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A home is tested at two points for enclosure air leakage

A home is tested at two points for enclosure air leakage
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A wall assembly approved for use in the wildland-urban interface has 5/8-inch type X gypsum installed exterior of the wood sheathing and an exterior covering or siding that has a 1-hour fire-resistance rating

A wall assembly approved for use in the wildland-urban interface has 5/8-inch type X gypsum installed exterior of the wood sheathing and an exterior covering or siding that has a 1-hour fire-resistance rating
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Air Sealing Retrofits: Reduce Air Leakage at the Sill Plate with Canned Spray Foam

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Air-seal above-grade sill plates adjacent to conditioned space to minimize air leakage.

Air-seal above-grade sill plates adjacent to conditioned space to minimize air leakage.
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An anchor side plate is used to connect the concrete foundation to the sill plate from the exterior as part of a seismic retrofit when the sill plate is not accessible from the interior of the home

An anchor side plate is used to connect the concrete foundation to the sill plate from the exterior as part of a seismic retrofit when the sill plate is not accessible from the interior of the home
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Building America Top Innovations 2013: Building America Solution Center

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Building America Top Innovations 2013: Quality Management System Guidelines

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Building Enclosure: Quality Management Systems

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CCHRC Building Addition: Creating a Heated Roof to Apply Roofing Membrane

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Comprehensive above-grade water management details for a crawlspace foundation include a capillary break over the crawlspace floor, slope the surface grade away, installing gutters that slope away, and capillary break under sill plate.

Comprehensive above-grade water management details for a crawlspace foundation include a capillary break over the crawlspace floor, slope the surface grade away, installing gutters that slope away, and capillary break under sill plate.
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Conceptual air sealing strategy - lower wall section

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Conceptual air sealing strategy - lower wall section
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Construction defects are exponentially cheaper to fix in the design stage rather than waiting to deal with them until after construction is complete (Source: American Contractors Insurance Group, Inc. 2009).

Construction defects are exponentially cheaper to fix in the design stage rather than waiting to deal with them until after construction is complete (Source: American Contractors Insurance Group, Inc. 2009).
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Correct seismic retrofit hardware for securing the sill plate to foundation wall

Correct seismic retrofit hardware for securing the sill plate to foundation wall
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Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Retrofitting a 1960s Split-Level Cold-Climate Home

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Extreme weather, such as wind, fire, flood, or extreme heat (included in the Severe Weather category above) causes most large electric disturbance events in the U.S (defined as affecting at least 50,000 customers) (data from 2000-2016)

Extreme weather, such as wind, fire, flood, or extreme heat (included in the Severe Weather category above) causes most large electric disturbance events in the U.S (defined as affecting at least 50,000 customers) (data from 2000-2016)
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Incorrectly done seismic retrofit, the plywood sheathing is not nailed to the mud sill and therefore it is not providing any shear strength

Incorrectly done seismic retrofit, the plywood sheathing is not nailed to the mud sill and therefore it is not providing any shear strength
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Install a sill gasket between the sill plate and the foundation wall

Install a sill gasket between the sill plate and the foundation wall
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Integrated Truss House - How to install inset windows

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New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Nelson Construction: Hamilton Way, Farmington, CT

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New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Quadrant Homes, Kentlake Highlands, Kent, WA

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New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Schneider Homes, Inc., Village at Miller Creek, Burien, WA

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New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Tom Walsh & Co., New Columbia, Portland, OR

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Right - A termite shield and a sill gasket are installed between the sill plate and the foundation on a raised slab foundation.

Right - A termite shield and a sill gasket are installed between the sill plate and the foundation on a raised slab foundation.
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Right - Foam gasket installed beneath sill plate

Right - Foam gasket installed beneath sill plate