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 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 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 insulation techniques for skylight shaft walls.
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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This guide describes how to install a rigid air barrier to separate the porch attic from the conditioned space.
Reference
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Information sheet briefly summarizing double stud with spray foam wall construction including the advantages and disadvantages of this construction strategy.
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 install continuous air barriers in exterior walls.
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 retrofit an exterior wall and/or attic to provide continuous air sealing.
Guide
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Guide describing how to correctly air-seal a wall with missing top plates or open wall cavities.
Case Study
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Case study describing the application of insulated siding on an existing home.
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 the air-sealing of rim joists on walls connecting homes and attached garages.
Case Study
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Case study describing a stand-off furring strategy that minimizes the physical connections to each existing wall stud, uses spray foam to encapsulate existing siding materials (including lead paint), and creates a vented rain screen assembly to promote drying.
Guide
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Guide describing ways to air-seal an attached garage in new and existing homes.
Reference
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Siding installation guide for Ply Gem Siding Group products.
Reference
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Publication with installation guidance for vinyl siding.
Reference
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Article about different types of weather resistant barrier.
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 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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Journal article describing lessons learned from updating a 16-year-old deep-energy retrofit.
Case Study
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Case study describing a whole-house, deep energy retrofit project in the marine climate.
Guide
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Guide describing how to air-seal and insulate a cantilevered floor.
Case Study
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Case study describing project conducted by Habitat for Humanity of Greater Lowell (HfHGL) and Building Science Corporation (BSC).
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 attic access panels, doors, and stairs to provide a continuous air barrier at the ceiling.