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City of Plymouth MN
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City of Plymouth webpage providing information on the Plymouth Community Center Project.
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Cal Fire
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Article from CAL FIRE on fire-resistant landscaping to mitigate ignition of homes.
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Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation
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Database of approved products that meet the requirements of the High Velocity Hurricane Zone.
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City of Newberg
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An example of a form a building codes department created to ensure builders are fully aware and have taken steps to provide drainage so that water doesn’t accumulate behind siding. This example is from the city of Newberg, Oregon.
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DOE
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Fact sheet explaining code-compliant methods for dealing with pests.
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The Canadian Masonry Research Institute
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Testing of various siding materials for their ability to resist bullets from small firearms.
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NIBS
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Website providing an introduction to the concepts and principles of seismic design.
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USFA
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Description webpage providing information about home fire safety during sever weather for consumers.
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sidingcost.org
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Website providing the pros and cons of different siding materials for home building, including wood, vinyl, fiber cement, stucco, brick, metal, and stone.
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Home Power
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A structural insulated panel (SIP) roof has no embedded lumber in the structure, and therefore nothing substantial for attaching PV array and solar hot water mounts. Single or double lumber splines could be put into the panels, or I-joists at 4-foot intervals could be added.
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University of Hawaii College of Engineering
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Projectile missile testing of various wall panel configuration to understand how the different wall constructions would perform when struck with wind driven debris from a hurricane.
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Australian Government
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Webpage providing guidance on the use of thermal mass with passive heating and cooling strategies.
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory,
ORNL
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Technical research paper explaining how thermal mass influences heating and cooling energy needs.
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Australian Council of Building Design Professions Ltd,
BDP
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Design guide providing technical information regarding building with thermal mass.
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National Council of Structural Engineers Association NCSEA
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Article detailing a case study in which thermal mass was used as part of an overall Net Zero solution for a university building.
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Purdue University
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Article from Purdue University on the potential for white paint technology to lower air conditioning usage requirements.
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Vinyl Siding Institute
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Website describing proper methods for installing vinyl siding on homes.
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GNWT ECC
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Website describing how wildfires spread and how fuels, weather, and topography influence fires.
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California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection,
Cal Fire,
CAL FIRE - Office of the State Fire Marshal,
CAL FIRE - OSFM
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A list of exterior building products and materials approved for use in wildland urban interface zoned homes. These products are non-combustible or ignition-resistant.