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These snow guards help to keep snow from sliding off the roof and injuring people below.
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These State of California-approved seismic gas shutoff valves (also known as earthquake valves) are installed on the fuel line from the meter to the home to stop the flow of natural gas if the sensor detects ground movement above about 5.4 (Richter)
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These trees were planted between the sidewalk and the street, providing shade to homes, pedestrians, parked cars, and the street.
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These two battery storage modules are charged by a 6 kW solar PV system during daytime hours and provide 27 kWh of whole house backup electricity storage
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These wildfire-resistant decks have a solid decking surface, metal railings, and the underside timber supports are covered with flame-resistant fiber cement board; also the decking is set back from the vegetated slope.
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This above-ground private fire suppression cistern has a hydrant threaded for easy attachment to local fire department hoses.
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This basement is insulated on the exterior with rigid foam over dampproofing, with granular backfill and footing drains to facilitate drainage away from the foundation, a termite shield to protect from pests, and cellular PVC to protect the rigid foam.
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This breakaway wall beneath an elevated home in a coastal flood zone is made of wood attic.
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This breakaway wall design made of decay resistant lumber is compliant with the National Flood Insurance Program.
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This breakaway wall panel was prevented from breaking away cleanly by utility penetrations.
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This chimney was not adequately attached to the structure and fell away during an earthquake
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This concrete block foundation cracked due to lack of steel rebar reinforcement.
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This depiction of a saddle installed window heat pump does not obstruct window use and provides fairly quiet 120 Volt operation
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This diagram provides a more realistic view of how a typical direct evaporative cooler operates
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This double French drain provides drainage for a significant volume of storm water.
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This dry hydrant was installed by a homeowner living in a rural location to provide firefighters with easy access to this natural water source located on their property.
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This enclosed foundation has been undermined by erosion and scouring from coastal floodwaters.
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This experimental earth tube is 220 ft long, 8 inches in diameter, and is buried 10 feet deep
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This experimental radiative/evaporative hybrid cooling system uses water to reject heat at night through radiation and evaporation
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This exterior insulated slab-on-grade monolithic grade beam foundation is protected from pests by termite shield at the sill plate, borate-treated framing, flashing at end of wall insulation, brick veneer over slab-edge insulation, and rock ground cover.
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This farmhouse was retrofit by removing the existing siding and adding taped insulated sheathing and battens before installing new siding
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This fastener schedule for metal panel siding shows denser spacing for the end panels to resist stronger wind pressures. Some manufacturers specify that panels be installed with the prevailing wind - in this example wind direction is right to left.
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This floor assembly above a vented crawlspace controls vapor and heat transmission by using foil-faced isocyanurate rigid foam insulation installed underneath the floor joists and fiberglass insulation in the floor joist cavities
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This fuel tank sits at grade but is anchored through its concrete base to the ground beneath with helical earth anchors
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This garage door was blown from its track by positive wind pressure and adhesive-set roof tiles were pulled up but the windows were protected by roll-up shutters from the 140 to 160 mph hurricane winds.
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This gasoline tank collapsed due to pressure from flood waters during Hurricane Katrina, 2005, Biloxi, MS.
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This gasoline tank was lifted out of the ground by the buoyant forces of flood waters in the Iowa flood of 2008.
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This heat pump water heater has been fitted with ducts to exhaust its waste cooling into the occupied living area
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This home constructed in a V Zone in Bolivar Peninsula, Texas, had the bottom beam of the lowest floor at the BFE (dashed line) but the estimated wave crest during Hurricane Ike was 3 to 4 feet higher (solid line).
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This home has defensible space around it, with a vegetation-free zone that helped the house survive a surrounding wildfire.
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This home has heat loss through the roof, leading to ice dam formation and structural issues during winter months.
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This home has hurricane straps at every roof truss to attach the roof to the exterior wall top plate for increased resistance to wind uplift (Source: David Weekly Homes).
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This home on a mountain top in San Ramon, California, has four 10,000-gallon stormwater/greywater cisterns (two are visible at top left) for fire suppression as well as five 10,000-gallon rainwater storage tanks for indoor potable water.
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This home survived the Laguna Beach fire of October 1993, which claimed more than 400 neighboring homes, thanks to a fire-resistant tile roof, stucco exterior, stucco-covered boxed eaves and under-decks, double-pane windows and selective landscaping
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This home was designed with continuous roof vents and few roof penetrations, allowing more room for the solar shingles that integrate with the asphalt shingles installed to meet IBHS Fortified Roof criteria for increased resistance to high winds and rain
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This home was elevated above the Design Flood Elevation and the pre-existing first story became the second story.
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This home was hit by wind-borne debris including asphalt shingles blown off neighboring homes, in 140 to 150 mph hurricane winds.
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This home was incorrectly sited and supported too near a slope consisting of unstable soils.
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This hot climate zone home uses high quality batt insulation between studs to insulate this connecting garage wall.
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This hot climate zone home uses high quality batt insulation to insulate truss-joist headers.
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This house is sited so the existing trees will shade the west-facing walls to minimize summertime heat gain
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This house survived a wildfire due in part to fire-resistant walls and roof while surrounding houses were destroyed (Photo from Decra Roofing Systems, Used With Permission).
