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All Electric & Fossil Fuel Free: The Ultimate Z.E.N. Home

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All electrical system components should be raised above the design flood elevation to protect against water and speed up recovery, unless properly designed to be water-tight per code requirements.

All electrical system components should be raised above the design flood elevation to protect against water and speed up recovery, unless properly designed to be water-tight per code requirements.
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Although crawlspaces are not recommended in flood-prone areas, they can be designed or retrofitted to greatly increase resistance to flood damage.

Although crawlspaces are not recommended in flood-prone areas, they can be designed or retrofitted to greatly increase resistance to flood damage.
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An alternative design includes strapping the tank to concrete counterweights on opposite sides of the tank.

An alternative design includes strapping the tank to concrete counterweights on opposite sides of the tank.
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An engineered bioswale uses perforated pipe laid in rock and landscape fabric at the bottom of a vegetated trench to direct water away from a site.

An engineered bioswale uses perforated pipe laid in rock and landscape fabric at the bottom of a vegetated trench to direct water away from a site.
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An exhaust fan pulls damp air out of a retrofitted sealed crawlspace while drawing in dry air from the living space

An exhaust fan pulls damp air out of a retrofitted sealed crawlspace while drawing in dry air from the living space
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An exterior metal staircase was added to this concrete building for roof access and refuge during tsunamis in Kesennuma, Japan

An exterior metal staircase was added to this concrete building for roof access and refuge during tsunamis in Kesennuma, Japan
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An underground fuel tank is anchored onto poured-in-place concrete counterweights.

An underground fuel tank is anchored onto poured-in-place concrete counterweights.
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Anchoring a fuel tank to a concrete slab is recommended to avoid displacement if flooding occurs.

Anchoring a fuel tank to a concrete slab to avoid displacement if flooding occurs.
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Architectural diagram showing mounting surface for PV components

Architectural diagram showing mounting surface for PV components
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Attic radiant barriers

Attic radiant barriers
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Backflow prevention devices keep water and sewage from entering the home during a flood preventing damage and health and safety issues.

Backflow prevention devices keep water and sewage from entering the home during a flood preventing damage and health and safety issues.
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Backwater Valve Installation

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Base flood elevation and other parameters affected by flood depth.

Base flood elevation and other parameters affected by flood depth.
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Basement plan showing sump pump location and perimeter drain that empties to the sump pit

Basement plan showing sump pump location and perimeter drain that empties to the sump pit
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Before sealing and insulating the crawlspace, the windows were sealed, the window wells backfilled, and sumps pumps were installed that discharged to the gutter downspouts

Before sealing and insulating the crawlspace, the windows were sealed, the window wells backfilled, and sumps pumps were installed that discharged to the gutter downspouts
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Benefits of foundation insulation and other design improvements

Benefits of foundation insulation and other design improvements
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Berms are compacted earth or gravel ridges that slow the flow of water from rain, riverine flooding, or storm surges in coastal areas.

Berms are compacted earth or gravel ridges that slow the flow of water from rain, riverine flooding, or storm surges in coastal areas.
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Berms, swales, bioswales, ridges, and vegetation all help to control rainwater runoff on residential sites.

Berms, swales, bioswales, ridges, and vegetation all help to control rainwater runoff on residential sites.
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Bioswales or rain gardens filter storm water through vegetation and rock and sand substrate layers.

Bioswales or rain gardens filter storm water through vegetation and rock and sand substrate layers.
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Braced cripple wall construction in crawlspace anchored to framing and foundation

Braced cripple wall construction in crawlspace anchored to framing and foundation
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Bracing of timber pile foundations.

Bracing of timber pile foundations.
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Breaking wave pressure distribution against a vertical wall.

Breaking wave pressure distribution against a vertical wall.
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Builders Challenge Technology Information Packages - Cold Climate: Chicago