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No insulated sheathing seams are visible from the inside during framing

No insulated sheathing seams are visible from the inside during framing
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Once window trim is removed around window, any fibrous insulation is removed and the opening is brushed before installing canned foam or backer rod and caulk to air seal the rough openings

Once window trim is removed around window, any fibrous insulation is removed and the opening is brushed before installing canned foam or backer rod and caulk to air seal the rough openings
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Operation Helping Hands Green Dream 1 Home, New Orleans, Louisiana

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Operation Helping Hands Green Dream 2 Prototype, New Orleans, Louisiana

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Options for Advanced Walls

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Other Exterior Walls

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Outset header with head plate

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Outset header with head plate
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Over-subscribed panels can be paired with software to create a more advanced load sharing strategy.

Over-subscribed panels can be paired with software to create a more advanced load sharing strategy.
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Over-subscribed panels can be used to maximize the number of EV chargers installed on a site, then as more EVs charge simultaneously, the amperage to each charger will reduce to keep the total power draw within the limit of the panel.

Over-subscribed panels can be used to maximize the number of EV chargers installed on a site, then as more EVs charge simultaneously, the amperage to each charger will reduce to keep the total power draw within the limit of the panel.
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Panel sharing is a strategy to install multiple EV chargers while working within a site’s available electrical capacity.

Panel sharing is a strategy to install multiple EV chargers while working within a site’s available electrical capacity.
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Passive House Basement Thermal Breaks: Karuna Video #4

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Peel-and-stick panel tape provides added assurance that SIP panel seams will remain airtight

Peel-and-stick panel tape provides added assurance that SIP panel seams will remain airtight
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Permanent dry floodproofing a wall with added layer of brick veneer

Permanent dry floodproofing a wall with added layer of brick veneer
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Pinch the spring-loaded mounting wires on either side of the fan to release them and remove the cover from the exhaust fan

Pinch the spring-loaded mounting wires on either side of the fan to release them and remove the cover from the exhaust fan
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Plan view of exterior masonry brick wall retrofitted with furring strips, three layers of rigid mineral wool insulation staggered and taped at the seams, and topped with metal hat channel providing a ventilation gap surface to nail under the lap siding

Plan view of exterior masonry brick wall retrofitted with furring strips, three layers of rigid mineral wool insulation staggered and taped at the seams, and topped with metal hat channel providing a ventilation gap surface to nail under the lap siding
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Press in on the sides of the plastic light cover to remove the light cover from the bathroom exhaust fan for cleaning

Press in on the sides of the plastic light cover to remove the light cover from the bathroom exhaust fan for cleaning
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Proper flashing around windows is especially important when the rigid foam serves as the drainage plane in the wall

Proper flashing around windows is especially important when the rigid foam serves as the drainage plane in the wall
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Properly installed rigid insulation

Properly installed rigid insulation
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Properly installed vapor barrier

Properly installed vapor barrier
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Pull the exhaust fan vent cover down gently to access the spring-loaded mounting wires

Pull the exhaust fan vent cover down gently to access the spring-loaded mounting wires
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Rainscreens: A Builder’s Experience

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Reduce thermal bridging in hot climate zones by using an intersecting exterior wall framing technique as shown here.

Reduce thermal bridging in hot climate zones by using an intersecting exterior wall framing technique as shown here.
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Reinforce the garage door's glider track to prevent failure in high winds.

Reinforce the garage door's glider track to prevent failure in high winds.
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Remove the light bulb from the light fixture in the exhaust fan and clean the light housing with a vacuum brush attachment or cloth

Remove the light bulb from the light fixture in the exhaust fan and clean the light housing with a vacuum brush attachment or cloth