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DOE ZERH 2015 Case Study: Amaris Custom Homes, St. Paul, MN

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DOE ZERH HIA 2014 Case Study: Imery Group Proud Green Home, Serenbe, GA

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DOE ZERH HIA 2014 Case Study: M Street Homes, Smartlux on Greenpark Houston, TX

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DOE ZERH HIA 2014 Case Study: One Sky Homes, Cottle Zero Net Energy Home, San Jose, CA

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DOE ZERH HIA 2014 Case Study: Southeast Volusia Habitat for Humanity, Edgewater, FL

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Drainback active indirect system

Drainback active indirect system
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Dry Floodproofing

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Dry wells are underground tanks that store water to percolate or drain slowly to another site or sewer.

Dry wells are underground tanks that store water to percolate or drain slowly to another site or sewer.
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Effect of seismic forces on supporting piles.

Effect of seismic forces on supporting piles.
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Effect of Wind on an Enclosed Building and a Building with an Opening

Effect of wind on an enclosed building and a building with an opening.
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Efficient Hot Water Distribution Part 1: What’s at Stake

Efficient Hot Water Distribution Part 1: What’s at Stake
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Efficient Hot Water Distribution Part 2: How to Get it Right

Efficient Hot Water Distribution Part 2: How to Get it Right
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Elevated slab construction with no water sensitive materials on first level

Elevated slab construction with no water sensitive materials on first level
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Encourage dune formation by installing sand fences or pallets and planting dune grasses.

Encourage dune formation by installing sand fences or pallets and planting dune grasses.
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ENERGY STAR Certified Homes and Apartments: Better is Better

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Episode 5: Home Erosion Control

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Erosion & Sediment Control Requirements

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Every natural gas appliance has a shutoff valve in the gas line to the appliance that can be manually shut off if a leak happens at a specific appliance or in preparation for an impending natural disaster.

Every natural gas appliance has a shutoff valve in the gas line to the appliance that can be manually shut off if a leak happens at a specific appliance or in preparation for an impending natural disaster.
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Example A of a gable truss and gable end wall bracing for a home in a hurricane region

Example A of a gable truss and gable end wall bracing for a home in a hurricane region
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Example B of a gable truss and gable end wall bracing for a home in a hurricane region

Example B of a gable truss and gable end wall bracing for a home in a hurricane region
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Example of a cool roof, painted white to reflect solar heat gain.

Example of a cool roof, painted white to reflect solar heat gain.
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Example of a properly braced gable end wall

Example of a properly braced gable end wall
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Example of a truss bracing requirement tag that some truss manufactures place strategically onto the truss to remind installers

Example of a truss bracing requirement tag that some truss manufactures place strategically onto the truss to remind installers
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Example of two-story platform framing on a pile-and-beam foundation.

Example of two-story platform framing on a pile-and-beam foundation.