Guide
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Guide describing the repair and reconfiguration of the air handler closet and platform when replacing the air handler.
Guide
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Guide describing ways to air-seal an attached garage in new and existing homes.
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.
Guide
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Guide describing how to air-seal duct and flue shafts.
Guide
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Guide describing how to air-seal and insulate a ceiling where the insulation is installed on top of the ceiling (on the attic floor) in a vented attic.
Guide
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Guide describing how to air-seal attic access panels, doors, and stairs to provide a continuous air barrier at the ceiling.
Reference
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Report exploring alternative methods to find long-term solutions to energy loss in 1 ½-story homes to save energy, improve comfort, prevent frost buildup on the underside of the roof deck, and reduce the risk of ice dam formation/reformation.
Reference
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Report presenting the results from several demonstrations of a new method for sealing building envelop air leaks.
Guide
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Guide describing how to properly test the air barrier between the garage and house, and how to ensure the air barrier is tight enough to prevent garage air from entering the home.
Guide
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Guide describing how to install continuous air barriers in exterior walls.
Reference
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Information sheet providing definitions, applications, and techniques for applying air barriers.
Guide
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Guide describing how to retrofit an exterior wall and/or attic to provide continuous air sealing.
Case Study
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Case study describing the elimination of excessive humidity in the attic of a multi-floor, single-family home that was causing condensation and water damage along the roof and eaves.
Reference
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Information sheet about air barriers.
Reference
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Report describing how changing the air exchange rate of a home (the sum of the infiltration and mechanical ventilation airflow rates) affects the annual thermal conditioning energy.
Guide
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Guide describing how to correctly air-seal a wall with missing top plates or open wall cavities.
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 how to insulate and air-seal attic knee walls and floor joist cavities under knee walls.
Guide
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Guide describing the air-sealing of rim joists on walls connecting homes and attached garages.
Guide
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Guide describing how to air-seal and insulate a cantilevered floor.
Guide
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Guide describing how to upgrade walls that separate the garage from the house by providing a continuous air control layer on the garage side of the wall and adding rigid foam insulation.
Guide
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Guide describing how to insulate and air-seal dropped ceilings and soffits to prevent air leakage.
Guide
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Guide describing how to create an air barrier between the garage and the conditioned space above it to prohibit pollutants from entering a home's interior.
Case Study
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Case study describing a whole-house, deep energy retrofit project in the marine climate.
Reference
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Siding installation guide for Ply Gem Siding Group products.
Guide
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Guide describing insulation techniques for skylight shaft walls.
Guide
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This guide describes how to install a rigid air barrier to separate the porch attic from the conditioned space.
Reference
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Journal article describing lessons learned from updating a 16-year-old deep-energy retrofit.
Reference
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Report comparing a high-performance house with a code-built control home.
Guide
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Guide describing how to insulate closed crawlspace walls and band joist areas with rigid foam board insulation.