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Mold on wall, baseboard, and carpet

Mold on wall, baseboard, and carpet
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New House Case Study: Testing Ductless Heat Pumps in High-Performance Affordable Housing, the Woods at Golden Given - Tacoma, WA

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New Orleans House Profile

New Orleans House Profile
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New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Compact Buried Ducts in a Hot-Humid Climate House

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New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Exterior Rigid Foam Insulation at the Edge of a Slab Foundation, Fresno, California

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New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Nelson Construction: Hamilton Way, Farmington, CT

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New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Tindall Homes: The Legends at Mansfield, Columbus, NJ

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Older gas furnaces like this one do not have sealed combustion or fan-assisted sealed exhaust ducts; they draw their combustion air from the space they are located in and rely on a hot flue to carry exhaust emissions up and out the flue pipe.

Older gas furnaces like this one do not have sealed combustion or fan-assisted sealed exhaust ducts; they draw their combustion air from the space they are located in and rely on a hot flue to carry exhaust emissions up and out the flue pipe.
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Passive cooling techniques can reduce or eliminate the use of air conditioning and can be used for backup cooling during emergencies.

Passive cooling techniques can reduce or eliminate the use of air conditioning and can be used for backup cooling during emergencies.
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Passive Solar Design Principles

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Pellet Stoves in Southeast Alaska: the Basics & the Benefits

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PEX piping is laid over 2 inches of XPS before the slab is poured to create a radiant floor heating system in this extensive home remodel.

PEX piping is laid over 2 inches of XPS before the slab is poured to create a radiant floor heating system in this extensive home remodel.
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PEX piping loops are laid before the slab is poured for this radiant floor heating system

PEX piping loops are laid before the slab is poured for this radiant floor heating system
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Plan view showing seismic strengthening of brick wall by anchoring the embedded wood floor joists with solid wood blocks attached to the floor joists with steel angles and to the masonry wall with through-wall anchors and steel plates

Plan view showing seismic strengthening of brick wall by anchoring the embedded wood floor joists with solid wood blocks attached to the floor joists with steel angles and to the masonry wall with through-wall anchors and steel plates
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Plumbing penetrations through the subfloor are air-sealed.

Plumbing penetrations through the subfloor are air-sealed.
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Plumbing pipes often penetrate the subfloor close to where the plumbing fixture is located

Plumbing pipes often penetrate the subfloor close to where the plumbing fixture is located
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Protect Your Home from Flood Damage

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Radiation is heat transferred through space by rays, like rays of sun that warm your skin if the rays are not blocked by a building or tree.

Radiation is heat transferred through space by rays, like rays of sun that warm your skin if the rays are not blocked by a building or tree.
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Recommended construction for homes in Zone B (areas of moderate flood hazard between the 100-yr and 500-yr flood) and Zones C and X (areas of minimal flood hazard above the 500-yr flood).

Recommended construction for homes in Zone B (areas of moderate flood hazard between the 100-yr and 500-yr flood) and Zones C and X (areas of minimal flood hazard above the 500-yr flood).
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Recommended Lowest Floor Elevation to Minimize Coastal Flood Damage.

Recommended Lowest Floor Elevation to Minimize Coastal Flood Damage.
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Retrofit of cantilevered foundation wall showing details at the inside corner for installing closed-cell spray foam in the wall and overhanging floor

Retrofit of cantilevered foundation wall showing details at the inside corner for installing closed-cell spray foam in the wall and overhanging floor
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Retrofit of cantilevered wall showing details at the inside corner for installing air sealing and rigid foam insulation in the wall and overhanging floor

Retrofit of cantilevered wall showing details at the inside corner for installing air sealing and rigid foam insulation in the wall and overhanging floor
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Retrofit of cantilevered wall showing details at the outside corner for installing air sealing and rigid foam insulation in the wall and closed-cell spray foam in the overhanging floor

Retrofit of cantilevered wall showing details at the outside corner for installing air sealing and rigid foam insulation in the wall and closed-cell spray foam in the overhanging floor
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Retrofit of cantilevered wall with beam showing details at the outside corner for installing air sealing and rigid foam insulation in the wall and overhanging floor

Retrofit of cantilevered wall with beam showing details at the outside corner for installing air sealing and rigid foam insulation in the wall and overhanging floor