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Drainback active indirect system

Drainback active indirect system
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Dry Basements: A Builder's Success Story

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Dry Floodproofing

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Efficient Hot Water Distribution Part 1: What’s at Stake

Efficient Hot Water Distribution Part 1: What’s at Stake
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Efficient Hot Water Distribution Part 2: How to Get it Right

Efficient Hot Water Distribution Part 2: How to Get it Right
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Emergency Supplies Storage Location

Emergency Supplies Storage Location
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Energy Code - Module 7: Ducts, HVAC, Hot Water, and Lighting

Energy Code - Module 7: Ducts, HVAC, Hot Water, and Lighting
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Epoxy paint is installed to provide a moisture control layer on the surface of an existing basement slab

Epoxy paint is installed to provide a moisture control layer on the surface of an existing basement slab
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Example of an earth-sheltered home in hot climate Tempe, AZ uses the cooling properties of the ground to decrease cooling costs

Example of an earth-sheltered home in hot climate Tempe, AZ uses the cooling properties of the ground to decrease cooling costs
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Examples of heat pump water heaters with water pipe connections on top.

Examples of heat pump water heaters with water pipe connections on top.
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Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Build San Antonio Green, San Antonio, Texas

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Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Chesapeake Habitat for Humanity, Baltimore, MD

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Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Deep Energy Retrofit in the Pacific Northwest

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Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Deep Energy Retrofit of 1910 House, Portland, Oregon

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Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Habitat for Humanity of Palm Beach County, Lake Worth, Florida

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Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: SMUD's 32nd Avenue Remodel Demonstration Program, Sacramento, CA

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Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Yakama Nation Housing Authority, Wapato, WA

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Exterior fiberglass insulation on this new home was (incorrectly) cut to terminate below-grade after backfill, which will expose the above-grade portions of the foundation wall to cold temperatures

Exterior fiberglass insulation on this new home was (incorrectly) cut to terminate below-grade after backfill, which will expose the above-grade portions of the foundation wall to cold temperatures
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Exterior surface of below-grade walls finished as follows: For poured concrete, concrete masonry, and insulated concrete forms, finish with damp-proof coating

Exterior surface of below-grade walls finished as follows: For poured concrete, concrete masonry, and insulated concrete forms, finish with damp-proof coating
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Exterior surface of below-grade walls finished as follows: For wood-framed walls, finish with polyethylene and adhesive or other equivalent waterproofing

Exterior surface of below-grade walls finished as follows: For wood-framed walls, finish with polyethylene and adhesive or other equivalent waterproofing
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Exterior XPS basement insulation is correctly installed to completely cover the foundation wall

Exterior XPS basement insulation is correctly installed to completely cover the foundation wall
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First row and quality assurance

First row and quality assurance
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Flip the breaker to turn the heat pump water heater back on after cleaning the air filter

Flip the breaker to turn the heat pump water heater back on after cleaning the air filter
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Flood Series: Pumping out a flooded basement