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Air-Seal Windows and Doors

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Article describing how to stop air leaks around the windows and doors of a home.

Window Air-Sealing Basics

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Web article describing the integration of membrane sill flashing with other control layers around a window opening.

Air Sealing Colorado Homes – 10.634

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Fact sheet describing air-sealing concerns and remedies, including HRV/ERV installation, caulking, spray foam, and weatherstrip installation.

BSC Information - Air Sealing Windows for All Climates, Sheet 406

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Brochure about air sealing windows.

Why Seal and Insulate?

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Introductory guide to air sealing the envelope of a home to reduce wasted energy and save on energy costs.

Weatherization Tips - How to Weatherize Doors

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Webpage describing weatherstrip tips and tricks to properly air seal doors.

Weatherstripping

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Article describing an overview of weatherstripping requirements.

Tips for Weatherstripping Windows and Doors

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Article describing tips for effectively installing weatherstripping on windows and doors.

Small Commercial Building Fact Sheet - Building Envelope

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Fact sheet describing building envelope performance measures applicable to residential and small commercial construction.

Energy Facts: Energy Tips - Selection and Comparison of Weatherstripping Materials

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Fact sheet describing weatherstripping materials, types, expected life expectancy, installation requirements, and pros and cons.

Leveraging Limited Scope for Maximum Benefit in Occupied Renovation of Uninsulated Cold Climate Multifamily Housing

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Report examining performance measures in the context of a large-scale renovation project.

Van Geet Off-Grid Home: An Integrated Approach to Energy Savings

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Report about a project with successful integration of numerous energy-conservation and renewable-energy features into a beautiful, comfortable, and very energy-efficient off-grid home.

Energy Resources: A Course on the Fundamentals of the World's Energy, its Source, Usage and Conservation

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Online textbook describing energy, including energy types, and energy use in homes.

Retrofit of a MultiFamily Mass Masonry Building in New England

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Research study about a high performance retrofit of an existing brick building (a former convent) into condominiums, all affordable housing.

Characterization of Energy Savings and Thermal Comfort Improvements Derived from Using Interior Storm Windows

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Report recording the results of a field study conducted in a single historic home in Seattle, Washington, to document the performance of Indow Windows' interior storm window inserts.

Evaluation of CNT Energy Savers Retrofit Packages Implemented in Multifamily Buildings

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Report exploring feasibility of designing prescriptive retrofit measure packages for typical Chicago region multifamily buildings in order to achieve 25% source energy savings.

Energy Rated for Added Comfort: AERC-Certified Window Attachments

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Fact sheet poster describing the certification of window attachment products such as storm windows, roller shades, cellular shade, and solar screens by the Attachment Energy Rating Council (AERC).

Wisdom Way Solar Village: Design, Construction, and Analysis of a Low Energy Community

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Report describing the design and construction of a highly energy efficient community of ten duplexes in Greenfield, Massachusetts.