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Guide describing options for designing and locating the thermal boundary at either the attic floor or along the roof line in new and existing homes.

Guide describing how to increase insulation in existing homes by installing batt insulation on the ceiling plane of a vented attic.

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 describing how to insulate closed crawlspace walls and band joist areas with rigid foam board insulation.

Guide describing the installation of insulating sheathing above the roof deck on existing homes. This retrofit assembly is appropriate for homes with conditioned attics or where the retrofit is intended to create a conditioned attic.

Guide describing wind washing and how to prevent it.

Guide describing methods for insulating an unvented attic along the roof line.

Guide describing an approach to re-roofing an existing flat roof to improve thermal, water, and air control performance.

Guide describing application of a radiant barrier layer in the attic to block radiant heat transfer between hot surfaces and heat-absorbing surfaces.

Guide describing how to install an exhaust fan in an attached garage to pull fumes out of the garage and to depressurize the garage with reference to the home.

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 describing insulation techniques for skylight shaft walls.

Guide describing ways to air-seal an attached garage in new and existing homes.