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Roof/Attic to Exterior Wall Air Control Upgrade

Guide

Guide describing how to retrofit an exterior wall and/or attic to provide continuous air sealing.

Double-Wall Architectural Feature

Guide

Guide describing air barrier installation, insulation installation, and air-sealing for double walls (half or full walls included in a home design as an architectural feature that provides a more dimensional appearance).

Reducing Thermal Bridging in Mass and Steel-Framed Multifamily Buildings

Guide

Guide describing common areas of thermal bridging in mass (concrete) and steel-framed multistory buildings and methods and materials for addressing those points of thermal bridging.

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Reference

Information sheet with manufacturer specifications about insulated concrete forms.

Attic Knee Walls

Guide

Guide describing how to insulate and air-seal attic knee walls and floor joist cavities under knee walls.

Walls Behind Showers and Tubs (1)

Video

Video describing how to properly insulate walls behind showers and tubs.

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Continuous Air Barrier in Exterior Walls

Guide

Guide describing how to install continuous air barriers in exterior walls.

Lay out the rigid foam sheathing joints so they do not align with the window and door edges

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Termite-Resistant Foundations and Walls

Guide

Guide describing techniques and measures for increasing the termite resistance of a home's foundations.

Passive House Wall Assembly Mock | Hammer & Hand

Video

Video showing a mock wall assembly used in Hammer and Hand’s passive houses.

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

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Vinyl Siding with Integrated Rigid Foam for Existing Walls

Guide

Guide describing the design and installation considerations for recladding of above grade walls using insulated vinyl siding.

High Performance Builder Spotlight: Scott Homes Inc.

Case Study

Case study describing a new home construction project in the marine climate.

Advanced Framing vs Traditional Framing

Video

Video describing traditional 2x4 16 inch on center framing versus advanced framing with 2x6 stud walls at 24 inch on center, insulated corners and headers, wall stud-ceiling joist alignment, etc. providing a strong wall with more room for insulation.

With a quality installation, tape can last a long time

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Two layers of XPS are installed with staggered seams over a liquid-applied membrane on the structural sheathing

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Use flashing tape to seal around any pipes or vents that penetrate through the foam

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Building Materials with High Moisture Content Not Enclosed

Guide

Guide describing why and how to avoid using damp materials in construction.

Wrong – Either this tape was not pressed down firmly or the surface was wet or dirty so the tape is not sticking properly even during construction.

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Roof/Attic to Exterior Wall Air Control Upgrade

Double-Wall Architectural Feature

Reducing Thermal Bridging in Mass and Steel-Framed Multifamily Buildings

Fold-Form

Attic Knee Walls

Walls Behind Showers and Tubs (1)

Easy access

Continuous Air Barrier in Exterior Walls

Lay out the rigid foam sheathing joints so they do not align with the window and door edges

Termite-Resistant Foundations and Walls

Passive House Wall Assembly Mock | Hammer & Hand

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

Vinyl Siding with Integrated Rigid Foam for Existing Walls

High Performance Builder Spotlight: Scott Homes Inc.

Advanced Framing vs Traditional Framing

With a quality installation, tape can last a long time

Two layers of XPS are installed with staggered seams over a liquid-applied membrane on the structural sheathing

Use flashing tape to seal around any pipes or vents that penetrate through the foam

Building Materials with High Moisture Content Not Enclosed

Wrong – Either this tape was not pressed down firmly or the surface was wet or dirty so the tape is not sticking properly even during construction.

Staircase Walls

The Perfect Wall Explained

Walls Behind Showers and Tubs

Cold Climate Building Techniques & Concepts: Furring In an Outside Wall

Install Top Plates or Blocking at the Top of Walls Adjoining Unconditioned Spaces

DOE ZERH HIA 2017 Case Study: United Way of Long Island, United Veterans Beacon House, Huntington Station, NY

Concrete Solutions, BSI-118

Condensation Control for Walls in Cold Weather

This technique for installing electrical wiring avoids the need to cut into the SIP panel

Install a housewrap drainage plane between the SIP panels and the exterior cladding