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Insulated Headers

Structural headers that have been engineered for the load and include insulation.

TechPractices: Churchill Homes, HOPE VI
For this project, PATH assisted with the design and construction of energy- and resource- efficient townhouses and flats. PATH evaluated technologies, systems, and construction practices, including optimum value engineered framing, insulated headers at tops of windows and doors, insulated concrete forms, drywall clips and stops, pre-finished drywall corners, and humidity-sensing ventilation control systems.
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TechPractices: NEDCO, Field of Dreams, Eugene, OR
1996. Intelligent planning and zoning strategies, lease-to-own financing options, spare but effective building design, and insulating values higher than required by code
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