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Use plumbers metal strapping, wood blocking, and shelving brackets to secure a water heater in a corner to prevent tipping during an earthquake.
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Use strapping, wood blocking, and shelving brackets to secure a water heater to a straight wall to prevent tipping during an earthquake.
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Using dry wall clips or a 1x nailer strip to avoid the third stud in corners provides more room for insulation and reduces lumber.
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Using outdoor misters or spray fountains can cool the outside air before it enters the house
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Using roof and wall materials with a high Solar Reflectance Index (SRI) will reduce heat gains.
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Utilities are commonly recessed into cutouts in the foam after concrete has been poured
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Vapor retarder already applied to the floor of the crawlspace and wrapping up the interior perimeter walls, lapped and sealed at the seams
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Vapor-permeable mineral wool insulation is installed on the exterior side of the sill beam during an exterior wall retrofit to allow the sill beam to dry to the outside
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Variable-speed pool pumps can cut energy use by 50% to 90% compared to standard single-speed pumps
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Variation of maximum negative main wind force resisting system (MWFRS) pressures based on envelope procedures for low-rise buildings.
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Vegetated swales help to control storm water runoff and can filter out pollutants.
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Vegetated swales, pervious pavers, pocket parks, and retention of existing trees all help to minimize runoff and lessen impacts on municipal sewer systems.
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Vegetation types are grouped by water usage in a technique known as hydrozoning to reduce overall water consumption.
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Velocity measurement locations for round and rectangular ducts; velocity measurements should be taken at several locations representative of equal sectional areas across the duct cross-sectional area
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Vent the kitchen fan exhaust directly to the outside, not into an attic, crawlspace, or space between floors
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Vented crawlspace cripple wall has seismic retrofits – plywood is added on interior that fastens to extra blocking added at sill plate and connected to foundation with new anchor bolts
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Vented roof assembly at eave retrofitted with rigid foam, spray foam, and fully adhered membrane to air seal the top of wall-to-roof transition
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Vented roof assembly at rake retrofitted with spray foam and additional insulation installed at the attic floor and extended to the rake edge
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Ventilation air comes directly from outdoors, not from adjacent dwelling units, garages, crawlspaces, or attics
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Ventilation air inlets ≥ 2 ft. above grade or roof deck in Climate Zones 1-3 or ≥ 4 ft. above grade or roof deck in Climate Zones 4-8 and not obstructed
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Ventilation air inlets located ≥10 ft. of stretched-string distance from known contamination sources such as stack, vent, exhaust hood, or vehicle exhaust
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Ventilation air inlets provided with rodent / insect screen with ≤ 0.5 inch mesh
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Ventilation in this dwelling unit is provided by an Energy Recovery Ventilator; local kitchen exhaust is provided by a range hood with a dedicated makeup air intake; conditioned air is provided by an air handler
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Ventilation in this unit is provided by an Energy Recovery Ventilator; local kitchen exhaust is provided by a range hood with a dedicated makeup air intake; conditioned air is provided by an air handler and dehumidification is provided separately
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Ventilation inlet is not near any exhaust outlets/contamination sources and is at least 2 ft. above the roof deck
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Ventilation inlet is too close to exhaust outlets and does not extend at least 2 ft. above the roof deck
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