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SIP panel walls are less susceptible to air leakage and convection issues than stick-built walls

SIP panel walls are less susceptible to air leakage and convection issues than stick-built walls
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SIP panels should be stacked high, dry, and flat

SIP panels should be stacked high, dry, and flat
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Site-built insulated header

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Site-built insulated header
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Six Corners Modern | High Performance Building Details

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Skylights let additional natural light into interior spaces.

Skylights let additional natural light into interior spaces.
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Skylights let additional natural light into the house.

Skylights let additional natural light into the house.
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Slab independent of foundation wall

Slab independent of foundation wall
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Sloped roof with cavity spray foam insulation, strapping, and gypsum board thermal barrier

Sloped roof with cavity spray foam insulation, strapping, and gypsum board thermal barrier
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Smoke generators are used to identify air leakage sites during depressurization testing

Smoke generators are used to identify air leakage sites during depressurization testing
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Solar tubes bring daylight into interior spaces in the home.

Solar tubes bring daylight into interior spaces in the home.
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Solar-powered LED lights installed inside this sun tunnel (or solar tube) provides light at night alongside daylight provided by the sun tunnel during the day, thus reducing the need for electric light.

Solar-powered LED lights installed inside this sun tunnel (or solar tube) provides light at night alongside daylight provided by the sun tunnel during the day, thus reducing the need for electric light.
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Some LED retrofit recessed light fixtures include sliding adjustments to adjust the spacing of the spring clips that will hold the new kit in the old can light housing

Some LED retrofit recessed light fixtures include sliding adjustments to adjust the spacing of the spring clips that will hold the new kit in the old can light housing
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Special molded corners provide continuous insulation layer at the corners to improve structural strength and minimize thermal bridging

Special molded corners provide continuous insulation layer at the corners to improve structural strength and minimize thermal bridging
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Split and Notch Batts to Fit around Wires and Electrical Boxes

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Spray foam air seals the boot to the ceiling

Spray foam air seals the boot to the ceiling
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Spray foam insulation is installed in open wall cavities to air seal and insulate

Spray foam insulation is installed in open wall cavities to air seal and insulate
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Spray foam provides a critical seal between the subfloor, rim joist, and sill plate

Spray foam provides a critical seal between the subfloor, rim joist, and sill plate
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Standard roof trusses are narrow at the eaves, preventing full insulation coverage over the top plate of the exterior walls

Standard roof trusses are narrow at the eaves, preventing full insulation coverage over the top plate of the exterior walls
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Structured insulated panels (SIPS) as band joist

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Structured insulated panels (SIPS) as band joist
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Stucco is installed over rigid insulation, which is installed over a drainage plane consisting of a drainage gap and building wrap layer over the sheathing

Stucco is installed over rigid insulation, which is installed over a drainage plane consisting of a drainage gap and building wrap layer over the sheathing
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Sun tunnels bring daylight into the home, reducing electricity use.

Sun tunnels bring daylight into the home, reducing electricity use.
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Sun tunnels fill the room with sunlight so that electric light is unnecessary.

Sun tunnels fill the room with sunlight so that electric light is unnecessary.
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Synthetic stucco wraps all four sides of the window openings and creates a pan flashing on the sills in exterior walls created from insulated concrete forms (ICF)

Synthetic stucco wraps all four sides of the window openings and creates a pan flashing on the sills in exterior walls created from insulated concrete forms (ICF)
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Table of Maximum Fenestration U-Factor Requirements for New Homes as Listed in the 2009-2021 IECC and IRC

Table of Maximum Fenestration U-Factor Requirements for New Homes as Listed in the 2009-2021 IECC and IRC