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2012 IECC Code Level Insulation – DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Requirements

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24 CFR Part 55 Floodplain Management and Wetlands Protection Rules Webinar

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A builder meets with utility staff at a job site.

A builder meets with utility staff at a job site.
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A Cost-Effective Path to Healthy, Affordable, Net Zero Housing with DOE’s ZER Program

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A reciprocating saw works well to cut PVC pipe during pool pump installation

A reciprocating saw works well to cut PVC pipe during pool pump installation
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Air Sealing Best Practices and Code Compliance for Multifamily Area Separation Walls

Air Sealing Best Practices and Code Compliance for Multifamily Area Separation Walls
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All Electric & Fossil Fuel Free: The Ultimate Z.E.N. Home

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Anchor bolts should be at least 1/2-inch diameter and should be embedded at least 7 inches into the foundation, spaced not more than 6 feet apart, and between 3.5 and 12 inches from each end of the sill plates.

Anchor bolts should be at least 1/2-inch diameter and should be embedded at least 7 inches into the foundation, spaced not more than 6 feet apart, and between 3.5 and 12 inches from each end of the sill plates.
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ASCE 37: Design Loads on Structures During Construction [E17a]

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Ask the Expert: Pool Pumps

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BCD500 (Segment 1 of 3) Code Requirements for Fire and Sound

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Best Practices to Achieve Radon Resistant New Homes

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Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight: David Weekley Homes, Houston, Texas

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Builders learn quality management concepts at a DOE Building America workshop.

Builders learn quality management concepts at a DOE Building America workshop.
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Building America Existing Home Case Study: Insulated Siding Retrofit in a Cold Climate, New Paltz, New York

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Building America Top Innovations 2014: ASHRAE Standard 62.2. Ventilation and Acceptable Indoor Air Quality in Low-Rise Residential Buildings

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Building America Top Innovations 2014: HVAC Cabinet Air Leakage Test Method

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Building America Top Innovations 2014: Valuing Green in the Appraisal Process

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Building Science Education 1.6: Building and Energy Codes

Building and Energy Codes
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Climate Zone Map from IECC 2021

Climate Zone Map from IECC 2021
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Combustion Safety Webinar

Combustion Safety Webinar
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Composition shingle roofing system showing sheathing and hot-mopped underlayment

Composition shingle roofing system showing sheathing and hot-mopped underlayment
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Contractors install gasket between the second-story top plate and the rim joist to air seal at this wall to attic transition (Source: S&A Homes).

Contractors install gasket between the second-story top plate and the rim joist to air seal at this wall to attic transition (Source: S&A Homes).
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Depiction of a pool plumbing system with filter, heater, skimmer, and pool pump

Depiction of a pool plumbing system with filter, heater, skimmer, and pool pump