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.
Presentation
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This presentation will help you define insulated siding, understand R-value testing of insulated siding, describe proper installation of insulated siding, comply with energy codes and understand building energy performance program and software recognition.
Guide
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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.
Case Study
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Case study describing a new home builder that strives to address health, safety, and durability issues in a hot and humid climate.
Case Study
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Case study describing new home construction in the hot-humid climate, optimizing thermal enclosure, HVAC, water heating and lighting measures.
Guide
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Guide describing how to air-seal sill plates in single-family homes and multifamily buildings.
Guide
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Guide describing how to insulate closed crawlspace walls and band joist areas with rigid foam board insulation.
Guide
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Guide describing techniques for installing insulating sheathing as a continuous drainage plane on walls.
Guide
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Guide describing the use of building cavities as supply or return ducts.
Guide
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Guide describing the design and installation considerations for recladding of above grade walls using insulated vinyl siding.
Guide
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Guide describing how to air-seal modular home marriage joints.
Guide
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Guide describing how to install stucco over rigid foam insulation in new and existing homes.
Guide
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Guide describing how to complete remove and replace a window in an existing home.
Information Guide
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Information guide showing a table adapted from Table R402.1.1 in the 2009 and 2012 IECC and Table R402.1.2 in the 2015 and 2018 IECC (Table N1102.1 in 2009 IRC, Table 1102.1.1 in 2012 IRC, and Table N1102.1.2 in 2015 and 2018 IRC).
Guide
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Guide describing why and how to avoid using damp materials in construction.
Guide
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Guide describing the need for adequate structural sheathing in exterior walls in homes in high-wind areas.
Guide
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Guide describing how to minimize framing around doors and windows to reduce heat losses and gains through structural framing.
Guide
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Guide describing how to air-seal common walls between dwelling units in multifamily housing.
Guide
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Guide describing how to install moisture-resistant materials on walls behind showers and tubs to help manage moisture.
Information Guide
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Information guide listing Building America Solution Center guides that describe ways to air-seal and insulate a new or existing home's walls to resist heat gain.
Guide
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Guide describing how to frame and insulate exterior-to-interior wall intersections to reduce heat losses and gains though structural framing.
Guide
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Guide describing how to construct homes with structural insulated panels.
Guide
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Guide describing how to insulate headers over doors and windows to reduce heat loss and heat gain through solid wood framing.
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 techniques and measures for increasing the termite resistance of a home's foundations.
Guide
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Guide describing how to air-seal bathroom and kitchen exhaust fans.
Guide
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Guide describing how to install spray foam on the exterior of the existing home after framing over the existing siding.
Guide
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Guide describing installation of a fully sealed continuous weather resistant barrier to provide a drainage plane to keep rainwater out of above-grade walls.
Guide
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Guide describing how to brace gable end walls to resist wind pressures.
Guide
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Guide describing how to correctly air-seal a wall with missing top plates or open wall cavities.