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Effective air barrier for the rim joist

Effective air barrier for the rim joist
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Emergency Supplies Storage Location

Emergency Supplies Storage Location
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Encapsulated Ducts

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Ensure that attached garages in multifamily buildings are well-ventilated to reduce the presence of airborne contaminants in the garage and occupied space

Ensure that attached garages in multifamily buildings are well-ventilated to reduce the presence of airborne contaminants in the garage and occupied space
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Equations for calculating duct cross-sectional area for round and rectangular ducts; area is used with measured velocity to calculate airflow

Equations for calculating duct cross-sectional area for round and rectangular ducts; area is used with measured velocity to calculate airflow
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Equipment needed to pressure test the airtightness of walls separating the house from an attached garage

Equipment needed to pressure test the airtightness of walls separating the house from an attached garage
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Evaporative Cooler Sizing in ACH based on wet-bulb temperatures at 1% summer design conditions

Evaporative Cooler Sizing in ACH based on wet-bulb temperatures at 1% summer design conditions
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Example expanded performance table from a 1.5-ton air conditioner

Example expanded performance table from a 1.5-ton air conditioner
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Example of a gas furnace with no signs that the furnace has backdrafted in the past; there is clean shiny metal all around the burner tubes.

Example of a gas furnace with no signs that the furnace has backdrafted in the past; there is clean shiny metal all around the burner tubes.
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Example of garage door with 2"x4" girts and metal mullions

Example of garage door with 2"x4" girts and metal mullions
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Example sketch of porch for calculations showing tributary areas for column uplift loads

Example sketch of porch for calculations showing tributary areas for column uplift loads
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Exhibit 1: ENERGY STAR Reference Design Home for Version 3.0 (Rev. 09)

Exhibit 1: ENERGY STAR Reference Design Home for Version 3.0 (Rev. 09)
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Exhibit 1: ENERGY STAR Reference Design Home for Version 3.1 (Rev. 09)

Exhibit 1: ENERGY STAR Reference Design Home for Version 3.1 (Rev. 09)
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Exhibit 1: ENERGY STAR Reference Design Home for Version 3.2 (Rev.09)

Exhibit 1: ENERGY STAR Reference Design Home for Version 3.2 (Rev.09)
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Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Asdal Builders, LLC, Pittsburgh, PA

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Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Bay Ridge Gardens - Mixed Humid Affordable Multifamily Housing Deep Energy Retrofit, Annapolis, Maryland

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Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Green Home Solutions by Grupe, Lodi, California

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Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Habitat for Humanity of Palm Beach County, Lake Worth, Florida

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Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Habitat for Humanity South Sarasota County, Venice, Florida

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Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Historic Home in Eastern Washington

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Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: John Wesley Miller Companies, Tucson, AZ

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Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Retrofit of 1915 Home, Dayton, Washington

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Failure of a garage door due to pressure differences under hurricane force wind conditions resulting in damage to the house.

Failure of a garage door due to pressure differences under hurricane force wind conditions resulting in damage to the house.
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FEMA P-804 Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced Wind Hazard Protection Levels

FEMA P-804 Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced Wind Hazard Protection Levels