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Right – Transfer grilles are installed over doorways to bedrooms in a new-construction home
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Right – Transfer grilles, Jump ducts, and wall grilles provide passive returns for air returning from bedrooms to the central HVAC system
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Right – Trimming tree branches a minimum of 10 feet from the house or any attached structures reduces the risk of home ignition.
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Right – Trimming tree canopies a minimum of 10 feet from the house reduces the risk of home ignition.
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Right – Two inches of rigid foam was installed on the ground before pouring the basement floor slab while precast, pre-insulated concrete panels comprise the basement walls.
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Right – Two-thirds of acrylic tape is offset above the joint and over and above the fasteners
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Right – two-thirds of the blue butyl flashing tape is above the sheathing seam; the top edge of the butyl flashing tape is covered with clear sheathing tape that is also offset so two-thirds is above the top edge of the butyl flashing.
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Right – Under metal roofing, sheathing is protected by metal edging over a fully adhered membrane and a slip sheet of loose laid building paper
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Right – Vertical and horizontal furring strips are installed over a breathable membrane weather resistant barrier to create an air gap and drainage plane behind the wood siding that will be installed next.
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Right – Walls, windows, and wiring are installed in the factory for these modular homes, which are installed at the site on basement foundations made of insulated concrete wall panels.
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Right – Weatherstripping has been installed and remains in contact when the door is closed.
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Right – Wind baffle installation maintains necessary code clearance between baffle and roof deck
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Right – Windows are installed and flashed in the factory for these modular homes.
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Right – Wiring holes in the exterior walls are sealed with canned spray foam to prevent air leakage into or out of the home.
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Right – Wood-to-sheathing joints are caulked so the sheathing can provide an air barrier for the home.
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Right – Workers lay radiant floor loops over the concrete reinforcement which is laid over a heavy vapor barrier installed over the sub-slab insulation before the slab is poured.
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Right – Workers pour the concrete for the basement floor slab over a vapor barrier installed over rigid foam.
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Right (decent): For a relatively high-capacity ccASHP sized per Approach 3 or 4 to meet nearly 100% of the heating load, this heat pump’s modulating zone has a decent overlap with the home’s heating load line, reducing short-cycling.
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Right- An electronic controller operates an exhaust fan, a mechanical damper on a fresh air intake, and the central heat pump’s fan, which draws in fresh air through the damper and distributes it in sync with exhaust fan operation for balanced fresh air.
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Right- Landscaping shades the entry on the south west corner of this hot dry climate building.
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Right- The rigid foam sheathing is taped at all seams before installing the metal lathe for stucco cladding.
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Right- This concrete block home in the hot-humid climate is insulated on the interior with rigid EPS foam; all framing uses mold- and termite-resistant borate-treated lumber.
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Right- This flue pipe has been air sealed with sheet metal and fire-rated caulk and an insulation dam has been constructed to keep insulation from touching the hot flue pipe
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Right- This house uses CMU construction for flood and termite resistance as well as thermal mass
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Right-- IR photo shows how effectively spray foam insulated/air sealed attic kneewall and the floor cavities under kneewall
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Right--A heavy polyethylene sheet covers the floor of this crawlspace providing a capillary break and vapor barrier to keep soil gases out of the house.
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Right--The polyethylene ground cover for this insulated crawlspace is taped at seams and around posts before the insulation and slab are installed.
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Right-Flood resistant foundation walls lift the floor framing above the DFE and include flood openings to let flood waters pass through.
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Right-Polyethylene sheeting is correctly installed over aggregate and taped to pillars and foundation wall
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Right-Wall-insulating sheathing is extended up to roof rafters and sealed around the framing with spray foam
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Right: A well-constructed air handler closet
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Right: Air seal all seams in the return air plenum before installing a new air handler
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Right: All joints in the rigid foam are taped to keep stucco out of joints for even drying. Mesh tape (shown here) is used with expanded polystyrene (EPS); acrylic sheathing tape or self-adhered membrane is used with XPS