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Foil-faced rigid foam and spray foam can be used to insulate a basement on the interior; use good moisture management techniques to keep the basement dry

Foil-faced rigid foam and spray foam can be used to insulate a basement on the interior; use good moisture management techniques to keep the basement dry
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For homes built in V Zones a registered professional engineer or architect must certify that the lowest floor elevation is above the BFE and piles and structure are anchored to resist flotation, collapse, or lateral movement due to combined wind and water

For homes built in V Zones a registered professional engineer or architect must certify that the lowest floor elevation is above the BFE and piles and structure are anchored to resist flotation, collapse, or lateral movement due to combined wind and water loads.
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For homes built on an open foundation, provide a continuous air barrier by sealing all joints between the rigid insulation, floor support beams, rim joist, and bottom wall plate

For homes built on an open foundation, provide a continuous air barrier by sealing all joints between the rigid insulation, floor support beams, rim joist, and bottom wall plate
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For houses with solar photovoltaic roof panels, any potential shading structure should be twice as far away from the photovoltaic array as it is tall.

For houses with solar photovoltaic roof panels, any potential shading structure should be twice as far away from the photovoltaic array as it is tall.
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For seismic resistance in basement, crawlspace, and crawlspace “cripple” wall foundations, connect the plywood or OSB sheathing to the wall framing, rim joist, and sill plate and anchor bolt the sill plate to the foundation

For seismic resistance in basement, crawlspace, and crawlspace “cripple” wall foundations, connect the plywood or OSB sheathing to the wall framing, rim joist, and sill plate and anchor bolt the sill plate to the foundation
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For seismic retrofit of crawlspace with posts and piers, add cross bracing to posts; add cross bracing and solid blocking between floor joists

For seismic retrofit of crawlspace with posts and piers, add cross bracing to posts; add cross bracing and solid blocking between floor joists
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FORTIFIED Animation: Hurricane - ATTIC VENTS

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FORTIFIED Animation: Hurricane - Continuous Load Path

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FORTIFIED Animation: Hurricane - OPENINGS

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Fortified Home Gable Vent Shuttering

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Fortified Home Gable Vent Shuttering
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Fortified Home Roof Deck Attachment for Hurricanes

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Fortified Home Roof Deck Attachment for Hurricanes
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Fortified Home Roof Protection Requirements

Fortified Home Roof Protection Requirements
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FORTIFIED Roof System - Hurricane

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FORTIFIED Roof System - Hurricane

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Foundation details where waterproofing continuity can be a concern.

Foundation details where waterproofing continuity can be a concern.
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Foundation for concrete floors for flood-prone areas.

Foundation for concrete floors for flood-prone areas.
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Foundation for Wood-Framed Floors for flood-prone areas.

Foundation for Wood-Framed Floors for flood-prone areas.
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Foundation heat exchanger installed in overcut around a basement wall

Foundation heat exchanger installed in overcut around a basement wall
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Foundation Insulation Effectiveness: Frost Protected Shallow Foundations

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Foundation wall exterior board insulation with above-grade wall insulation

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Foundation wall exterior board insulation with above-grade wall insulation
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Foundation Wall Exterior board insulation without above-grade wall insulation

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Foundation Wall Exterior board insulation without above-grade wall insulation
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Foundation wall interior polyisocyanurate, foil-faced, exposed

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Foundation wall interior polyisocyanurate, foil-faced, exposed
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Foundation wall interior rigid insulation with framed wall

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Foundation wall interior rigid insulation with framed wall
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Foundation wall interior rigid insulation with furring strips

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Foundation wall interior rigid insulation with furring strips