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Second layer of rigid insulation is adhered with foam

Second layer of rigid insulation is adhered with foam
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Select dimmers that are fully compatible with installed lighting

Select dimmers that are fully compatible with installed lighting
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Selecting Lighting Controls Systems

Selecting Lighting Controls Systems
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Self-piercing/self-drilling sheet metal screws are installed on the four tabs (indicated by red stars) to secure the take-off collar to the rectangular metal duct.

Self-piercing/self-drilling sheet metal screws are installed on the four tabs (indicated by red stars) to secure the take-off collar to the rectangular metal duct.
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Seperate dwellings with their own seperate exhaust terminations

Seperate dwellings with their own seperate exhaust terminations
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Seven categories of exterior window shading attachments, identified on the DOE Efficient Window Coverings website.

Seven categories of exterior window shading attachments, identified on the DOE Efficient Window Coverings website.
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Sheet metal and mastic provide air sealing around a flue pipe.

Sheet metal and mastic provide air sealing around a flue pipe.
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Show Home Targets Energy Efficiency in Hot-Humid Climates

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Skylights let additional natural light into interior spaces.

Skylights let additional natural light into interior spaces.
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Skylights let additional natural light into the house.

Skylights let additional natural light into the house.
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Solar tubes bring daylight into interior spaces in the home.

Solar tubes bring daylight into interior spaces in the home.
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Solar-powered LED lights installed inside this sun tunnel (or solar tube) provides light at night alongside daylight provided by the sun tunnel during the day, thus reducing the need for electric light.

Solar-powered LED lights installed inside this sun tunnel (or solar tube) provides light at night alongside daylight provided by the sun tunnel during the day, thus reducing the need for electric light.
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Some builders create pan joists by attaching a solid sheet good to the bottom of a floor joist to create a return air pathway

Some builders create pan joists by attaching a solid sheet good to the bottom of a floor joist to create a return air pathway
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Some LED retrofit recessed light fixtures include sliding adjustments to adjust the spacing of the spring clips that will hold the new kit in the old can light housing

Some LED retrofit recessed light fixtures include sliding adjustments to adjust the spacing of the spring clips that will hold the new kit in the old can light housing
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Specially designed roof trusses come with a two-foot by two-foot notch cut next to the center post providing space to install an insulated duct chase inside the home’s conditioned space but above the normal ceiling height.

Specially designed roof trusses come with a two-foot by two-foot notch cut next to the center post providing space to install an insulated duct chase inside the home’s conditioned space but above the normal ceiling height.
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Spray foam air seals gaps around holes and drywall-to-top plate seams.

Spray foam air seals gaps around holes and drywall-to-top plate seams.
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Spray foam air seals the boot to the ceiling

Spray foam air seals the boot to the ceiling
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Spray foam insulation used for raised ceiling duct chase

Spray foam insulation used for raised ceiling duct chase
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Spray foam insulation used for raised ceiling duct chase.

Spray foam insulation used for raised ceiling duct chase.
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Standard 2 in. by 4 in. stud secures duct chase - made of rigid insulation in this example

Standard 2 in. by 4 in. stud secures duct chase - made of rigid insulation in this example
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Straps are spaced too far apart causing the straps to compress the duct under its own weight

Straps are spaced too far apart causing the straps to compress the duct under its own weight
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Sun tunnels bring daylight into the home, reducing electricity use.

Sun tunnels bring daylight into the home, reducing electricity use.
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Sun tunnels fill the room with sunlight so that electric light is unnecessary.

Sun tunnels fill the room with sunlight so that electric light is unnecessary.
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Support at Intervals for Flex Ducts (1)