanced Framing: Insulated Headers

Guide

Guide describing how to insulate headers over doors and windows to reduce heat loss and heat gain through solid wood framing.

Right – Verify continuous rigid insulation is installed

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Advanced framing details include insulated headers over windows and doors.

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Right – Verify two member headers with rigid insulation between are installed

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Right – Verify single member headers with insulation on one side are installed

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Single framed wall converted to double wall and insulated with closed-cell spray foam

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Wrong – Fibrous insulation is not an air barrier and cannot be used to air-seal openings.

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Right - New flashing has been installed to complete the air and water control layers at the window openings of this wall retrofit that includes insulating the wall cavities with spray foam

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Skylight Shaft Walls

Guide

Guide describing insulation techniques for skylight shaft walls.

Proper flashing around windows is especially important when the rigid foam serves as the drainage plane in the wall

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After installing the house wrap over the SIPS, window flashing is installed

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Advanced Framing: Minimal Framing at Doors and Windows

Guide

Guide describing how to minimize framing around doors and windows to reduce heat losses and gains through structural framing.

Advanced framing showing open headers

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DOE ZERH 2013 Case Study: e2 Homes Winter Park, Florida [2-page summary version]

Case Study

Case study describing the first certified DOE Zero Energy Ready Home—the “Wilson Residence” in Winter Park, Florida.

DOE ZERH HIA 2013 Case Study: e2 Homes, Winter Park, Florida

Case Study

Case study describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2013 Housing Innovation Award Winner in Winter Park FL that scored HERS 57 without PV or HERS -7 with PV.

Right – Verify SIP headers are installed

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Complete Window and Frame Replacement

Guide

Guide describing how to complete remove and replace a window in an existing home.

Window Sash Retrofit

Guide

Guide describing a method to modify the existing sash of a window to accept new double (or triple), low-E coated, insulated glass units.

Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Conway Street Apartments - Greenfield, Massachusetts

Case Study

Case study describing a deep energy retrofit, turning an old school into 12 high-end apartments in Greenfield, MA.

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.

Insert Replacement Window

Guide

Guide describing how to insert a replacement window in an existing home.

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: M Street Homes, Smartlux on Greenpark Houston, TX

Case Study

Case study describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2014 Housing Innovation Award winner that scored HERS 45 without PV and 32 with PV and is the first home in the world to use a tri-generation system to supply electricity, heating, and cooling on site.

Manufactured insulated header

Advanced Framing: Insulated Headers

Site-built insulated header

Right – Verify continuous rigid insulation is installed

Advanced framing details include insulated headers over windows and doors.

Right – Verify two member headers with rigid insulation between are installed

Right – Verify single member headers with insulation on one side are installed

Single framed wall converted to double wall and insulated with closed-cell spray foam

Wrong – Fibrous insulation is not an air barrier and cannot be used to air-seal openings.

Right - New flashing has been installed to complete the air and water control layers at the window openings of this wall retrofit that includes insulating the wall cavities with spray foam

Skylight Shaft Walls

Proper flashing around windows is especially important when the rigid foam serves as the drainage plane in the wall

After installing the house wrap over the SIPS, window flashing is installed

Mini truss header - section

Outset header with head plate

Advanced Framing: Minimal Framing at Doors and Windows

Advanced framing showing open headers

DOE ZERH 2013 Case Study: e2 Homes Winter Park, Florida [2-page summary version]

DOE ZERH HIA 2013 Case Study: e2 Homes, Winter Park, Florida

Right – Verify SIP headers are installed

Complete Window and Frame Replacement

Window Sash Retrofit

Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Conway Street Apartments - Greenfield, Massachusetts

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

Insert Replacement Window

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

DOE ZERH HIA 2014 Case Study: M Street Homes, Smartlux on Greenpark Houston, TX

High-Performance (ENERGY STAR) Windows

Window Sash Replacement

Air Sealing Window and Door Rough Openings