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2. Attic - Wikipedia

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   Louvered attic vent in a gable Modern building codes permit both vented and unvented attics in all climates, if a building is otherwise correctly constructed. [ 5 ] However, unoccupied attics should usually be ventilated [ 6 ] to reduce the accumulation of heat and moisture that contribute to mold growth and decay of wood rafters and ceiling ...

3. Attic fan - Wikipedia

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   An attic fan can be gable mounted or roof mounted. Additional vents are required to draw in the fresh air as the hot air is exhausted. Attic fans are typically used in warmer months, when temperatures in an attic can exceed 120 °F (49 °C).

4. Whole-house fan - Wikipedia

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   This forces air from the living areas into the attic and out through the gable and/or soffit vents, while at the same time drawing air from the outside into the living areas through open windows. Powered attic ventilators, by comparison, simply push hot air out of the attic to facilitate the intake of colder air into the structure.

5. List of roof shapes - Wikipedia

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   Dutch gable, gablet: A hybrid of hipped and gable with the gable (wall) at the top and hipped lower down; i.e. the opposite arrangement to the half-hipped roof. Overhanging eaves forming shelter around the building are a consequence where the gable wall is in line with the other walls of the buildings; i.e., unless the upper gable is recessed.

6. Why wildfires are becoming faster and more furious - AOL

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   It was terrible timing. In the late morning of Tuesday 6 January, a "life-threatening and destructive" windstorm was heading for the northern suburbs of Los Angeles. The local office of the US ...

7. Dormer - Wikipedia

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   A shed dormer can provide head room over a larger area than a gabled dormer, but as its roof pitch is shallower than the main roof, it may require a different roof covering. Wall dormer As opposed to the dormer being set part way up the slope of the roof, this is a dormer whose face is coplanar with (shares the horizontal position of) the face ...