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Information sheet briefly summarizing double stud with spray foam wall construction including the advantages and disadvantages of this construction strategy.

The next generation of building enclosures is a key step toward achieving high-performance goals through decreasing energy load demand and enabling advanced space-conditioning systems. Yet the adoption of high-R enclosures and particularly high-R walls has been a slow-growing trend because...

Article discussing flow-through assemblies of walls.

Siding installation guide for Ply Gem Siding Group products.

Publication with installation guidance for vinyl siding.

Article about different types of weather resistant barrier.

Website article interviewing the inventor of the Larsen truss, a history of its use, and a discussion of its advantages and disadvantages.

Journal article describing lessons learned from updating a 16-year-old deep-energy retrofit.

Report providing extensive guidance on controlling moisture in building envelopes through proper selection and installation on air, water, thermal, and vapor barriers.