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Lifting plates attached to the wall provide good bracing to tighten up SIP panel seams

Lifting plates attached to the wall provide good bracing to tighten up SIP panel seams
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Limited attic access can make inspections for missing air barriers and insulation challenging

Limited attic access can make inspections for missing air barriers and insulation challenging
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Limited attic access may make it necessary to use a bore scope when inspecting for missing air barriers and insulation in existing buildings.

Limited attic access may make it necessary to use a bore scope when inspecting for missing air barriers and insulation in existing buildings.
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Make sure the beads of caulk are continuous the full length at each SIP panel seam, such as at the wall-roof seam, to maintain air barrier continuity

Make sure the beads of caulk are continuous the full length at each SIP panel seam, such as at the wall-roof seam, to maintain air barrier continuity
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Manufactured insulated header

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Manufactured insulated header
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Measure the depth of insulation

Measure the depth of insulation
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Metal strapping as shear bracing

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Metal strapping as shear bracing
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Mini truss header - section

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Mini truss header - section
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Moisture Management in Residential Construction - Building Enclosure: Managing Heat Flow

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Moisture Management in Residential Construction Series - Brick Installation Drainage Cavity Wall

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Monolithic slab with a grade beam

Monolithic slab with a grade beam
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New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Devoted Builders, LLC, Mediterranean Villas, Pasco, WA

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New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Lancaster County Career and Technology Center Green Home 3 - Mount Joy, Pennsylvania

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New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Pine Mountain Builders, Pine Mountain, Georgia

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No insulated sheathing seams are visible from the inside during framing

No insulated sheathing seams are visible from the inside during framing
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Options for Advanced Walls

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Other Exterior Walls

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Outset header with head plate

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Outset header with head plate
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Passive House Basement Thermal Breaks: Karuna Video #4

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Peel-and-stick panel tape provides added assurance that SIP panel seams will remain airtight

Peel-and-stick panel tape provides added assurance that SIP panel seams will remain airtight
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Proper flashing around windows is especially important when the rigid foam serves as the drainage plane in the wall

Proper flashing around windows is especially important when the rigid foam serves as the drainage plane in the wall
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Properly installed rigid insulation

Properly installed rigid insulation
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Properly installed vapor barrier

Properly installed vapor barrier
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Reduce thermal bridging in hot climate zones by using an intersecting exterior wall framing technique as shown here.

Reduce thermal bridging in hot climate zones by using an intersecting exterior wall framing technique as shown here.