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Right – To make decks more resistant to fires, for floor joists and beams, use heavy fire-retardant-treated timbers, concrete, or steel framing; for decking and stair treads, use treated wood, brick, or concrete pavers; and for railings, use treated wood,

Right – To make decks more resistant to fires, for floor joists and beams, use heavy fire-retardant-treated timbers, concrete, or steel framing; for decking and stair treads, use treated wood, brick, or concrete pavers; and for railings, use treated wood, metal, cables, or tempered glass.
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Right – Wood-to-sheathing joints are caulked so the sheathing can provide an air barrier for the home.

Right – Wood-to-sheathing joints are caulked so the sheathing can provide an air barrier for the home.
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Right: dedicated tank connections for HPWH inlet and outlet provide hydraulic separation

Right: dedicated tank connections for HPWH inlet and outlet provide hydraulic separation
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Right: Maintenance valves are installed at the inlet and outlet of this central heat pump water heater

Right: Maintenance valves are installed at the inlet and outlet of this central heat pump water heater
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Right: These central heat pump water heater storage tanks are plumbed in series

Right: These central heat pump water heater storage tanks are plumbed in series
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Right: This closet door for a heat pump water heater is louvered to allow warm air to enter and exhaust air to leave the closet

Right: This closet door for a heat pump water heater is louvered to allow warm air to enter and exhaust air to leave the closet
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Right: This heat pump water heater is in a basement within the thermal boundary but not actively conditioned. It has over 770 ft² of space with easy access to the control panel and clearance for airflow to the air intake (top) and exhaust (side)

Right: This heat pump water heater is in a basement within the thermal boundary but not actively conditioned. It has over 770 ft² of space with easy access to the control panel and clearance for airflow to the air intake (top) and exhaust (side)
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Right: This heat pump water heater is installed in a garage next to the furnace where there is a lot of space for accessing the unit, and for intake and exhaust; a foam pad insulates the base; the condensate line is correctly drained and pipe insulation

Right: This heat pump water heater is installed in a garage next to the furnace where there is a lot of space for accessing the unit, and for intake and exhaust; a foam pad insulates the base; the condensate line is correctly drained and pipe insulation
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Right: This heat pump water heater is installed in a laundry room with enough space for the control panel and vents to be clear of obstructions; The HPWH can use heat from the dryer to heat water, but the seismic straps should be lower

Right: This heat pump water heater is installed in a laundry room with enough space for the control panel and vents to be clear of obstructions; The HPWH can use heat from the dryer to heat water, but the seismic straps should be lower
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Right: This heat pump water heater is installed in a small space so the, intake air is ducted from an adjacent room; the water heater since on a pad of foam insulation and has a good drain line configuration but the waterpipes lack insulation

Right: This heat pump water heater is installed in a small space so the, intake air is ducted from an adjacent room; the water heater since on a pad of foam insulation and has a good drain line configuration but the waterpipes lack insulation
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Right: This heat pump water heater is installed in a utility closet where it can use heat from the clothes washer and heat pump clothes dryer and has access to a floor drain for condensate

Right: This heat pump water heater is installed in a utility closet where it can use heat from the clothes washer and heat pump clothes dryer and has access to a floor drain for condensate
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Roofing material and slope

Roofing material and slope
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Rooftop portion of thermosiphon solar hot water system

Rooftop portion of thermosiphon solar hot water system
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Securing your water heater

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Seismic & Wind Design Considerations for Wood Framed Structures

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Shear Wall Anchor connectors

Shear Wall Anchor connectors
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Sitka Apartments Wastewater Heat Pump Measurement and Verification

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Size comparison between two 50-gallon water heaters: a traditional electric-resistance-only water heater on the left and a heat pump water heater on the right

Size comparison between two 50-gallon water heaters: a traditional electric-resistance-only water heater on the left and a heat pump water heater on the right
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Solar bypass plumbing detail

Solar bypass plumbing detail
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Struever Bros. Eccles & Rouse: Mixed, Humid Climate Region 40+% Energy Savings

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Tankless Water Heater

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Technology Solutions Case Study: Advanced Controls Improve Performance of Combination Space and Water Heating Systems, Minneapolis, Minnesota

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Technology Solutions Case Study: Advanced Controls Improve Performance of Combination Space- and Water-Heating Systems

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Technology Solutions Case Study: Field Performance of Heat Pump Water Heaters in the Northeast, Massachusetts and Rhode Island