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HERS-511 115 Emerson Way TBCENERGY STAR Qualified Homes Thermal Bypass Inspection Checklist // ^ I^mr-ycm III Ay Horrecfionsf Rui Home Address: T Inspection Guidelines -City:. State Thermal Bypass Corrections' Needed Builder Verified Rater Verified N/A 1. Overall Air Barrier and Thermal Ban-ier Alignment Requirements: Insulation shall be installed in full contact with sealed interior and exterior air barrier except for alternate to interior air barrier under item no. 2 (Walls Adjoining Exterior Walls or Unconditioned Spaces) All Climate Zones: 1,1 Overall Alignment Throughout Home 1.2 Garage Band Joist Air Barrier (at bays adjoining conditioned space) 1,3 Attic Eave Baffles Where Vents/Leakage Exist • • W7 m~ a • • Only at Climate Zones 4 and Higher: 14 Slat>-edge Insulation (A maximum of 25% of the slab edge may be uninsulated in Climate Zones j^^fi&Srj—^ Best Practices Encouraged^ Not Reqld^ • • 1,5 Air Barrier At All Band Joists (Climate Zones 4 and higher) 1.6 Minimize ThermalBridging (e.g., OVE framing. SIPs, ICFs) • • • • • • 2. Walls Adjoining Exterior Walls or Unconditioned Spaces Requirements: • Fully insulated wall aligned with air barrier at both interior and exterior, OR • Alternate for Climate Zones 1 thru 3, sealed exterior air taarrier aligned with RESNET Grade 1 insulation fully supported • Continuous top and bottom plates or sealed blocking 2.1 Wall Behind Shower/Tub 2.2 Wall Behind Fireplace 2.3 Insulated Attic SlopesAWails 2.4 Attic Knee Wails 2.5 Skylight Shaft Walls 2.6 WallAdjoining Porch Roof 2 7 Staircase Walls 2.8 Double Walls • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • a • • Floors t>etween Conditioned and Exterior Spaces Requirements; • Air barrier is installed at any exposed fibrous insulation edges • Insulation is installed to maintain permanent contact with sulj-floor above including necessary supports (e.g., staves for blankets, netting for blown-in) • Blanket insulation is verified to have no gaps, voids or compression. « BIcwn-in insulation is verified to have proper density with firm packing 3.1 Insulated Floor Above Garage 3,2 Cantilevered Floor • • • Shafts Requirements: Openings to unconditioned space are fully sealed with solkJ blocking or flashing and any remaining gaps are sealed with caulk or foam (provide fire-rated collars and caulking where required) /_ 4.1 Duct Shaft 4,2 Piping Shaft/Penetrations 4.3 Flue Shaft • • • • • 5. Attic/ Ceiling Interface Requirements: • All attic penetrations and dropped ceilings include a full interior air barrier aligned with insulation with any gaps fully sealed with caulk, foam or tape » Movable insulation fits snugly in opening and air barrier is fully gasketed 5,1 Attic Access Panel (fully gasketed and insulated) 5,2 Attic Drop-down Stair (fully gasketed and insulated) 5.3 Dropped Ceiling/Soffit (full air terrier aligned with insulation) 5,4 Recessed Lighting Fixtures (ICAT latseled and sealed to drywgll) 5 5 Whole-house Fan (insulated cover gasketed to the opening) • • • • • • • • • • • • • 6, Common Walls Between Dwelling Units Requirements: Gap tietween drywall shaft v/all (i,e,, common wall) and the structural framing between units is fully sealed at all exterior boundary conditions 6,1 Common Wall Bet^en Dwelling Units Inspection Date: j/^^j///} i'Shjilf Bi^^ei i/piij Builder Comparly Name: ' iTx^ Home Energy Rating ProvWer: Homs Energy Rater Company Name-jji^ffr' j-jpi'^ (fjAOv».i f.-tU^vi Home Energy Rater Signature: Rater Insi Builder Employee Signature: