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Wrong - Glazing failed due to windborne debris during a hurricane.

Wrong - Glazing failed due to windborne debris during a hurricane.
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Wrong - If the soffit is applied directly to the rafter eave, it forms a sloping soffit, which creates a pocket that can trap hot air and embers from a wildfire.

Wrong - If the soffit is applied directly to the rafter eave, it forms a sloping soffit, which creates a pocket that can trap hot air and embers from a wildfire.
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Wrong - In floodplains, the interior grade elevation should be equal to or higher than the exterior grade as shown on right.

Wrong - In floodplains, the interior grade elevation should be equal to or higher than the exterior grade as shown on right.
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Wrong - Leaks in the roof sheathing can allow water to get in and wet the drywall, providing fertile ground for mold.

Wrong - Leaks in the roof sheathing can allow water to get in and wet the drywall, providing fertile ground for mold.
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Wrong - Mold can spread rapidly in flood damaged homes if materials aren't dried quickly.

Wrong - Mold can spread rapidly in flood damaged homes if materials aren't dried quickly.
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Wrong - Negative pressure from hurricane winds caused garage door to collapse inward.

Wrong - Negative pressure from hurricane winds caused garage door to collapse inward.
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Wrong - Roof deck sheathing nails missed the trusses, potentially weakening the roof in high winds.

Wrong - Roof deck sheathing nails missed the trusses, potentially weakening the roof in high winds.
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Wrong - Roof sheathing nails missed the rafter below

Wrong - Roof sheathing nails missed the rafter below
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Wrong - Roofs with complex geometries are more susceptible to ignition during a wildfire because they offer more places for burning embers to become lodged.

Wrong - Roofs with complex geometries are more susceptible to ignition during a wildfire because they offer more places for burning embers to become lodged.
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Wrong - The decks of this home suffered considerable hurricane damage.

Wrong - The decks of this home suffered considerable hurricane damage.
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Wrong - The pile foundation of this home nearly collapsed from coastal storm surges because the piles were not embedded deeply enough in the ground.

Wrong - The pile foundation of this home nearly collapsed from coastal storm surges because the piles were not embedded deeply enough in the ground.
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Wrong - The window lying on the ground was protected by a shutter but the shutter was attached to the window frame, rather than directly to the wall framing.

Wrong - The window lying on the ground was protected by a shutter but the shutter was attached to the window frame, rather than directly to the wall framing.
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Wrong - this building provides no overhangs, minimal window shading, and clear window glass resulting in high solar heat gain.

Wrong - this building provides no overhangs, minimal window shading, and clear window glass resulting in high solar heat gain.
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Wrong - This concrete roof was not adequately attached and reinforced and failed in high winds.

Wrong - This concrete roof was not adequately attached and reinforced and failed in high winds.
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Wrong - This roof failed in high winds due to lack of metal attachments to the framing.

Wrong - This roof failed in high winds due to lack of metal attachments to the framing.
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Wrong - This surface downspout run-out is directed toward the foundation instead of away from it.

Wrong - This surface downspout run-out is directed toward the foundation instead of away from it.
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Wrong - This tile roof was damaged by high winds.

Wrong - This tile roof was damaged by high winds.
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Wrong - Utility trim was substituted for the starter strip and the bottom lock was cut off this vinyl siding so the siding pulled loose under wind pressure.

Wrong - Utility trim was substituted for the starter strip and the bottom lock was cut off this vinyl siding so the siding pulled loose under wind pressure.
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Wrong - When the lower break-away wall gave way in coastal flooding it peeled some of the EIFS siding off with it because there was no suitable break in the siding to allow it to detach cleanly.

Wrong - When the lower break-away wall gave way in coastal flooding it peeled some of the EIFS siding off with it because there was no suitable break in the siding to allow it to detach cleanly.
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Wrong – A closable air vent should not be used as a flood vent

Wrong – A closable air vent should not be used as a flood vent
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Wrong – Airborne embers can float into holes in damaged vent screens and ignite flammable items in the house or accumulated debris in the vent.

Wrong – Airborne embers can float into holes in damaged vent screens and ignite flammable items in the house or accumulated debris in the vent.
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Wrong – An open and/or sloped soffit can trap heat and burning embers as a wildfire approaches, increasing the risk of ignition of the structure.

Wrong – An open and/or sloped soffit can trap heat and burning embers as a wildfire approaches, increasing the risk of ignition of the structure.
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Wrong – Combustible debris under this deck ignited and led to the destruction of the deck.

Wrong – Combustible debris under this deck ignited and led to the destruction of the deck.
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Wrong – Combustible materials near a deck can ignite the deck and the home.

Wrong – Combustible materials near a deck can ignite the deck and the home.