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Addressing mold after a natural disaster

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Adjustable jamb/head weatherstripping.

Adjustable jamb/head weatherstripping.
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Advanced framing details include insulated headers over windows and doors.

Advanced framing details include insulated headers over windows and doors.
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Advanced framing details include minimal framing at windows and doors.

Advanced framing details include minimal framing at windows and doors.
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Advanced framing details throughout house including insulated and open headers

Advanced framing details throughout house including insulated and open headers
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Advanced framing showing open headers

Advanced framing showing open headers
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Air seal door and window rough openings with backer rod, caulk, or nonexpanding foam

Air seal door and window rough openings with backer rod, caulk, or nonexpanding foam
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Air seal rough opening from inside

Air seal rough opening from inside
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Air-seal exterior doors to minimize air leakage.

Air-seal exterior doors to minimize air leakage.
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Air-seal the rough opening around doors and windows to minimize air leakage.

Air-seal the rough opening around doors and windows to minimize air leakage.
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Allow 1/32" clearance between the fastener head and the vinyl siding panel.

Allow 1/32" clearance between the fastener head and the vinyl siding panel.
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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 erosion control blanket protects the slope from erosion and provides favorable conditions for bank revegetation

An erosion control blanket protects the slope from erosion and provides favorable conditions for bank revegetation
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An example of the water budget tool report for determining a home's landscaping irrigation needs.

An example of the water budget tool report for determining a home's landscaping irrigation needs..
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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 insulation dam was constructed out of 2x8s that sit on ceiling joists for this attic access hatch.

An insulation dam was constructed out of 2x8s that sit on ceiling joists for this attic access hatch.
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An investigation of this garage door weatherstripping shows that the installed seal wasn’t long enough to extend across the entire length of the door and it appears that rodents chewed into the weatherstripping on the right to make the hole even larger.

An investigation of this garage door weatherstripping shows that the installed seal wasn’t long enough to extend across the entire length of the door and it appears that rodents chewed into the weatherstripping on the right to make the hole even larger.
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An on-demand hot water pump speeds water delivery to the low-flow plumbing fixtures for significant water and energy savings.

An on-demand hot water pump speeds water delivery to the low-flow plumbing fixtures for significant water and energy savings.
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An uninsulated (or existing insulated) basement slab is retrofitted to reduce moisture transmission by sealing with epoxy paint.

An uninsulated (or existing insulated) basement slab is retrofitted to reduce moisture transmission by sealing with epoxy paint.
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Anchorage failure in sliding glass doors due to negative pressures from hurricane force winds.

Anchorage failure in sliding glass doors due to negative pressures from hurricane force winds.
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Annual mean precipitation across the U.S.

Annual mean precipitation across the U.S.
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Any holes through the vapor barrier installed over the basement floor slab are thoroughly sealed as part of the foundation water barrier system.

Any holes through the vapor barrier installed over the basement floor slab are thoroughly sealed as part of the foundation water barrier system.
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Application of window and door nonexpanding foam sealant

Application of window and door nonexpanding foam sealant
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Apply roof underlayment over roof deck and up the sidewall over housewrap

Apply roof underlayment over roof deck and up the sidewall over housewrap