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Fully Flashed Window and Door Openings (1)

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Fully Flashed Window and Door Openings (2)

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Fully Sealed Continuous Weather Resistance Barrier (3)

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Headers over windows and doors are insulated rather than solid wood.

Headers over windows and doors are insulated rather than solid wood.
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High Performance Builder Spotlight: G.W. Robinson, Gainesville, FL

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High Performance Builder Spotlight: GreenCraft, Lewisville, TX

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High Performance Builder Spotlight: Imagine Homes

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High Performance Builder Spotlight: LifeStyle Homes

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High Performance Builder Spotlight: ReVISION Home, Las Vegas, Nevada

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High-performance home builders surveyed by PNNL report several reasons for choosing triple-pane over double-pane windows

High-performance home builders surveyed by PNNL report several reasons for choosing triple-pane over double-pane windows
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Historic Window Restoration Workshop

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How do I build for a hot climate?

How do I build for a hot climate?
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How to better equip your home for hotter temperatures

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How To Evaluate Opening Protection Systems

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How to Perform a Wind Mitigation Inspection #1

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How To Strengthen Your Home for Under $10,000 – Insulated Concrete Forms

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How To Strengthen Your Home for Under $10,000 – Roof, Walls, Windows, and Doors

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How Vulnerable is Your Home to a Wildfire?

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Hurricane Emergency Board Up Animation - FLASH, Inc.

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Hurricane force winds that breach external windows and doors can then cause failure of the entire building due to internal pressures on walls and roof.

Hurricane force winds that breach external windows and doors can then cause failure of the entire building due to internal pressures on walls and roof.
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Hurricane shutter styles include colonial, Bahama, roll-up, and accordion shutters.

Hurricane shutter styles include colonial, Bahama, roll-up, and accordion shutters.
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Hurricane Straps

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If spray foam is used to air seal over backer rod around the window’s rough opening, foam should entirely cover the rod and let dry then trimmed flush to frame

If spray foam is used to air seal over backer rod around the window’s rough opening, foam should entirely cover the rod and let dry then trimmed flush to frame
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If the top of a window opening is not level, a shim can be cut to ensure mounting brackets installed for blinds are level to one another.

If the top of a window opening is not level, a shim can be cut to ensure mounting brackets installed for blinds are level to one another.