Guide
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Guide describing ways to seal drywall to the top plate of an exterior wall to air-seal the wall cavity.
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 bathroom and kitchen exhaust fans.
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 and insulate a non-ICAT recessed "can" light from an accessible attic in an existing home.
Guide
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Guide describing how to retrofit an exterior wall and/or attic to provide continuous air sealing.
Video
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Video from Cold Climate Housing Research Center on how warm air typically leaks out of homes through attics via the stack effect and how to mitigate these effects through building practices.
Guide
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Guide describing how to correctly air-seal a wall with missing top plates or open wall cavities.
Video
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Video describing how to air-seal soffits below attics.
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 method for designing and installing ducts in a raised ceiling chase.
Guide
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Guide describing how to insulate a vented attic in an existing home using blown insulation added to the attic floor.
Guide
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Guide describing how to increase insulation in existing homes by installing batt insulation on the ceiling plane of a vented attic.