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Use proper lapping of siding to keep water flowing down and out of walls.

Use proper lapping of siding to keep water flowing down and out of walls.
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Variation of maximum negative main wind force resisting system (MWFRS) pressures based on envelope procedures for low-rise buildings.

Variation of maximum negative main wind force resisting system (MWFRS) pressures based on envelope procedures for low-rise buildings.
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Vertical (buoyant) flood force; buoyancy forces are drastically reduced for open foundations (piles or piers).

Vertical (buoyant) flood force; buoyancy forces are drastically reduced for open foundations (piles or piers).
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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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Wall top plate-to-wall stud metal connector.

Wall top plate-to-wall stud metal connector.
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Wallingford Passive House | Exterior Insulation Window Detail

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Water depth versus wave height, and water depth versus breaking wave force against, a vertical wall.

Water depth versus wave height, and water depth versus breaking wave force against, a vertical wall.
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Water heater is elevated to a new location above the Base Flood Elevation

Water heater is elevated to a new location above the Base Flood Elevation
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Water Moisture Issues: Flashing Windows, Water Leaks, and Kick-Out Flashings

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Wave scour at a single vertical foundation member (pile), with and without underlying scour-resistant stratum.

Wave scour at a single vertical foundation member (pile), with and without underlying scour-resistant stratum.
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Weatherstrip installation on a door.

Weatherstrip installation on a door.
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WEBINAR: What to expect when you're expecting a tsunami

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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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What Strategy Lets Water In as a Form of Flood Prevention?

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Whats My BFE?

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When averaged over several years, more fatalities are caused by extreme heat than by any other weather-related hazard

When averaged over several years, more fatalities are caused by extreme heat than by any other weather-related hazard
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When flood waters reach living areas, the resulting mold and contamination can greatly increase clean up time and costs.

When flood waters reach living areas, the resulting mold and contamination can greatly increase clean up time and costs.
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When the EIFS siding on this house gave way in high winds, it revealed severe rotting of the sheathing beneath the windows due to long-term water leakage.

When the EIFS siding on this house gave way in high winds, it revealed severe rotting of the sheathing beneath the windows due to long-term water leakage.
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When the lower break-away wall gave way in coastal flooding it peeled some of the EIFS siding off with it because there was no suitable break in the siding to allow it to detach cleanly.

When the lower break-away wall gave way in coastal flooding it peeled some of the EIFS siding off with it because there was no suitable break in the siding to allow it to detach cleanly.
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When the soffits blew away in 140 to 160 mph hurricane winds, wind-driven rain was allowed to enter the attic.

When the soffits blew away in 140 to 160 mph hurricane winds, wind-driven rain was allowed to enter the attic.
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Window and door openings fully flashed

Window and door openings fully flashed
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Window flashing is overlapped to provide a continuous drainage plane.

Window flashing is overlapped to provide a continuous drainage plane.