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This house with an insulated slab is protected from pests with a termite shield at the sill plate, borate-treated framing, insect screen covering bottom of furring air gap, and brick veneer over slab-edge insulation
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This house with interior insulated crawlspace is protected from pests with termite shield at sill plate, borate-treated framing, flashing at end of wall insulation, and a termite inspection gap at the top of the rigid foam
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This infrared image shows little heat gain from north-facing double-pane windows with blinds, but significant heat output from computer monitors
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This left-to-right sequence shows the method of wall extension to flood-proof a masonry house on a slab foundation. Here the new, raised floor is wood-framed over a wet-floodproofed crawlspace, but using fill to create a new raised slab is also an option.
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This metal shutter has top and bottom tracks that are permanently anchored to the wall (FEMA 577).
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This MSHP operates with 120 volts power, has an EER of 18 Btu/Wh, uses about 800 W at full output, and operates remotely with a smart home control system
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This plumbing pipe is wrapped with a stainless steel mesh skirt that is clamped to the pipe before the concrete slab is poured to to keep out bugs and rodents
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This raised-slab CMU and brick foundation includes flood-resistant features such as a sloped grade, capillary break under the slab (gravel or sand), vapor barrier under the slab (polyethylene sheet), and capillary break at the top of the foundation wall
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This raised-slab poured concrete foundation includes flood-resistant features such as a sloped grade, capillary break under the slab (gravel or sand), vapor retarder under the slab (rigid insulation), and capillary break at the top of the foundation wall
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This reinforced concrete apartment building with exterior roof access in Minamisanriku, Japan, was designated as a vertical evacuation refuge during tsunamis; 44 people survived the 2011 Tohoku tsunami on the fenced roof
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This roof was constructed to meet the IBHS Fortified Roof standard by sealing the decking seams with flashing tape, installing synthetic roof underlayment secured with metal drip edge and nailed every six inches, and using self-adhered starter shingles.
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This room has several passive and low-energy cooling features including a ceiling fan, fully operable French doors, window shading, an outdoor water feature, and light-colored hard-scaping.
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This search for metal roofing products on the CRRC Rated Roof Products Directory highlights the initial and 3-year aged SRI values for each product
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This State of California-approved seismic gas shutoff valve will stop the flow of natural gas from the meter into the home if significant seismic activity is detected.
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This swale and berm slow the flow of stormwater across a site to minimize erosion.
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This synthetic stucco (EIFS) siding which was installed over EPS that was adhered to gypsum board failed in high winds when the gypsum board pulled over the fasteners that mechanically attached it to the studs.
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This thermal image of an interior storm window shows how much temperature change occurs between the interior storm window panel on the right, at 50F and the existing glass on left at approximately 0F
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This underground fuel tank is anchored to a concrete base to resist buoyancy forces
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This underground storage tank in Rockaway River, NJ was lifted out of the ground by the buoyant force of flood waters
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This underground storage tank was lifted out of the ground by the buoyant force of flood waters
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This wall and window assembly has excessive framing around the windows, which can lead to heat gain in how climate zones.
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This whole house fan is suspended from rafters and connected to the intake grille by a curved insulated duct, greatly reducing vibration and noise in the occupied space
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This whole-house fan is suspended from rafters and connected to the intake grille by a curved acoustic duct, greatly reducing vibration and noise in the occupied space
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This windows in this very old building in the Virgin Islands are protected from hurricanes with robust shutters constructed of 2x4 lumber, bolted connections, and heavy metal hinges.
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This wood-framed wall is connected with framing anchors, metal strapping and ties, and anchor bolts to secure the roof to the walls and walls to the foundation
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Three different anchoring methods are shown for making the home more resistant to getting moved off its foundation in an earthquake.
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Three types of foundation walls: Stem-plus-wood stud cripple wall, reinforced concrete wall, and reinforced concrete block/masonry wall
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Threshold Sweep Flashing protects the door and helps to keep out wind-driven rain.
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To avoid leakage if the hip or ridge shingles blow off, the underlayment should be lapped over the hip and ridge, unless there is a ridge vent.
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To control surface water, the land should slope away from the building on all sides
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To increase a masonry-walled home’s resistance to seismic forces, solid wood blocking is added between the roof rafters, anchors are added to connect the brick wall to the rafters and floor joists, building diaphragms are added, foundation braced
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Top view showing how the chimney is attached to at least four ceiling joists running parallel to the exterior wall.
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Top view showing how the chimney is attached to ceiling joists that run perpendicular to the exterior wall.
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Turn valve clockwise from vertical (aligned with piping) to horizontal (perpendicular to piping) to shut off gas
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Two L-brackets or seismic snubbers are installed at each corner of the HVAC unit and a vibration isolator or spring mount is installed in each corner to anchor the unit while allowing for slight movement in an earthquake
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Types of brackets recommended for use in securing cabinets and drawers to the wall of the home.
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Typical hurricane strap to roof framing detail. Rafter or prefabricated roof truss.
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Typical installation of plywood openings protection for masonry (including CBS) building.
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Typical siting and emergency vehicle turnaround requirements for a private residential cistern for fire protection.
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