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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.
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Home Innovation Research Labs,
HIRL
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The Guide addresses walls constructed with 2x4 wood frame studs, wood structural panel (WSP) sheathing as wall bracing and added backing for foam sheathing, a layer of rigid foam sheathing insulation up to 1.5 in. thick over the WSP, and a cladding system installed over the foam sheathing in low...
Description
Guide describing techniques and measures for increasing the termite resistance of a home's foundations.
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Fox Blocks,
EEBA
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Webinar from Tom Patton of Fox Blocks on how changes to building codes are driving changes to framing assemblies and insulation, highlighting how ICFs can take over for traditional wood frame wall assemblies. Free EEBA login required.
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Guide describing how to correctly air-seal a wall with missing top plates or open wall cavities.
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Guide describing how to frame a wall with minimal wall studs to prevent heat losses and gains through walls.
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Guide describing how to minimize framing around doors and windows to reduce heat losses and gains through structural framing.
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Cold Climate Housing Research Center,
CCHRC
Description
Video describing log cabin wall construction and insulation in Alaska.
Organization(s)
National Renewable Energy Laboratory,
NREL,
Building Science Corporation,
BSC,
U.S. Department of Energy,
DOE
Publication Date
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Report describing a deep energy retrofit project for a two-family wood framed home located in Belmont, Massachusetts.