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Batt insulation should be cut to fit around wiring so that insulation can completely fill the wall cavity

Batt insulation should be cut to fit around wiring so that insulation can completely fill the wall cavity
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Baxter Community - High Performance Green Building

Baxter Community - High Performance Green Building
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Because the above-grade potions of the wall lack exterior insulation, condensation and even ice form during cold winter conditions

Because the above-grade potions of the wall lack exterior insulation, condensation and even ice form during cold winter conditions
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Because this ICF and spray foamed house is so well insulated, the HVAC system is smaller, the round metal ducts are smaller diameter, and the duct layout is more compact.

Because this ICF and spray foamed house is so well insulated, the HVAC system is smaller, the round metal ducts are smaller diameter, and the duct layout is more compact.
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Bedford Farmhouse High Performance Retrofit Prototype

Bedford Farmhouse High Performance Retrofit Prototype
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Benefits of foundation insulation and other design improvements

Benefits of foundation insulation and other design improvements
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Best Practices Case Study: Devoted Builders, LLC, Mediterrtanean Villas, Pasco,WA

Best Practices Case Study: Devoted Builders, LLC, Mediterrtanean Villas, Pasco,WA
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Best Practices Case Study: Nelson Construction, Hamilton Way, Farmingon, CT

Best Practices Case Study: Nelson Construction, Hamilton Way, Farmingon, CT
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Best Practices Case Study: S&A Homes, East Liberty, PIttsburgh, PA

Best Practices Case Study: S&A Homes, East Liberty, PIttsburgh, PA
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Between the ICF foundation walls, the builder sprayed closed-cell spray foam directly onto the gravel base to provide a vapor barrier and continuous layer of insulation under the slab.

Between the ICF foundation walls, the builder sprayed closed-cell spray foam directly onto the gravel base to provide a vapor barrier and continuous layer of insulation under the slab.
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Blown Cellulose Insulation

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Blown cellulose insulation completely fills the netted wall and ceiling cavities.

Blown cellulose insulation completely fills the netted wall and ceiling cavities.
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Blown fiberglass insulation fills netted wall cavities

Blown fiberglass insulation fills netted wall cavities
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Boot is uninsulated

Boot is uninsulated
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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
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Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight: Community Development Corporation of Utah

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Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight: David Weekley Homes, Houston, Texas

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Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight: Ecofutures Building Inc., Boulder, Colorado

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Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight: Ferrier Custom Homes, Dallas, Texas

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Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight: G.W. Robinson Builders, Gainesville, Florida

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Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight: Ideal Homes, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

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Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight: Kacin Homes, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight: Palm Harbor Homes - Bimini II, Plant City, FL

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Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight: Rural Development Inc., Turner Falls, Massachusetts