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Advanced framing details include framing aligned to allow for insulation at interior-exterior wall intersections.

Advanced framing details include framing aligned to allow for insulation at interior-exterior wall intersections.
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Advanced framing details include insulated headers over windows and doors.

Advanced framing details include insulated headers over windows and doors.
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Advanced framing details include open headers and reduced framing around windows and two-stud corners to allow more room for insulation in the wall cavities while reducing lumber costs.

Advanced framing details include open headers and reduced framing around windows and two-stud corners to allow more room for insulation in the wall cavities while reducing lumber costs.
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Advanced framing details throughout house including insulated and open headers

Advanced framing details throughout house including insulated and open headers
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Advanced framing showing open headers

Advanced framing showing open headers
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Advanced framing techniques including 2x6 walls spaced at 24 inches on center and ladder blocking at wall intersections allow more space for insulation in the wall cavities while open-web floor joists provide space between floors for ducting.

Advanced framing techniques including 2x6 walls spaced at 24 inches on center and ladder blocking at wall intersections allow more space for insulation in the wall cavities while open-web floor joists provide space between floors for ducting.
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Advanced Framing vs Traditional Framing

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Advances in Manufactured Home Energy Efficient Design

Advances in Manufactured Home Energy Efficient Design
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After attaching netting to the 2x6 studs, workers fill the wall cavities with R-23 of blown fiberglass made from recycled bottles.

After attaching netting to the 2x6 studs, workers fill the wall cavities with R-23 of blown fiberglass made from recycled bottles.
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After getting a new water heater into place, reattach the hot and cold water (left) and the electricity (right).

After getting a new water heater into place, reattach the hot and cold water (left) and the electricity (right).
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After securing the inner coil, cover the draw band and the seam with a generous amount of mastic

After securing the inner coil, cover the draw band and the seam with a generous amount of mastic
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After setting precast concrete basement walls on an 8-inch bed of trap rock, this builder sprayed 2 inches of closed-cell spray foam directly onto the ground then laid piping for radiant floor heating before pouring the concrete floor slab.

After setting precast concrete basement walls on an 8-inch bed of trap rock, this builder sprayed 2 inches of closed-cell spray foam directly onto the ground then laid piping for radiant floor heating before pouring the concrete floor slab.
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After spraying the 2x6 wall cavities with 2 inches (R-13) of closed-cell spray foam, the walls are covered with netting and an additional 3.5 inches of fiberglass (R-13) is blown in.

After spraying the 2x6 wall cavities with 2 inches (R-13) of closed-cell spray foam, the walls are covered with netting and an additional 3.5 inches of fiberglass (R-13) is blown in.
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Air Admittance Vents

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Air barrier at garage band joist - 1 1/2 inch rigid insulation with 2x4 sleepers

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Air barrier at garage band joist - 1 1/2 inch rigid insulation with 2x4 sleepers
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Air barrier at garage band joist - 1 inch rigid insulation with 1x3 wood furring

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Air barrier at garage band joist - 1 inch rigid insulation with 1x3 wood furring
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Air barrier at garage band joist - 1 inch rigid insulation with 2x2 wood furring

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Air barrier at garage band joist - 1 inch rigid insulation with 2x2 wood furring
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Air leaking through the home's envelope wastes a lot of energy and increases energy costs.

Air leaking through the home's envelope wastes a lot of energy and increases energy costs.
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Air seal and insulate drawer and closet boxes in attic kneewalls

Air seal and insulate drawer and closet boxes in attic kneewalls
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Air seal and insulate flex ducts

Air seal and insulate flex ducts
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Air seal at cabinet soffit - single-story

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Air seal at cabinet soffit - single-story
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Air seal at chase walls - plan

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Air seal at chase walls - plan
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Air seal at top plate pipe penetration

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Air seal at top plate pipe penetration
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Air seal attic access panels and drop-down stairs to minimize air leakage.

Air seal attic access panels and drop-down stairs to minimize air leakage.