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Proper flashing around windows is especially important when the rigid foam serves as the drainage plane in the wall

Proper flashing around windows is especially important when the rigid foam serves as the drainage plane in the wall
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Properly sealed sump pump

Properly sealed sump pump
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Protect Your Home in a FLASH with Huber ZIP System Roof Sheathing and Tape

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PSC Motor

PSC Motor
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PSC Troubleshooting

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Pumpkin Ridge Passive House video #006: Insulation Details

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Pumpkin Ridge Passive House Video #017: Mechanical Ventilation System Pt. I

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Pumpkin Ridge Passive House Video #018: Mechanical Ventilation System Pt. II

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Quality installation and commissioning are critical to optimizing heat pump performance.

Quality installation and commissioning are critical to optimizing heat pump performance.
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R-5 XPS rigid foam exterior sheathing provides an air seal, moisture barrier, and additional insulation value.

R-5 XPS rigid foam exterior sheathing provides an air seal, moisture barrier, and additional insulation value.
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Recirculating fan installed that does not exhaust to outside

Recirculating fan installed that does not exhaust to outside
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Resilient Home Solutions

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Retrofit an existing roof by installing rigid foam, new moisture and air control layers, new sheathing, and new cladding plus cavity insulation in the roof rafters to create an unvented attic

Retrofit an existing roof by installing rigid foam, new moisture and air control layers, new sheathing, and new cladding plus cavity insulation in the roof rafters to create an unvented attic
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Right - A continuous load path connects the roof and wall framing to the foundation.

Right - A continuous load path connects the roof and wall framing to the foundation.
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Right - Assembly corner is air sealed with flashing tape.

Right - Assembly corner is air sealed with flashing tape.
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Right - Braced wall line spacing is correctly calculated for determining wall bracing in accordance with the IRC.

Right - Braced wall line spacing is correctly calculated for determining wall bracing in accordance with the IRC.
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Right - Foil-faced polyisocyanurate insulating rigid foam sheathing is installed below the floor framing of this house built on piers; however, the seams should be sealed with metal taped and the plumbing elevated and protected.

Right - Foil-faced polyisocyanurate insulating rigid foam sheathing is installed below the floor framing of this house built on piers; however, the seams should be sealed with metal taped and the plumbing elevated and protected.
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Right - Foil-faced polyisocyanurate rigid foam is attached to the existing exterior wall with vertical wood furring strips

Right - Foil-faced polyisocyanurate rigid foam is attached to the existing exterior wall with vertical wood furring strips
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Right - Here, air control is established by taping the seams of the plywood panel sheathing. The roof sheathing is also trimmed flush with the wall sheathing to allow a simple and airtight connection between the roof and wall assemblies

Right - Here, air control is established by taping the seams of the plywood panel sheathing. The roof sheathing is also trimmed flush with the wall sheathing to allow a simple and airtight connection between the roof and wall assemblies
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Right - Mastic is being installed to air seal the wood-to-wood joints in this wall.

Right - Mastic is being installed to air seal the wood-to-wood joints in this wall.
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Right - Mold- and water-resistant fiber glass insulating sheathing is installed after panelized walls are assembled on site.

Right - Mold- and water-resistant fiber glass insulating sheathing is installed after panelized walls are assembled on site.
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Right - Open-web floor and ceiling trusses provide space for ducts in conditioned space.

Right - Open-web floor and ceiling trusses provide space for ducts in conditioned space.
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Right - Raised-heel trusses increase the roof height above the eaves allowing more space for insulation above exterior wall top plates; exterior wall sheathing extends up to keep wind from soffit vents from disrupting insulation.

Right - Raised-heel trusses increase the roof height above the eaves allowing more space for insulation above exterior wall top plates; exterior wall sheathing extends up to keep wind from soffit vents from disrupting insulation.
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Right - Seam-sealing flashing tape is installed with roller to fully adhere to the OSB.

Right - Seam-sealing flashing tape is installed with roller to fully adhere to the OSB.