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Guide describing construction and protection of roof edges to resist air pressures at roof edges during high-wind events.

Guide describing options for providing access to the roof via openable skylights, dormer windows, or roof hatches, for occupants of homes in areas prone to severe flooding.

Guide describing how to seal roof valleys and how to seal around pipes, chimneys, and other roof deck penetrations.

Guide describing how to retrofit an exterior wall and/or attic to provide continuous air sealing.

Guide describing the design of a shelter-in-place room in a home for protection during hurricanes and tornadoes.

Guide describing methods to keep birds, rodents, and other pests out of vent openings and other locations in new and existing homes.

Guide describing how to air seal and insulate fiber board ducts.

Guide describing how to air seal and insulate flex ducts.

Guide describing how to air seal and insulate metal ducts.

Guide describing how to air seal around duct shafts and flues installed through ceilings, walls, and flooring in new and existing homes.

Guide describing how to retrofit older solid masonry homes to withstand seismic activity while including energy-efficient retrofits.

Guide describing how to construct and retrofit homes built on slab-on-grade foundations in earthquake-prone areas to withstand seismic forces by properly installing wall-to-foundation connections.

Guide describing service water pressure requirements for EPA's WaterSense Program.

Guide describing various methods of shading and solar control to reduce heat gain through windows.

Guide describing how to install low-flow showerheads.

Information guide describing steps that builders can take to reduce the likelihood of standing water and localized flooding around the foundation of a home during rainy conditions.

Guide describing insulation techniques for skylight shaft walls.

Guide describing how to insulate slabs on grade in climate zones 3 and higher.

Guide describing use of smart power strips (i.e., Tier 1, master-slave, load-sensing advanced power strips) for miscellaneous electric loads such as entertainment centers and computer stations.

Guide describing ways to air seal between apartments in n multi-family buildings to reduce occupants' exposure to environmental tobacco smoke.

This measure guide describes basic steps for designing a thermosiphon solar hot water system.

This guide describes procedures for assessing potential for solar resources on a house site based on the likely design and orientation of solar panels on the home.

Guide describing the need to install a plumbing and wiring chase for a future solar hot water installation.

Information guide describing the installation of a solar bypass valve on an existing hot water tank for a future solar hot water system installation.

Roof Edge Protection

Roof Escape Openings for Flood-Prone Areas

Roof Valleys and Penetrations Sealed

Roof/Attic to Exterior Wall Air Control Upgrade

Safe Rooms and Storm Shelters

Screens and Other Deterrents for Birds, Rodents, and Other Pests

Sealed and Insulated Fiber Board Ducts

Sealed and Insulated Flex Ducts

Sealed and Insulated Metal Ducts

Sealing Duct Boots to Floor or Drywall

Seismic and Insulation Retrofits of Solid Masonry Walls

Seismic and Thermal Resistance in Slab-on-Grade Foundations with Turned-Down Footings (Monolithic Slabs)

Service Water Pressure

Shading and Solar Control for Windows and Skylights

Showerheads

Site Drainage Practices to Minimize Localized Flooding

Skylight Shaft Walls

Slab Edge Insulation

Smart Power Strips

Smoking Restrictions in Multi-Family Housing

Solar Hot Water Heater Thermosiphon

Solar Orientation For Solar Arrays and Panels

Solar Plumbing and Wiring Chase

Solar Thermal Bypass Valve

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