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FORTIFIED Animation: Hurricane - Continuous Load Path

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FORTIFIED Animation: Hurricane & HWH - Gables

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Foundation wall exterior board insulation with above-grade wall insulation

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Foundation wall exterior board insulation with above-grade wall insulation
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Foundation Wall Exterior board insulation without above-grade wall insulation

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Foundation Wall Exterior board insulation without above-grade wall insulation
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Foundation wall interior polyisocyanurate, foil-faced, exposed

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Foundation wall interior polyisocyanurate, foil-faced, exposed
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Foundation wall interior rigid insulation with framed wall

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Foundation wall interior rigid insulation with framed wall
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Foundation wall interior rigid insulation with furring strips

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Foundation wall interior rigid insulation with furring strips
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Frame wall and install blocking

Frame wall and install blocking
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Frame, insulate, and air seal the walls of the skylight shaft as you would an exterior wall

Frame, insulate, and air seal the walls of the skylight shaft as you would an exterior wall
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Framing Walls with Larry Haun

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Fully Sealed Continuous Weather Resistance Barrier (1)

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Furred-out siding

Furred-out siding
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Furring strips provide a mounting surface for siding over the smart house wrap membrane which serves as a drainage plane over cork insulation installed on the exterior of this home.

Furring strips provide a mounting surface for siding over the smart house wrap membrane which serves as a drainage plane over cork insulation installed on the exterior of this home.
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Furring strips provide drainage gap behind lap siding; screen is added at bottom and top to prevent entry of insects and wildfire embers.

Furring strips provide drainage gap behind lap siding; screen is added at bottom and top to prevent entry of insects and wildfire embers
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Gable End Bracing and Framing

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Gable end wall showing significant weathering due to exposure

Gable end wall showing significant weathering due to exposure
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Gaps at shared common walls can be a significant source of air leakage in multi-family buildings

Gaps at shared common walls can be a significant source of air leakage in multi-family buildings
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Get a Storm Ready Roof

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Good water management practices like sloping grade away from house, and installing gutters, perimeter drain pipe, a capillary break, and free-draining soils or drainage mat protect the foundation from water saturation.

Good water management practices like sloping grade away from house, and installing gutters, perimeter drain pipe, a capillary break, and free-draining soils or drainage mat protect the foundation from water saturation.
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Headers over windows on non-load-bearing walls are open to allow room for insulation.

Headers over windows on non-load-bearing walls are open to allow room for insulation.
Case Study:

High Performance Builder Spotlight: Scott Homes Inc.

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High Performance Plumbing Fixtures and The Flood Hardy Wall

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House wrap is sealed at all seams and overlaps flashing to serve as a continuous drainage plane over the exterior walls.

House wrap is sealed at all seams and overlaps flashing to serve as a continuous drainage plane over the exterior walls.
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How to Correctly Construct a Garage Floor Elevation