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Guide describing how to properly test the air barrier between the garage and house, and how to ensure the air barrier is tight enough to prevent garage air from entering the home.
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Guide describing air-sealing of the seams and holes in HVAC air handler and furnace cabinets.
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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.
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Guide describing ways to air-seal an attached garage in new and existing homes.
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Guide describing how to air-seal attic access panels, doors, and stairs to provide a continuous air barrier at the ceiling.
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Guide describing how to air-seal bathroom and kitchen exhaust fans.
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Guide describing how to air-seal doors that are next to unconditioned spaces.
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Guide describing ways to seal drywall to the top plate of an exterior wall to air-seal the wall cavity.
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Guide describing how to air-seal electrical wiring throughout a home.
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Guide describing how to air-seal common walls between dwelling units in multifamily housing.
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Guide describing how to air-seal around plumbing and piping penetrations through walls, ceilings, and floors.
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Guide describing how to air-seal around recessed light fixtures below unconditioned space.
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Guide describing how to air-seal sill plates in single-family homes and multifamily buildings.
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Guide describing the repair and reconfiguration of the air handler closet and platform when replacing the air handler.
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Guide describing how to air-seal the rough openings around doors and windows.
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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.
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Guide describing blown insulation into exterior wall cavities of existing homes with minimal disruption to occupants.
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Guide describing how to insulate a vented attic in an existing home using blown insulation added to the attic floor.
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Guide describing design and installation of compact duct systems for central heating and cooling systems.
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Guide describing how to insulate and air-seal dropped ceilings and soffits to prevent air leakage.
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Guide describing how to conduct duct leakage tests on all components of the HVAC system (including the air handler, ductwork, register boxes/boots, and all air devices such as diffusers, registers, or grilles).
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Guide describing buried ducts in loose-fill attic insulation, a method that can only be used in dry climates.
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Guide that illustrates how and when to encapsulate ductwork in unconditioned attics, increases the R-value of duct insulation, mitigating condensation issues and reducing air leakage.
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Guide describing how to use a blower door test to determine building envelope air leakage.
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Guide describing how to repair or replace skylights in existing homes.
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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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Information guide describing how to apply a whole-house approach to home improvement with energy efficiency upgrades, improved indoor air quality, and increased comfort.
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Guide describing how to thoroughly seal HVAC ducts to ensure air delivery without leakage, and to ensure economical and quiet performance of the HVAC system.
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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 describing how to insulate a floor over unconditioned space with conditioned space above by adding insulation and air-sealing.
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Guide describing air-sealing of non-ICAT recessed lights installed in accessible attics of existing homes.
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Guide describing how to upgrade a wall with a floor overhang (or cantilever) on an existing home by adding insulation (rigid insulating sheathing and/or closed-cell spray foam) and air-sealing.
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Guide with information about how to upgrade a garage ceiling when a portion of the interior of the house is located directly above the attached garage by adding insulation and air sealing.
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Guide describing how to install an exhaust fan in an attached garage to pull fumes out of the garage and to depressurize the garage with reference to the home.
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Guide describing ways builders can block off entry points and otherwise make homes inhospitable to all manner of pests.
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Guide describing how to insulate closed crawlspace walls and band joist areas with rigid foam board insulation.
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Guide describing how to apply an air control layer directly over existing wall sheathing and cover with two layers of insulating sheathing held in place by vertical furring strips.
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Guide describing how to upgrade walls that separate the garage from the house by providing a continuous air control layer on the garage side of the wall and adding rigid foam insulation.
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Guide outlining how to retrofit an exterior wall and/or attic to provide continuous air sealing.
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Guide describing how to air seal and insulate fiber board ducts.
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Guide describing how to air seal and insulate flex ducts.
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Guide describing how to air seal and insulate metal ducts.
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Guide describing how to air seal around duct shafts and flues installed through ceilings, walls and flooring in new and existing homes.
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Guide describing how to apply spray foam insulation to ceilings in existing homes.
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Guide describing how to install stucco over rigid foam insulation in new and existing homes.
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Guide describing how to conduct duct leakage tests per RESNET protocols.
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Guide describing methods for insulating an unvented attic along the roof line.