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Threshold Sweep Flashing protects the door and helps to keep out wind-driven rain.

Threshold Sweep Flashing protects the door and helps to keep out wind-driven rain.
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To get an average whole-wall R value of R-19 with double-pane windows, you’d need R-330 of wall insulation; triple-pane windows can achieve an R-19 total wall R Value with R-38 of insulation

To get an average whole-wall R value of R-19 with double-pane windows, you’d need R-330 of wall insulation; triple-pane windows can achieve an R-19 total wall R Value with R-38 of insulation
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Triple-Pane windows can be used as a tradeoff for continuous wall insulation or stricter air sealing targets when showing compliance with the 2021 IECC using the UA path

Triple-Pane windows can be used as a tradeoff for continuous wall insulation or stricter air sealing targets when showing compliance with the 2021 IECC using the UA path
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Triple-pane windows use three panes of glass separated by gaps filled with krypton or argon gas, insulated spacers, and low-emissivity coatings to achieve high insulation performance

Triple-pane windows use three panes of glass separated by gaps filled with krypton or argon gas, insulated spacers, and low-emissivity coatings to achieve high insulation performance
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Turned down concrete slab - 1 1/2 inch rigid insulation

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Turned down concrete slab - 1 1/2 inch rigid insulation
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Turned down concrete slab - 1 inch rigid insulation

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Turned down concrete slab - 1 inch rigid insulation
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Turned down concrete slab - 3/4 inch rigid insulation

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Turned down concrete slab - 3/4 inch rigid insulation
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Two types of paint-on flashing (green and red) are installed on the walls and around the windows, over the coated sheathing which is taped at the seams.

Two types of paint-on flashing (green and red) are installed on the walls and around the windows, over the coated sheathing which is taped at the seams.
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Types of window attachments include exterior attachments such as storm windows, fixed awnings, dynamic awnings, roller shutters, roller shades, and solar screens, and interior attachments such as drapes, louvered blinds, roller shades, surface applied fil

Types of window attachments include exterior attachments such as storm windows, fixed awnings, dynamic awnings, roller shutters, roller shades, and solar screens, and interior attachments such as drapes, louvered blinds, roller shades, surface applied films, cellular shades, and window quilts.
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Typical installation of plywood openings protection for masonry (including CBS) building.

Typical installation of plywood openings protection for masonry (including CBS) building.
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Typical installation of plywood openings protection for wood-frame building.

Typical installation of plywood openings protection for wood-frame building.
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Upper wall insulation installation with butyl z-flashing

Upper wall insulation installation with butyl z-flashing
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View-preserving interior solar screens such as these help reduce glare and solar heat gain while maintaining view to the outside

View-preserving interior solar screens such as these help reduce glare and solar heat gain while maintaining view to the outside
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Wall damage caused by leak due to improper flashing

Wall damage caused by leak due to improper flashing
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Wallingford Passive House | Exterior Insulation Window Detail

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Water management detail for a solar panel rack mounting block installed in rigid foam that was installed over an existing roof

Water management detail for a solar panel rack mounting block installed in rigid foam that was installed over an existing roof
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Water Moisture Issues: Flashing Windows, Water Leaks, and Kick-Out Flashings

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Waverly Home Addition | Exterior Cladding Details

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Weather Hacks (High Winds)

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Weatherstrip installation on a door.

Weatherstrip installation on a door.
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Weep holes: Rope inserted in the head joist between bricks will allow water to weep out of the base of the wall assembly

Weep holes: Rope inserted in the head joist between bricks will allow water to weep out of the base of the wall assembly
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Wet Floodproofing

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What is Roof Flashing & How to Install it

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While windows typically make up only 7% of the total envelope area of a home, they are responsible for 48% of its heat loss

While windows typically make up only 7% of the total envelope area of a home, they are responsible for 48% of its heat loss.