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Bathrooms should be equipped with an exhaust fan that vents directly outdoors

Bathrooms should be equipped with an exhaust fan that vents directly outdoors
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Berms are compacted earth or gravel ridges that slow the flow of water from rain, riverine flooding, or storm surges in coastal areas.

Berms are compacted earth or gravel ridges that slow the flow of water from rain, riverine flooding, or storm surges in coastal areas.
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Berms, swales, bioswales, ridges, and vegetation all help to control rainwater runoff on residential sites.

Berms, swales, bioswales, ridges, and vegetation all help to control rainwater runoff on residential sites.
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Bioswales or rain gardens filter storm water through vegetation and rock and sand substrate layers.

Bioswales or rain gardens filter storm water through vegetation and rock and sand substrate layers.
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Bracing of timber pile foundations.

Bracing of timber pile foundations.
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Breaking wave pressure distribution against a vertical wall.

Breaking wave pressure distribution against a vertical wall.
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Build an air-tight rigid box to cover the exhaust fan

Build an air-tight rigid box to cover the exhaust fan
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Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight: David Weekley Homes, Houston, Texas

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Building America Energy Performance Brief: Insulating & Air Sealing Tubs

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Building elevation and plan view of pile foundation for a coastal home.

Building elevation and plan view of pile foundation for a coastal home.
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Building elevation and plan view of roof showing longitudinal shear walls; dimensions are wall-to-wall and do not include the 2-ft roof overhang.

Building elevation and plan view of roof showing longitudinal shear walls; dimensions are wall-to-wall and do not include the 2-ft roof overhang.
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Building siding extended down and over the breakaway wall so the upper wall was damaged when the lower wall broke away.

Building siding extended down and over the breakaway wall so the upper wall was damaged when the lower wall broke away.
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Buildings damaged by a hurricane storm surge: upper homes on gulf shoreline were hit by large waves above the lowest floor, lower left home on bay and right school 1.3 miles from gulf shoreline were hit by surge and small waves.

Buildings damaged by a hurricane storm surge: upper homes on gulf shoreline were hit by large waves above the lowest floor, lower left home on bay and right school 1.3 miles from gulf shoreline were hit by surge and small waves.
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Built-up beam connections, knee brace connections, and diagonal brace connections for wood piles.

Built-up beam connections, knee brace connections, and diagonal brace connections for wood piles.
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Caulk or foam seal between the exhaust fan housing and the ceiling gypsum; install a gasket or caulk around the exterior exhaust duct vent

Caulk or foam seal between the exhaust fan housing and the ceiling gypsum; install a gasket or caulk around the exterior exhaust duct vent
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Cement board (shown in dark grey) is installed behind a tub.

Cement board (shown in dark grey) is installed behind a tub.
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Cement board (shown in dark grey) is installed behind an installed tub and shower surround.

Cement board (shown in dark grey) is installed behind an installed tub and shower surround.
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Closed-cell spray foam insulates the floor above a vented crawlspace; a protection board made of fiber cement is screwed in place under the floor joists to keep out pests

Closed-cell spray foam insulates the floor above a vented crawlspace; a protection board made of fiber cement is screwed in place under the floor joists to keep out pests
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Closed-cell spray foam insulates the floor above an open foundation; a protection board made of fiber cement is screwed in place under the floor joists to keep out pests

Closed-cell spray foam insulates the floor above an open foundation; a protection board made of fiber cement is screwed in place under the floor joists to keep out pests
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Coastal erosion eats away at the shoreline.

Coastal erosion eats away at the shoreline.
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Coastal flooding gutted this home.

Coastal flooding gutted this home.
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Coastal flooding washed away most of the first floor of this home; however, the piers and roof are still standing.

Coastal flooding washed away most of the first floor of this home; however, the piers and roof are still standing.
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Coastal flooding washed away this home but left the masonry piers, which are set in concrete bases.

Coastal flooding washed away this home but left the masonry piers, which are set in concrete bases.
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Comparison of a building that sits below the Design Flood Elevation and renovated to be above the DFE and to add a second story.

Comparison of a building that sits below the Design Flood Elevation and renovated to be above the DFE and to add a second story.