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Guide describing how to properly insulate garages in multifamily buildings.

Guide describing ways to construct wall assemblies in cold climates to minimize the likelihood of condensation formation inside the walls.

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 describing how to insulate slabs on grade in climate zones 3 and higher.

This guide describes how to install a rigid air barrier to separate the porch attic from the conditioned space.

Guide describing RESNET Grade 1-level installation of insulation in walls, attics, and floors.

Guide describing how to insulate plumbing pipes.

Guide describing continuous rigid insulation installation procedures to reduce thermal bridging and help provide thermal protection.

Guide describing techniques and measures for increasing the termite resistance of a home's foundations.

Guide describing techniques for installing insulating sheathing as a continuous drainage plane on walls.

Guide describing air barrier installation, insulation installation, and air-sealing for double walls (half or full walls included in a home design as an architectural feature that provides a more dimensional appearance).

This guide describes how to install a rigid air barrier to walls behind showers and tubs.

Guide describing how to insulate headers over doors and windows to reduce heat loss and heat gain through solid wood framing.

Guide describing how to install low-emissivity exterior storm windows.

Guide describing insulation techniques for skylight shaft walls.

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 describing how to frame and insulate corners to reduce heat losses and gains though structural framing.

Guide describing how to construct homes with structural insulated panels.

Guide describing method for insulating an unvented crawlspace or conditioned basement with rigid foam on the interior side of the walls.

Guide describing Installing blanket fiberglass insulation on the interior walls of a conditioned, unfinished basement as an alternative to best practice solutions.

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.

Guide describing how to select the siding materials best suited to withstand hazards like rain, wind, hail, fire, and pests.

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.

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.

Guide describing principles of insulating and air sealing band joists as a stand alone energy upgrade, or as part of creating a closed crawlspace.

Guide describing vapor retarder permeability, insulation interaction, and example construction in a hot-humid climate.

Guide describing how to construct exterior walls with insulated concrete forms.

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.

Guide describing how to insulate and air-seal attic knee walls and floor joist cavities under knee walls.