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Conceptual stack framing drawing

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Conceptual stack framing drawing
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Construct exterior walls with insulated concrete forms (ICFs) that provide insulation without thermal bridging, as well as air sealing, a drainage plane, and high structural strength.

Construct exterior walls with insulated concrete forms (ICFs) that provide insulation without thermal bridging, as well as air sealing, a drainage plane, and high structural strength.
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Construct exterior walls with structural insulated panels (SIPs) to provide an airtight wall with consistent insulation and very little thermal bridging.

Construct exterior walls with structural insulated panels (SIPs) to provide an airtight wall with consistent insulation and very little thermal bridging.
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Core plumbing layout

Core plumbing layout
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Core plumbing layout - plumbing diagram long-trunk-short twig.

Core plumbing layout - plumbing diagram long-trunk-short twig.
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Core plumbing layout – plumbing diagram long-trunk-short twig

Core plumbing layout – plumbing diagram long-trunk-short twig
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Corner installed plywood or OSB as shear bracing

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Corner installed plywood or OSB as shear bracing
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Design the roof with raised heel trusses to allow full insulation over the top plates of the exterior walls.

Design the roof with raised heel trusses to allow full insulation over the top plates of the exterior walls.
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Desuperheater for domestic hot water

Desuperheater for domestic hot water
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Different types of ICF blocks

Different types of ICF blocks
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DOE ZERH HIA 2014 Case Study: Imery Group Proud Green Home, Serenbe, GA

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Double Wall Framing

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Double Walls

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Double-wall framing

Double-wall framing
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Drainback active indirect system

Drainback active indirect system
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During drought periods, an integrated back-up system adds city water to maintain the Durable Energy home’s 11,500-gallon cistern at 25% capacity or more.

During drought periods, an integrated back-up system adds city water to maintain the Durable Energy home’s 11,500-gallon cistern at 25% capacity or more.
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Efficient Hot Water Distribution Part 1: What’s at Stake

Efficient Hot Water Distribution Part 1: What’s at Stake
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Efficient Hot Water Distribution Part 2: How to Get it Right

Efficient Hot Water Distribution Part 2: How to Get it Right
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Efficient showerheads can save 2,900 gallons of water per year.

Efficient showerheads can save 2,900 gallons of water per year.
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Examples of heat pump water heaters with water pipe connections on top.

Examples of heat pump water heaters with water pipe connections on top.
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Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Deep Energy Retrofit in the Pacific Northwest

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Exterior cladding on a metal-framed building is attached using two perpendicular layers of offset Z-bar to reduce thermal bridging

Exterior cladding on a metal-framed building is attached using two perpendicular layers of offset Z-bar to reduce thermal bridging
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Floor cavity pressure is measured by inserting a tube into the floor cavity using an extension pole

Floor cavity pressure is measured by inserting a tube into the floor cavity using an extension pole
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Foam holes for plumbing in the top plate, sill plate, or subfloor

Foam holes for plumbing in the top plate, sill plate, or subfloor