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Thermal bridging is eliminated at the rim joist with the use of joist ledgers that are anchored in the wall
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These factory-built walls consist of 9.5-inch I-studs sheathed with coated OSB, faced with OSB, and dense-packed with cellulose; a second interior surface of drywall is added to provide a 1.5-inch cavity for electrical wiring.
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These walls are made of autoclaved aerated concrete blocks that are lightweight, easy to cut, bug-resistant, moisture-resistant, fire-resistant and steel-reinforced to form structurally solid, air-tight, thermally resistant walls.
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This 2x6 wall is advanced framed and filled with dense-packed cellulose insulation.
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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 building has a south facing Trombe wall to take advantage of passive solar heating.
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This close-up of an exterior wall retrofit of a masonry brick home shows the fluid-applied water and air control layer (white), 2x4 furring strips and two layers of rigid foam insulation (pink), then 1x4 furring which provides a ventilation gap
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This coastal home was built on a flood-resistant pier foundation using hurricane- and moisture-resistant expanded polystyrene and steel wall panels and hurricane strapping.
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This community of production homes in central New York state was built with insulated concrete forms (ICFs), which provide a highly insulated, airtight structure that is fire-, pest-, wind-, and earthquake-resistant.
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This detailed decision tree can help homeowners and contractors make decisions about re-siding a home and upgrading windows
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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 exterior wall retrofit permits drying to the exterior of a sill plate installed on an untreated flat foundation wall
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This exterior wall retrofit permits drying to the exterior of a sill plate installed on an untreated irregular foundation wall
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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 fiberglass batt insulation has a kraft paper facing that is correctly stapled to the face rather than the sides of the wall studs to minimize compression.
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This flood-resistant exterior wall with brick or fiber-cement siding will limit moisture damage in exterior walls.
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This flood-resistant masonry wall design with metal framing and rigid foam insulation will limit moisture damage in exterior walls.
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This foundation/floor/SIP wall detail shows recommended support of SIP wall panel at the sill plate
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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 uses light-colored standard paints and finishes on siding and roofing materials to reduce cooling loads without adding material cost.
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This home’s 2x6 advanced framed walls are insulated and air sealed with 3 inches of closed-cell spray foam.
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This home’s double-wall construction provides a 9-inch wall cavity for insulation.
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This home’s exterior walls consist of two 2x4 walls; the R-49 double wall cavity is filled with 2 inches of closed-cell spray foam plus dense-packed cellulose.
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This home’s exterior walls include Larsen trusses, 9-inch I-joists attached through exterior sheathing to wall studs creating a 9-inch wall cavity that was filled with blown insulation and forms extra deep windowsills.
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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 design in the Hot-Humid climate uses a slab foundation, masonry walls, and an Exterior Insulation Finish System (EIFS) cladding.
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This house is being built with advanced framing techniques including 2x6 24-inch on-center wall framing
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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 kneewall has no top plate and the resulting gap provides a wide-open pathway for air and vapor to travel between the living space and the attic
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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 simple decision tree can help homeowners and contractors determine options about wall and window upgrades when re-siding a home
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This simple decision tree can help homeowners and contractors make decisions about re-siding a home and upgrading windows
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This simple decision tree can help homeowners and contractors make decisions about wall and window upgrades when re-siding a home
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This simplified decision tree can help a homeowner or contractor assess how appropriate a cool roof or wall will be for a particular home
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This technique for installing electrical wiring avoids the need to cut into the SIP panel
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This unfaced fiberglass completely fills the wall cavities, with RESNET Grade 1 insulation.
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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 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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Thorough air sealing is one way the Habitat for Humanity affiliate in Loudon County, FL, improves the efficiency and weather resistance of its homes.
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Three common ICF wall systems: the flat wall, the waffle wall, and the post-and-beam wall
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Three types of foundation walls: Stem-plus-wood stud cripple wall, reinforced concrete wall, and reinforced concrete block/masonry wall