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Correct roof sheathing to framing connection technique; nails into framing.

Correct roof sheathing to framing connection technique; nails into framing.
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Cover the roll of fiberglass batt with spray foam to air seal it in place

Cover the roll of fiberglass batt with spray foam to air seal it in place
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Critical connections for providing a continuous load path in buildings and storm shelters

Critical connections for providing a continuous load path in buildings and storm shelters
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Designing for Dignity: Ownership, Empowerment, and Transformation with Sustainable Buildings

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Detail A - Typical truss web bracing

Detail A - Typical truss web bracing
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Detail B - Typical wood gable-wall bracing

Detail B - Typical wood gable-wall bracing
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Details for fortifying beam to column connections.

Details for fortifying beam to column connections.
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Different types of ICF blocks

Different types of ICF blocks
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DOE ZERH 2013 Case Study: e2 Homes Winter Park, Florida [2-page summary version]

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DOE ZERH 2015 Case Study: Amaris Custom Homes, St. Paul, MN

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DOE ZERH HIA 2013 Case Study: e2 Homes, Winter Park, Florida

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DOE ZERH HIA 2014 Case Study: Imery Group Proud Green Home, Serenbe, GA

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DOE ZERH HIA 2014 Case Study: M Street Homes, Smartlux on Greenpark Houston, TX

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DOE ZERH HIA 2014 Case Study: One Sky Homes, Cottle Zero Net Energy Home, San Jose, CA

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DOE's Building Energy Codes Program tracks the status of state energy code adoption and state equivalency to various versions of the International Energy Conservation Code.

DOE's Building Energy Codes Program tracks the status of state energy code adoption and state equivalency to various versions of the International Energy Conservation Code.
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Double wall with exterior air barrier

Double wall with exterior air barrier
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Double wall with interior air barrier

Double wall with interior air barrier
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Double wall with spray foam

Double wall with spray foam
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Double-stud wall with cellulose insulation

Double-stud wall with cellulose insulation
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Double-stud wall with spray foam and cellulose insulation

Double-stud wall with spray foam and cellulose insulation
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Double-wall framing

Double-wall framing
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Drywall is installed, hiding the duct work

Drywall is installed, hiding the duct work
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Drywall was removed and the existing 2x4 walls were filled with 3.5 inches of dense-packed cellulose. Outside, the ½-inch plywood was topped with house wrap, 1.5 inches closed-cell rigid foam, 1x3 furring strips, and fiber cement siding.

Drywall was removed and the existing 2x4 walls were filled with 3.5 inches of dense-packed cellulose. Outside, the ½-inch plywood was topped with house wrap, 1.5 inches closed-cell rigid foam, 1x3 furring strips, and fiber cement siding.
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Each floor of this two-story modular home is constructed in a factory, including the 2x6, 24-inch on-center walls, R-21 fiberglass batt cavity insulation, and rigid exterior foam, housewrap, windows, and trim, then connected on site.

Each floor of this two-story modular home is constructed in a factory, including the 2x6, 24-inch on-center walls, R-21 fiberglass batt cavity insulation, and rigid exterior foam, housewrap, windows, and trim, then connected on site.