Energy-Smart Details
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Managing Water and Insulating Walls Without Sheathing
A solution for detailing old walls to handle moisture and reduce energy losses
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Conditioned House Meets Unconditioned Garage, Part I
A detail for continuous control layers at the intersection of an attached garage wall and an exterior house wall
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Transitioning an Air Barrier for Continuity
When moving from a vertical wall plane to a horizontal ceiling plane, it’s critical to avoid gaps
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Trombe Wall Construction: Mass and Glass
A straightforward assembly for capturing solar heat energy
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Integrating Windows to Ensure Building Performance
A detail for wrapping the sill into a wall assembly’s four control layers
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Insulation Retrofit for an Existing Concrete Slab and 2×4 Walls
Rather than scrapping what's there, enhance and detail it to improve performance
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Positioning Control Layers in a Cantilevered Floor Assembly
As long as the span is 24 inches or under, this is a fairly straightforward detail
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Working With Tstuds
How to use Tstuds to beef up the energy-efficiency profile of exterior wall framing
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