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A continuous rim joist separates the garage and living space

A continuous rim joist separates the garage and living space
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A detached garage offers more space to place solar panels with likely fewer roof penetrations and more options for roof pitch and orientation.

A detached garage offers more space to place solar panels with likely fewer roof penetrations and more options for roof pitch and orientation.
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A direct-vent sealed-combustion fireplace takes its combustion air directly from outside through a dedicated air inlet and vents combustion products directly outside

A direct-vent sealed-combustion fireplace takes its combustion air directly from outside through a dedicated air inlet and vents combustion products directly outside
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A Quick Guide on How to Select a New Stove for Home Heat

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A roof-mounted solar electric system can be sized to produce enough electricity to power the home and an electric car.

A roof-mounted solar electric system can be sized to produce enough electricity to power the home and an electric car.
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Adjustable weatherstripping can be installed around the interior side of the door frame to help keep out wind-blown rain and embers and hot gasses from wildfires (FEMA 577).

Adjustable weatherstripping can be installed around the interior side of the door frame to help keep out wind-blown rain and embers and hot gasses from wildfires (FEMA 577).
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Air barrier at garage band joist - 1 1/2 inch rigid insulation with 2x4 sleepers

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Air barrier at garage band joist - 1 1/2 inch rigid insulation with 2x4 sleepers
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Air barrier at garage band joist - 1 inch rigid insulation with 1x3 wood furring

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Air barrier at garage band joist - 1 inch rigid insulation with 1x3 wood furring
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Air barrier at garage band joist - 1 inch rigid insulation with 2x2 wood furring

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Air barrier at garage band joist - 1 inch rigid insulation with 2x2 wood furring
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Air sealing at cantilevered manufactured fireplace assembly

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Air sealing at cantilevered manufactured fireplace assembly
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Air sealing at platform for manufactured fireplace assembly

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Air sealing at platform for manufactured fireplace assembly
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Air Sealing Retrofits: Conducting an IR Camera Inspection of an Existing Home - Fireplaces

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Air-seal and insulate the rim and band joists of walls separating an attached garage from the home’s conditioned space.

Air-seal and insulate the rim and band joists of walls separating an attached garage from the home’s conditioned space.
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Air-seal the floor above a garage when there is living space above the garage and make sure floor insulation is in full contact with the underside of the subfloor.

Air-seal the floor above a garage when there is living space above the garage and make sure floor insulation is in full contact with the underside of the subfloor.
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An active radon fan helps pull radon out of the home’s basement.

An active radon fan helps pull radon out of the home’s basement.
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Assembly can be used in IECC CZ 3 and above to thermally isolate garages in multifamily row houses with slab foundations. For unheated garages, it is unnecessary to insulate wall between garage and exterior of slab or slab underneath garage.

Assembly can be used in IECC CZ 3 and above to thermally isolate garages in multifamily row houses with slab foundations. For unheated garages, it is unnecessary to insulate wall between garage and exterior of the slab or the slab underneath the garage.
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Batt insulation is not an effective air barrier

Batt insulation is not an effective air barrier
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Best Practices to Achieve Radon Resistant New Homes

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Bracing Your Garage Door.

Bracing Your Garage Door.
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Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight: Kacin Homes, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Caulk around each piece of rigid foam in garage wall rim joist cavities

Caulk around each piece of rigid foam in garage wall rim joist cavities
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Complete Radon Mitigation

Complete Radon Mitigation
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Correctly insulated floor

Correctly insulated floor
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Crawl space radon control techniques

Crawl space radon control techniques