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Whole-house fans draw outside air through windows into the home and exhaust it into a vented attic

Whole-house fans draw outside air through windows into the home and exhaust it into a vented attic
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Whole-house fans or wind-driven cross ventilation can be used to draw air across thermal mass for a night flush strategy

Whole-house fans or wind-driven cross ventilation can be used to draw air across thermal mass for a night flush strategy
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Wind speeds increase significantly with height above ground

Wind speeds increase significantly with height above ground
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World's Whitest Paint: radiative cooling helps to fight climate change

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Wrong - Polyethylene sheeting should be lapped up sides of walls and pillars and taped

Wrong - Polyethylene sheeting should be lapped up sides of walls and pillars and taped
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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 – Drain pipe has been cut and foundation penetration has not been properly sealed

Wrong – Drain pipe has been cut and foundation penetration has not been properly sealed
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Wrong – Driveway is not sloped away from the house

Wrong – Driveway is not sloped away from the house
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Wrong – No polyethylene sheeting vapor barrier is installed on the crawlspace floor

Wrong – No polyethylene sheeting vapor barrier is installed on the crawlspace floor
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Wrong – Polyethylene sheeting does not completely cover the aggregate and the footing

Wrong – Polyethylene sheeting does not completely cover the aggregate and the footing
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Wrong – Polyethylene sheeting does not extend beyond edge of aggregate to separate the footer from the stem wall which will be poured next

Wrong – Polyethylene sheeting does not extend beyond edge of aggregate to separate the footer from the stem wall which will be poured next
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Wrong – Slab insulation does not extend to the top of the slab

Wrong – Slab insulation does not extend to the top of the slab
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Wrong – Slab insulation does not extend to the top of the slab

Wrong – Slab insulation does not extend to the top of the slab
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Wrong – The final grade does not slope away from the house

Wrong – The final grade does not slope away from the house
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Wrong – The footing drain pipe should end at least 10 feet from the foundation if above ground or should drain into a drywell or storm sewer.

Wrong – The footing drain pipe should end at least 10 feet from the foundation if above ground or should drain into a drywell or storm sewer.
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Wrong – The south side of this building in Arizona has very little architectural or landscape shading to block solar heat gain.

Wrong – The south side of this building in Arizona has very little architectural or landscape shading to block solar heat gain.
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Wrong – This multi family building appears to be done in traditional southwest architecture but the lack of useful overhangs, dark colored walls, and lack of tinting on windows will result in significant solar heat gain.

Wrong – This multi family building appears to be done in traditional southwest architecture but the lack of useful overhangs, dark colored walls, and lack of tinting on windows will result in significant solar heat gain.
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Wrong: Single sided ventilation without at least two windows, wing walls, and predictable wind directions is ineffective for generating wind-driven crossflow.

Wrong: Single sided ventilation without at least two windows, wing walls, and predictable wind directions is ineffective for generating wind-driven crossflow.