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Amaris Homes built this custom home in the cold climate in Vadnais Heights, MN, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2015.

Amaris Homes built this custom home in the cold climate in Vadnais Heights, MN, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2015.
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Amaris Homes built this custom spec home in the cold climate in Afton, MN, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2017.

Amaris Homes built this custom spec home in the cold climate in Afton, MN, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2017.
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An indoor water heater should be secured to the wall’s studs to prevent it from moving or tipping over in the event of an earthquake

An indoor water heater should be secured to the wall’s studs to prevent it from moving or tipping over in the event of an earthquake
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Angle support framing is added to brace a long gable overhang constructed using the ladder framing method.

Angle support framing is added to brace a long gable overhang constructed using the ladder framing method.
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AquaZephyr, LLC built this multifamily home in the cold climate in Ithaca, NY, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2016.

AquaZephyr, LLC built this multifamily home in the cold climate in Ithaca, NY, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2016.
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Are the Walls Closing In?

Are the Walls Closing In?
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ASCE 37: Design Loads on Structures During Construction [E17a]

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Attach the interior 2x4 wall to the exterior wall top plate with a flat metal connector plate

Attach the interior 2x4 wall to the exterior wall top plate with a flat metal connector plate
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Baffles will keep insulation out of the soffit vents and wind out of the insulation in this vented attic.

Baffles will keep insulation out of the soffit vents and wind out of the insulation in this vented attic.
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Balloon-framed walls have no top plate to prevent air flow into wall cavity

Balloon-framed walls have no top plate to prevent air flow into wall cavity
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BCD500 (Segment 1 of 3) Code Requirements for Fire and Sound

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Before installing drywall, contractors install two beads of a sprayer-applied elastomeric sealant along framing and top plates to forma a flexible, air-tight seal between the framing and dry wall.

Before installing drywall, contractors install two beads of a sprayer-applied elastomeric sealant along framing and top plates to forma a flexible, air-tight seal between the framing and dry wall.
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Bellingham Bay Builders built this custom for buyer home in the cold climate in Friday Harbor, WA, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2020.

Bellingham Bay Builders built this custom for buyer home in the cold climate in Friday Harbor, WA, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2020.
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Bellingham Bay Builders built this custom for buyer home in the marine climate in Bellingham, WA, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2018.

Bellingham Bay Builders built this custom for buyer home in the marine climate in Bellingham, WA, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2018.
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Bellingham Bay Builders built this custom for buyer home in the marine climate in Seattle, WA, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2019.

Bellingham Bay Builders built this custom for buyer home in the marine climate in Seattle, WA, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2019.
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Bolted metal hurricane strapping ties the roofing to the framing and the framing to the foundation walls for resistance to high winds.

Bolted metal hurricane strapping ties the roofing to the framing and the framing to the foundation walls for resistance to high winds.
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BPC Green Builders built this custom for buyer home in the cold climate in Clinton, CN, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2017.

BPC Green Builders built this custom for buyer home in the cold climate in Clinton, CN, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2017.
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BPC Green Builders built this custom for buyer home in the cold climate in Stamford, CT, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2021.

BPC Green Builders built this custom for buyer home in the cold climate in Stamford, CT, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2021.
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BPC Green Builders built this custom for buyer home in the cold climate in Trumbull, CT, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2020.

BPC Green Builders built this custom for buyer home in the cold climate in Trumbull, CT, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2020.
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BPC Green Builders built this custom home in the cold climate in New Fairfield, CT, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2013.

BPC Green Builders built this custom home in the cold climate in New Fairfield, CT, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2013.
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BPC Green Builders built this custom home in the cold climate in New Fairfield, CT, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2014.

BPC Green Builders built this custom home in the cold climate in New Fairfield, CT, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2014.
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BPC Green Builders built this custom home in the cold climate in Watertown, CN, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2015.

BPC Green Builders built this custom home in the cold climate in Watertown, CN, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2015.
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Braced cripple wall construction in crawlspace anchored to framing and foundation

Braced cripple wall construction in crawlspace anchored to framing and foundation
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Brick veneer framed wall supported by a concrete slab-on-grade foundation with a turn-down footing insulated on its top surface, showing anchorage of the wall to the foundation for seismic resistance

Brick veneer framed wall supported by a concrete slab-on-grade foundation with a turn-down footing insulated on its top surface, showing anchorage of the wall to the foundation for seismic resistance