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Right – deeply inset entryways and overhangs provide shade to reduce solar heat entry to this building.

Right – deeply inset entryways and overhangs provide shade to reduce solar heat entry to this building.
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Right – Flashing is installed around chimney, skylight, vents, dormers, in valleys and at eaves

Right – Flashing is installed around chimney, skylight, vents, dormers, in valleys and at eaves
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Right – Horizontal overhangs on this house block sunlight in the summer while allowing it in during winter

Right – Horizontal overhangs on this house block sunlight in the summer while allowing it in during winter
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Right – HVAC furnace filter is properly installed in cabinet with gasketed cover to prevent air leakage

Right – HVAC furnace filter is properly installed in cabinet with gasketed cover to prevent air leakage
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Right – Interior wood-to-wood seams around a window are sealed with tape to prevent air leakage.

Right – Interior wood-to-wood seams around a window are sealed with tape to prevent air leakage.
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Right – Rigid foam insulation is installed in the window header.

Right – Rigid foam insulation is installed in the window header.
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Right – Side flashing extends over the pan flashing

Right – Side flashing extends over the pan flashing
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Right – Strategically placed trees provide shade to the south-facing windows of this building.

Right – Strategically placed trees provide shade to the south-facing windows of this building.
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Right – the building on the right employs light-colored walls, deep tinting, and deeply recessed windows to minimize solar heat gain

Right – the building on the right employs light-colored walls, deep tinting, and deeply recessed windows to minimize solar heat gain
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Right – The double-pane windows have low-emissivity coatings on three surfaces to reduce heat transfer through the glass allowing in views but preventing heat loss in winter and heat gain in summer.

Right – The double-pane windows have low-emissivity coatings on three surfaces to reduce heat transfer through the glass allowing in views but preventing heat loss in winter and heat gain in summer.
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Right – The flashing is properly installed to create a complete drainage system with continuous rigid insulation sheathing/siding

Right – The flashing is properly installed to create a complete drainage system with continuous rigid insulation sheathing/siding
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Right – The framing around the window is thoroughly flashed with liquid flashing.

Right – The framing around the window is thoroughly flashed with liquid flashing.
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Right – The rough opening around the window has been filled with low-expansion foam to air seal.

Right – The rough opening around the window has been filled with low-expansion foam to air seal.
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Right – The rough opening around window has been filled with backer-rod to air seal.

Right – The rough opening around window has been filled with backer-rod to air seal.
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Right – The seams and edges of the house wrap have been taped but house wrap should have been extended up to porch roof and care should be taken to press the tape with a roller to activate tape adhesion.

Right – The seams and edges of the house wrap have been taped but house wrap should have been extended up to porch roof and care should be taken to press the tape with a roller to activate tape adhesion.
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Right – The sheathing and window sills are sealed with a paint-on flashing.

Right – The sheathing and window sills are sealed with a paint-on flashing.
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Right – There is flashing installed along the top of the window and the water-resistant barrier is layered over to create a complete drainage system

Right – There is flashing installed along the top of the window and the water-resistant barrier is layered over to create a complete drainage system
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Right – thermal mass walls, small windows, and recessed porch and trees on the south side of this southwest home help to minimize solar heat gain.

Right – thermal mass walls, small windows, and recessed porch and trees on the south side of this southwest home help to minimize solar heat gain.
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Right – This aluminum jalousie window provides solar control while allowing view and ventilation.

Right – This aluminum jalousie window provides solar control while allowing view and ventilation.
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Right – this commercial building employs good techniques to resist solar heat gain: awnings and pergolas over windows, recessed windows and entryways, deep tinting on glass, and shade plants.

Right – this commercial building employs good techniques to resist solar heat gain: awnings and pergolas over windows, recessed windows and entryways, deep tinting on glass, and shade plants.
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Right – This crawlspace window was completely sealed off on the inside and outside with air barrier and water-proof materials and the window well was filled in to an above-grade height to prevent bulk water from entering the crawlspace

Right – This crawlspace window was completely sealed off on the inside and outside with air barrier and water-proof materials and the window well was filled in to an above-grade height to prevent bulk water from entering the crawlspace
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Right – This National Fenestration Rating Council (NFRC) label shows the insulation U-Factor, solar heat gain coefficient, visible transmittance, and condensation resistance for this triple-pane window.

Right – This National Fenestration Rating Council (NFRC) label shows the insulation U-Factor, solar heat gain coefficient, visible transmittance, and condensation resistance for this triple-pane window.
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Right – This prototype home incorporates vertical trellises and retractable exterior blinds to control solar heat gain.

Right – This prototype home incorporates vertical trellises and retractable exterior blinds to control solar heat gain.
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Right – Types of Storm Shutters for Windows

Right – Types of Storm Shutters for Windows