Reference
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Information sheet about how to reduce thermal bridging in walls.
Video
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Video describing hurricane ties and how they make your home more ready for severe weather by strengthening structural connections.
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Article describing thermal bridging, construction practices that encourage thermal bridging, and solutions.
Guide
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Guide describing how to install moisture-resistant materials on walls behind showers and tubs to help manage moisture.
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Fact sheet describing building envelope performance measures applicable to residential and small commercial construction.
Video
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Video describing the wall-to-roof air barrier details of a passive house.
Video
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Video explaining a design option for homes in the case of a flood that would negate the need for gutting the home post-flood. Recommendations from LSU AgCenter.
Video
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Video describing the wall-to-roof air barrier details of a passive house.
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Article describing the control layers (air, thermal, and vapor barriers) needed to build homes successfully in very cold locations.
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Report on two approaches to retrofitting existing double-stud walls.
Video
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Video showing a technique for airtight sheathing installation on exterior walls using foam gasket strips.
Video
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Video showing a technique for airtight drywall installation on interior walls using foam gasket strips.
Video
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Video describing the wall-to-attic air barrier details of a passive house.
Reference
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Brochure explaining the essential basis for advanced framing and some of the more common advanced framing details.
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Web based tool providing decision-making guidance for selecting wall assembly components.
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Journal article describing lessons learned from updating a 16-year-old deep-energy retrofit.
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Report that considers a number of promising wall systems that can meet the requirement for better thermal control.
Case Study
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Case study describing the moisture content in homes with double wall framing.
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Information sheet briefly summarizing double stud with spray foam wall construction including the advantages and disadvantages of this construction strategy.