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Guide describing techniques for installing insulating sheathing as a continuous drainage plane on walls.
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Guide describing techniques and measures for increasing the termite resistance of a home's foundations.
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This guide describes how to install a rigid air barrier to walls behind showers and tubs.
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Guide describing how to insulate a floor overhang (or cantilever) on an existing home by adding insulation and an air barrier to air seal the floor joist bays under the cantilever.
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Guide describing how to construct exterior walls with insulated concrete forms.
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Guide describing how to insulate and air seal the floor joists over a garage when there is loving space above the garage.
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Guide describing how to construct homes with structural insulated panels.
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Guide describing how to install continuous air barriers in exterior walls.
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Guide describing ways to construct wall assemblies in cold climates to minimize the likelihood of condensation formation inside the walls.
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Guide describing wall assemblies and materials that are resistant to destruction from wildfires.
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Vapor retarder plastic should not be installed over fibrous insulation on basement or crawlspace walls; rigid foam or spray foam should be installed directly against the concrete, behind the blanket insulation.
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Guide describing how to frame a wall with minimal wall studs to prevent heat losses and gains through walls.
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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.
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Guide describing how to air seal and insulate flex ducts.
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Guide describing how to retrofit an exterior wall and/or attic to provide continuous air sealing.
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Guide describing how to correctly seal structural insulated panel (SIP) seams.
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Guide describing how to install flashing that is integrated with air and water control layers around piping, vents, and other wall penetrations as part of an exterior wall retrofit.
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Guide describing principles of insulating and air sealing band joists as a stand alone energy upgrade, or as part of creating a closed crawlspace.
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Guide describing the use of building cavities as supply or return ducts.
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Guide describing how to install insulation below platforms constructed in the attic for walkways, HVAC equipment, or storage.
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Guide describing how to air seal and insulate metal ducts.
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Unvented Attic Insulation
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Guide describing methods for insulating an unvented attic along the roof line.
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Guide describing the design and installation considerations for recladding of above grade walls using insulated vinyl siding.
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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.
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Guide describing methods for insulating heated garage plenums in multifamily parking garages.
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Guide describing how to apply water management strategies to below-grade walls.
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Guide describing how to correctly air-seal a wall with missing top plates or open wall cavities.
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Guide providing information on how cool roofs and wall cladding surfaces work, which climates can most benefit from them, and how to find and select cool roofs and wall cladding products.
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Guide describing how to install slab edge insulation when retrofitting existing slab-on-grade foundations.
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Guide describing how to add spray foam insulation to the underside of the existing roof deck as part of the conversion of a vented attic to an unvented, insulated attic.