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ECM Motor Retrofit

ECM Motor Retrofit
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Emergency Supplies Storage Location

Emergency Supplies Storage Location
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Encapsulated Ducts

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End conditions for braced wall lines with continuous sheathing, Figure R602.10.7 in the IRC

End conditions for braced wall lines with continuous sheathing, Figure R602.10.7 in the IRC
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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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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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Every natural gas appliance has a shutoff valve in the gas line to the appliance that can be manually shut off if a leak happens at a specific appliance or in preparation for an impending natural disaster.

Every natural gas appliance has a shutoff valve in the gas line to the appliance that can be manually shut off if a leak happens at a specific appliance or in preparation for an impending natural disaster.
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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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Excess Flow Valves and Earthquake-Actuated Gas Shutoff Valves are two different types of valves that automatically stop the flow of gas into the house: excess flow valves stop gas flow if there is a break in the line, earthquake valves stop gas flow if th

Excess Flow Valves and Earthquake-Actuated Gas Shutoff Valves are two different types of valves that automatically stop the flow of gas into the house: excess flow valves stop gas flow if there is a break in the line, earthquake valves stop gas flow if there is an earthquake
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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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Externally insulated concrete slab-on-grade foundation with a turn-down footing, showing anchorage of the wall to the foundation for seismic resistance

Externally insulated concrete slab-on-grade foundation with a turn-down footing, showing anchorage of the wall to the foundation for seismic resistance
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Externally insulated post-tensioned concrete slab-on-grade foundation wall with a turn-down footing showing anchorage of the wall to the foundation for seismic resistance

Externally insulated post-tensioned concrete slab-on-grade foundation wall with a turn-down footing showing anchorage of the wall to the foundation for seismic resistance
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Externally insulated post-tensioned concrete slab-on-grade foundation wall with a turn-down footing showing anchorage of the wall to the foundation for seismic resistance

Externally insulated post-tensioned concrete slab-on-grade foundation wall with a turn-down footing showing anchorage of the wall to the foundation for seismic resistance