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A tempered glass window can be identified by the “bug” or white etched label at one corner of the window.

A tempered glass window can be identified by the “bug” or white etched label at one corner of the window.
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A thick vapor barrier and radon vent pipe keep soil gases out of the home.

A thick vapor barrier and radon vent pipe keep soil gases out of the home.
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A thin-triple window uses a narrow interior glass pane and narrower gaps between panels often filled with krypton, rather than argon gas, to achieve triple-pane performance with an IGU that fits in a double-pane window frame

A thin-triple window uses a narrow interior glass pane and narrower gaps between panels often filled with krypton, rather than argon gas, to achieve triple-pane performance with an IGU that fits in a double-pane window frame
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Accordion-type hurricane shutters protect sliding glass doors from high winds and wind-borne debris.

Accordion-type hurricane shutters protect sliding glass doors from high winds and wind-borne debris.
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Adding Automated Shading to the High Performance Toolkit: HVAC, Health & Wellness, and High Tech

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Adding Automated Shading to the High Performance Toolkit: HVAC, Health & Wellness, and High Tech

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Advanced framing details include insulated headers over windows and doors.

Advanced framing details include insulated headers over windows and doors.
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Advanced framing details include minimal framing at windows and doors.

Advanced framing details include minimal framing at windows and doors.
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Advanced framing details throughout house including insulated and open headers

Advanced framing details throughout house including insulated and open headers
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Advanced framing showing open headers

Advanced framing showing open headers
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After installing the house wrap over the SIPS, window flashing is installed

After installing the house wrap over the SIPS, window flashing is installed
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Air seal rough opening from inside

Air seal rough opening from inside
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Air sealing at skylight shaft

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Air sealing at skylight shaft
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Air-seal the rough opening around doors and windows to minimize air leakage.

Air-seal the rough opening around doors and windows to minimize air leakage.
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Air-sealing tape carefully seals the seams around the window framing.

Air-sealing tape carefully seals the seams around the window framing.
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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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An energy rater will check for dry rot and moisture problems as well as air leakage around windows and doors.

An energy rater will check for dry rot and moisture problems as well as air leakage around windows and doors.
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An externally insulated slab-on-grade is pest-protected by a metal termite shield under sill plate, metal-flashing-wrapped foam under siding, a removable inspection strip of PVC-covered foam, and 2 feet of gravel next to the foundation.

An externally insulated slab-on-grade is pest-protected by a metal termite shield under sill plate, metal-flashing-wrapped foam under siding, a removable inspection strip of PVC-covered foam, and 2 feet of gravel next to the foundation.
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An interior shade that closes from the bottom up can work in conjunction with an exterior overhang to block lower-angle sunlight while still allowing view through the upper portion of the window that is shaded by the overhang.

An interior shade that closes from the bottom up can work in conjunction with an exterior overhang to block lower-angle sunlight while still allowing view through the upper portion of the window that is shaded by the overhang.
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An NFRC glazing system energy performance label will report U-factor, solar heat gain coefficient, visible transmittance, and air leakage; if the window is ENERGY certified, the ENERGY STAR label will be located next to the NFRC label

An NFRC glazing system energy performance label will report U-factor, solar heat gain coefficient, visible transmittance, and air leakage; if the window is ENERGY certified, the ENERGY STAR label will be located next to the NFRC label
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An uninsulated (or existing insulated) basement slab is retrofitted to reduce moisture transmission by sealing with epoxy paint.

An uninsulated (or existing insulated) basement slab is retrofitted to reduce moisture transmission by sealing with epoxy paint.
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Anchorage failure in sliding glass doors due to negative pressures from hurricane force winds.

Anchorage failure in sliding glass doors due to negative pressures from hurricane force winds.
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Any holes through the vapor barrier installed over the basement floor slab are thoroughly sealed as part of the foundation water barrier system.

Any holes through the vapor barrier installed over the basement floor slab are thoroughly sealed as part of the foundation water barrier system.
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Application of window and door nonexpanding foam sealant

Application of window and door nonexpanding foam sealant