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Step 6. Install vent hood trim block, metal cap flashing; seal top edge of flashing with sheathing tape.
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Step 8. Attach the new cladding to the furring strips over the rigid foam for the exterior wall retrofit.
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Step and kick-out flashing at all roof-wall intersections extending ≥ 4 in. on wall surface above roof deck and integrated with drainage plane above
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Step and kickout flashing should be installed at all roof-wall intersections to protect the wall and divert rainwater runoff into a gutter.
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Sterling Brook Homes built this custom home in the hot-humid climate in Double Oak, TX, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2014.
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Stone cladding system with a drainage mat provides a small, vented gap (≤ ¾ inch), over a water-resistant barrier house wrap that has a perm rating of 10 to 20 perms so it can serve as a vapor throttle.
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Stone mulch provides a pervious walking surface while retaining moisture and minimizing erosion.
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Storm-blown shingles reveal that the starter strip was incorrectly installed; rather than cutting off the tabs of the starter, the starter was rotated 180 degrees (right arrow) so the exposed portion of the first course of shingles (left arrow) was...
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Straps are spaced too far apart causing the straps to compress the duct under its own weight
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Streetscape Development built this custom home in the cold climate in Libertyville, IL, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2013.
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Strengthen an existing roof by applying two-part spray-applied polyurethane foam adhesive to all sheathing and framing joints from the underside of the roof
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Strips of roofing membrane are used to flash around a skylight on a flat roof retrofit
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Strong wind passing over a sloped roof cause positive pressure on windward side and negative pressure on leeward side and at vortices above windward eave
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Structural insulated panels offer a continuous layer of thermal protection and draft resistance around the home and come from the factory precut for fast assembly.
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Structural insulated panels provide a continuous layer of insulation sandwiched between two continuous layers of OSB for thermal protection and sturdy construction.
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Stucco is installed over rigid insulation, which is installed over a drainage plane consisting of a drainage gap and building wrap layer over the sheathing
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Stucco wall assembly with a drainage mat providing a small vented gap (experience has shown that ≤ 3/8 inch is effective), and a water-resistant barrier house wrap serving as a vapor throttle.
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Stuff cavities under kneewalls with rolls of fiberglass batt and spray foam in place
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Sun angles vary by latitude, season, and time of day. Sun angles shown here are calculated for noon on June 21 and December 21.
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Sun paths through the sky in winter, spring, summer, and fall show that a home receives the most sun from the south in the winter and from the east/west in the summer
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Sunroc Builders built this affordable home in the hot-humid climate in Lakeland, FL, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2016.
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Sunroc Builders built this affordable home performance hot-humid climate in Winter Haven, FL, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2015.
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Super-heated air and gases from wildfires will dry and heat the fuel, both vegetation and structures, in the path of the oncoming, uphill-moving fire.
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Supply-only ventilation with a fresh air intake ducted to the return side of a horizontal air handler unit located in the attic
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Supply-only ventilation with a fresh air intake ducted to the return side of a vertical air handler unit located in the house
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Sustainable 9 Design + Build built this custom for buyer home in the cold climate in Edina, MN, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2019.
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Sustainable Nine built this custom for buyer home in the cold climate in Cooperstown, NY, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2020.
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Sustainable Nine built this custom for buyer home in the marine climate in Everson, WA, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2020.
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Swales are trapezoidal channels dug to receive storm-water overflow, with specific vegetation planted to improve aesthetics, filter stormwater runoff, and prevent erosion.
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Swales are troughs that collect site stormwater and filter it with vegetation, soil, and gravel layers.
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Table 2 Passive Cooling
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