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Flashing at bottom of exterior walls with weep holes included for masonry veneer and weep screed for stucco cladding systems, or equivalent drainage system

Flashing at bottom of exterior walls with weep holes included for masonry veneer and weep screed for stucco cladding systems, or equivalent drainage system
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Flashing at bottom of exterior walls with weep holes included for masonry veneer and weep screed for stucco cladding systems, or equivalent drainage system

Flashing at bottom of exterior walls with weep holes included for masonry veneer and weep screed for stucco cladding systems, or equivalent drainage system
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Flashing at roof-wall intersection with CMU wall

Flashing at roof-wall intersection with CMU wall
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Flashing covers the bottom edge of this wall sheathing then housewrap is layered over the top edge of the flashing.

Flashing covers the bottom edge of this wall sheathing then housewrap is layered over the top edge of the flashing.
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Flashing is installed above the foundation wall before installing the siding. Seams in sheathing are sealed with tape and caulk, while nail holes are sealed with caulk.

Flashing is installed above the foundation wall before installing the siding. Seams in sheathing are sealed with tape and caulk, while nail holes are sealed with caulk.
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FLAT ROOF. Proper way to seal vents and pipes.

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Flexible rubber through-wall flashing

Flexible rubber through-wall flashing
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Formable pan flashing and back dam for window

Formable pan flashing and back dam for window
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Fully Flashed Window and Door Openings (1)

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Fully Flashed Window and Door Openings (2)

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Fully Sealed Continuous Weather Resistance Barrier (3)

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Furring strips provide drainage gap behind lap siding; screen is added at bottom and top to prevent entry of insects and wildfire embers.

Furring strips provide drainage gap behind lap siding; screen is added at bottom and top to prevent entry of insects and wildfire embers
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Greenhill Contracting built this 4,190-ft2 house in Esopus, New York, to the performance criteria of the U.S. Department of Energy Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) program in 2016

Greenhill Contracting built this 4,190-ft2 house in Esopus, New York, to the performance criteria of the U.S. Department of Energy Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) program in 2016
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Greenhill Contracting built this 4,454-ft2 home in the cold climate of Esopus, New York, to the performance criteria of the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home program in 2015.

Greenhill Contracting built this 4,454-ft2 home in the cold climate of Esopus, New York, to the performance criteria of the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home program in 2015.
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Greenhill Contracting built this custom for buyer home in the cold climate in Newburgh, NY, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2019.

Greenhill Contracting built this custom for buyer home in the cold climate in Newburgh, NY, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2019.
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Greenhill Contracting built this production home in the cold climate in Esopus, NY, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2014.

Greenhill Contracting built this production home in the cold climate in Esopus, NY, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2014.
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Habitat for Humanity South Sarasota County built this affordable home in the hot-humid climate in Nokomis, FL, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2015.

Habitat for Humanity South Sarasota County built this affordable home in the hot-humid climate in Nokomis, FL, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2015.
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Heavy metal flashing protects the deck timbers and separates them from the wall at the wall-deck connection which is vulnerable to both ember entrapment and water damage.

Heavy metal flashing protects the deck timbers and separates them from the wall at the wall-deck connection which is vulnerable to both ember entrapment and water damage.
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High-Performance Homes - A Simpler Design Strategy

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Holes in the exterior walls are flashed and flashing is integrated with housewrap before installing rigid mineral wool insulation.

Holes in the exterior walls are flashed and flashing is integrated with housewrap before installing rigid mineral wool insulation.
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Housewrap is layered over the top edge of this flexible flashing.

Housewrap is layered over the top edge of this flexible flashing.
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ICF blocks used for the foundation walls consist of two sheets of rigid foam held together by plastic spacers and reinforced with steel bars forming a hollow wall that is filled with concrete for an ultra-efficient foundation system.

ICF blocks used for the foundation walls consist of two sheets of rigid foam held together by plastic spacers and reinforced with steel bars forming a hollow wall that is filled with concrete for an ultra-efficient foundation system.
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ICF forms are filled with the use of a concrete pumper truck

ICF forms are filled with the use of a concrete pumper truck
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ICFs provide continuous wall insulation from the roof to the footing with very little thermal bridging

ICFs provide continuous wall insulation from the roof to the footing with very little thermal bridging