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Guide describing the design and installation considerations for recladding of above grade walls using insulated vinyl siding.
Information Guide
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Information guide describing ways to design and build a home to be resistant to periods of extreme heat.
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This guide describes evaporative cooling technologies which can be used to cool homes in dry climates.
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Guide describing how to design a water-efficient landscape that will minimize the need for supplemental water by using the WaterSense Water Budget Tool.
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Guide describing how to select and install whole-house ventilation systems for existing homes.
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Guide describing how to choose and install a carbon monoxide alarm.
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This measure guide describes the need to provide an architectural drawing for a future solar photovoltaic installation.
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This guide describes procedures for assessing potential for solar resources on a house site based on the likely design and orientation of solar panels on the home.
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Guide describing how and where to install ducts, to ensure enough cavity space to avoid compression of the flex ducts or duct insulation.
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Guide describing how to provide combustion air for fireplaces and how to test fireplaces for combustion safety.
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Information guide describing steps that builders can take to reduce the likelihood of standing water and localized flooding around the foundation of a home during rainy conditions.
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Guide describing how to air-seal modular home marriage joints.
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This guide describes the need for installing a wiring conduit for future solar photovoltaic installations.
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Guide describing causes of condensation in attics and roof assemblies during cold weather and ways to reduce this condensation.
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Guide describing ways to construct a raised-slab foundation to increase a home's resistance to floods.
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Guide describing how to correctly install flex ducts without kinks or sharp bends.
Information Guide
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Information guide describing EPA WaterSense requirements for outdoor ornamental water features.
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Guide describing service water pressure requirements for EPA's WaterSense Program.
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Guide describing how to undercut the doors in bedroom walls to balance air pressures between rooms and to enable stale air to return to a central heating system.
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Guide describing application of a radiant barrier layer in the attic to block radiant heat transfer between hot surfaces and heat-absorbing surfaces.
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Guide describing how to install stucco over rigid foam insulation in new and existing homes.
Information Guide
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Information guide describing the concept of moisture flow in residential buildings.
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Guide describing the use and testing of programmable thermostats.
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Guide describing wind washing of insulation in the eaves of vented attics and how to prevent it.
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Guide describing the use of building cavities as supply or return ducts.
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Guide describing options for insulating and air sealing at either the attic floor or along the roof line in new homes.
Information Guide
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This information guide provides benchmark home size parameters for Zero Energy Ready Home program participants that are going to follow the performance path track of the checklist.
Information Guide
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Information guide describing the need to ventilate a home before occupancy to reduce the concentration of VOC emissions in the home.
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This measure guide describes the need to install a dedicated dual-pole circuit breaker for a future solar photovoltaic installation.
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Guide describing how to install back-draft dampers in exhaust fans to make a shared duct possible.