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Charts showing percentage of solar energy available in each US region as tilt and azimuth change
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Check the moisture content of wall materials to ensure materials are dry before enclosing walls with drywall and siding.
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Child-proof slide locks can be used on drawers and cabinets to prevent their accidental, unintended use.
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Chimney retrofit includes metal strap reinforcement at different levels of the home
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Chimneys and roof valleys are flashed with metal flashing that is integrated with roof shingles.
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Clean taping areas and install 3" tape on vertical joint of upper insulation overlapping the horizontal joint
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Clean the attic floor of debris prior to installing new attic insulation. Use baffles to provide a path for ventilation air entering the attic from the soffit vents
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Clerestory windows bring light in from above, reflecting it off of surfaces, making it more appealing than the direct light that comes from skylights
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Clifton View Homes built this attached housing in the cold climate in Coupeville, WA, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2021.
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Clifton View Homes built this custom for buyer home in the marine climate in Anacortes, WA, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2019.
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Clifton View Homes built this custom for buyer home in the marine climate in Anacortes, WA, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2017.
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Clifton View Homes built this custom for buyer home in the marine climate in Anacortes, WA, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2019.
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Clifton View Homes built this custom home in the marine climate in Coupeville, WA, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2015.
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Clifton View Homes built this custom home in the marine climate in Coupeville, WA, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2014.
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Clifton View Homes built this custom home in the marine climate in Port Hadlock, WA, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2015.
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Clifton View Homes built this system home in the marine climate in Whidbey Island, WA, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2013.
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Clifton View Homes employs a SIP precision construction system consisting of structural insulated panels that come to the site precut for quick assembly, providing a continuous thermal blanket around the home.
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Climate Zones Where a Heat Pump Water Heater can be Installed in Unconditioned Space
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Climate-specific features include bug- and moisture-resistant concrete block construction and borate-treated interior framing; a hurricane-resistant spray-foamed hip roof; and ventless roof soffits to keep out wind-driven rain.
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Closed-cell backer rod is installed for air-sealing window and door rough openings.
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Closed-cell foam is sprayed into roof cavities along the masonry parapet wall to form a continuous air barrier between the wall and the sheathing of the flat roof
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Closed-cell spray foam covers the heat recovery ventilator ducts and also seals all top plates and seams in the ceiling drywall of the vented attic.
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Closed-cell spray foam fills the roof joist cavities forming an air barrier between the masonry parapet wall and the roof sheathing
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Closed-cell spray foam insulates the floor above a vented crawlspace; a protection board made of fiber cement is screwed in place under the floor joists to keep out pests
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Closed-cell spray foam insulates the floor above an open foundation; a protection board made of fiber cement is screwed in place under the floor joists to keep out pests
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Closed-cell spray foam insulation covers the attic floor to provide a continuous air control layer.
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Closed-cell spray foam insulation is added to the wall cavities of an existing exterior wall
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Clothes dryers vented directly to outdoors, except for ventless dryers equipped with a condensate drain
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CMU construction can be reinforced with vertical rebar and horizontal steel reinforcement (left) or unreinforced (right), depending on structural requirements
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Coastal flooding washed away most of the first floor of this home; however, the piers and roof are still standing.
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Coastal flooding washed away this home but left the masonry piers, which are set in concrete bases.
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Cobblestone Homes built this custom home in the cold climate in Midland, MI, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2014.
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Cold-climate heat pumps can provide heating and cooling even in climate zone 7; this home retained a fuel oil boiler system for backup on the coldest days.
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Collage showing air leak in existing porch wall with no air barrier and how air barrier was installed
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Collars that are specifically made for flexible duct have a raised bead to prevent the duct from slipping off
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Comfort ventilation focuses on airflow over occupants; in this example of wind-driven cross ventilation, the air is directed through the main occupied areas of the bedroom
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Commercially available “roof hatch” products provide an openable access to the roof for maintenance and emergency egress that meets code dimensional requirements
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