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Right – Top plate to drywall connection sealed from attic with foam

Right – Top plate to drywall connection sealed from attic with foam
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Right – Top plate to drywall connection sealed from attic with foam sealant

Right – Top plate to drywall connection sealed from attic with foam sealant
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Right – Transfer grilles are installed over doorways to bedrooms in a new-construction home

Right – Transfer grilles are installed over doorways to bedrooms in a new-construction home
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Right – Vent and air barrier sealed

Right – Vent and air barrier sealed
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Right – Verify continuous rigid insulation is installed

Right – Verify continuous rigid insulation is installed
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Right – Verify single member headers with insulation on one side are installed

Right – Verify single member headers with insulation on one side are installed
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Right – Verify SIP headers are installed

Right – Verify SIP headers are installed
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Right – Verify two member headers with rigid insulation between are installed

Right – Verify two member headers with rigid insulation between are installed
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Right – Weatherstripping has been installed and remains in contact when the door is closed.

Right – Weatherstripping has been installed and remains in contact when the door is closed.
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Right – Wind baffle installation maintains necessary code clearance between baffle and roof deck

Right – Wind baffle installation maintains necessary code clearance between baffle and roof deck
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Right – Window framing has appropriate number of king studs

Right – Window framing has appropriate number of king studs
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Right – Window meets ENERGY STAR requirements

Right – Window meets ENERGY STAR requirements
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Right – Wiring penetrations have been neatly sealed with foam.

Right – Wiring penetrations have been neatly sealed with foam.
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Right – Wiring penetrations have been neatly sealed with foam.

Right – Wiring penetrations have been neatly sealed with foam.
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Right – Wiring penetrations have been neatly sealed with foam.

Right – Wiring penetrations have been neatly sealed with foam.
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Right – Wiring penetrations properly air sealed

Right – Wiring penetrations properly air sealed
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Right-- IR photo shows how effectively spray foam insulated/air sealed attic kneewall and the floor cavities under kneewall

Right-- IR photo shows how effectively spray foam insulated/air sealed attic kneewall and the floor cavities under kneewall
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Right: All joints in the rigid foam are taped to keep stucco out of joints for even drying. Mesh tape (shown here) is used with expanded polystyrene (EPS); acrylic sheathing tape or self-adhered membrane is used with XPS

Right: All joints in the rigid foam are taped to keep stucco out of joints for even drying. Mesh tape (shown here) is used with expanded polystyrene (EPS); acrylic sheathing tape or self-adhered membrane is used with XPS
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Rigid foam forms an insulating bond break between the foundation wall and the slab

Rigid foam forms an insulating bond break between the foundation wall and the slab
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Rigid foam insulated sheathing placed exterior to house wrap, interior to house wrap, or take the place of the house wrap

Rigid foam insulated sheathing placed exterior to house wrap, interior to house wrap, or take the place of the house wrap
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Rigid foam is installed behind the brick veneer and at the slab edge and perimeter to thermally isolate the concrete floor slab from the stem wall

Rigid foam is installed behind the brick veneer and at the slab edge and perimeter to thermally isolate the concrete floor slab from the stem wall
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Rigid foam is installed behind the brick veneer, at the slab edge and perimeter, and down the interior of the stem wall to thermally isolate the concrete floor slab from the stem wall

Rigid foam is installed behind the brick veneer, at the slab edge and perimeter, and down the interior of the stem wall to thermally isolate the concrete floor slab from the stem wall
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Rigid foam provides intermittent thermal breaks in a continuous slab floor with triple-pane-glass exterior wall panels in this multistory, multifamily building; stainless steel rebar provides structural support through the thermal break

Rigid foam provides intermittent thermal breaks in a continuous slab floor with triple-pane-glass exterior wall panels in this multistory, multifamily building; stainless steel rebar provides structural support through the thermal break
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Rigid insulation above and below the projecting podium deck and insulation below the conditioned plenum under the first floor provide a thermal break between the outside, unconditioned garage, and conditioned living space above and to the right

Rigid insulation above and below the projecting podium deck and insulation below the conditioned plenum under the first floor provide a thermal break between the outside, unconditioned garage, and conditioned living space above and to the right