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City of Edina
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Report providing guidance on wet floodproofing crawlspaces, unfinished basements, and garages.
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ASFPM
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Description
Report providing guidance to homeowners and business owners on protecting crawlspaces from flood damage.
Organization(s)
Advanced Energy
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Description
Report aimed to quantify the impact of closed crawlspaces in new homes, and investigate modeling software to ensure accuracy of energy consumption predictions in these homes.
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Advanced Energy
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Description
Guide about designing and installing closed crawlspaces in the Southeast.
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Home Energy Magazine
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Description
Article describing how closed crawlspaces can do "double duty" by controlling moisture and providing energy savings.
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Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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Description
Report outlining how conditioned crawlspaces perform better than vented crawlspaces in terms of safety, health, comfort, durability and energy consumption.
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FEMA
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Short article from FEMA explaining what a continuous load path is and the key connection points that make it up.
Organization(s)
ORNL,
SEI,
DOE
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Description
Information sheet about crawlspace insulation, including installation details.
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Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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Description
Article discussing whether or not to seal and insulate crawlspaces.
Organization(s)
FEMA
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Description
Guide provides homeowners ways to prepare for an earthquake and protect a home against earthquake damage.
Organization(s)
Building Science Corporation,
BSC,
U.S. Department of Energy,
DOE
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Description
Report analyzing results in crawlspace retrofits in multifamily buildings.
Organization(s)
Home Energy Magazine
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Description
Article describing methods to manage moisture, rainwater, and vapor in basements and crawlspaces.
Organization(s)
Oak Ridge National Laboratory,
ORNL,
University of Minnesota
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Description
Handbook providing guidance on the design and construction of foundations for homes, including insulation, air sealing, and water management details for basements, crawlspaces, and slabs.
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Green Building Advisor,
GBA
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Description
Article describing what the building codes say about frost-protected shallow foundations as a cost-saving alternative to conventional concrete foundations.
Organization(s)
Fine Homebuilding
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Description
Guides describing frost-protected shallow foundations as an alternative method for building an energy-efficient foundation for a house in a cold climate that uses less concrete and saves on labor.
Organization(s)
Concrete Construction
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Description
Article describing frost-protected shallow foundations with construction drawing details.
Organization(s)
Oak Ridge National Laboratory,
ORNL,
Advanced Energy,
U.S. Department of Energy,
DOE
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Description
Report outlining results from a 2005 hygrothermal pilot study in the South.
Organization(s)
Green Home Institute
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Description
Video describing how a frost-protected shallow foundation (FPSF) is constructed and including use of a stay-in-place EPS (expanded polystyrene) footing form that provides insulation and simplifies the installation of frost-protected monolithic concrete slab foundations.
Organization(s)
Green Home Institute
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Description
Video describing how a frost-protected shallow foundation (FPSF) is constructed and including use of a stay-in-place EPS (expanded polystyrene) footing form that provides insulation and simplifies the installation of frost-protected monolithic concrete slab foundations.
Organization(s)
Natural Resources Canada
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Description
Information sheet providing links and resources for insulating basements in cold climates.
Organization(s)
Building Science Corporation,
BSC,
U.S. Department of Energy,
DOE
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Description
Report providing extensive guidance on controlling moisture in building envelopes through proper selection and installation on air, water, thermal, and vapor barriers.
Organization(s)
Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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Description
Building science insight into crawlspaces.
Organization(s)
FEMA
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Description
Document describing guidance and requirements for flood openings in walls at and below grade.
Organization(s)
FEMA
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Description
Report providing guidance on protecting foundation walls and enclosures from flood damage.
Organization(s)
Massachusetts Building Products
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Description
Information sheet including a checklist of steps to follow for pouring concrete.
Organization(s)
HUD,
PATH,
NAHB Research Center
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Description
Report describing how to construct a frost protected shallow foundation (FPSF) as a practical alternative to a deeper, more-costly foundation in cold regions with seasonal ground freezing and the potential for frost heave.
Organization(s)
Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings,
CARB,
Steven Winter Associates,
SWA
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Description
Report on hybrid ventilation methods for insulated and sealed crawl spaces.
Organization(s)
Home Energy Magazine
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Description
Article describing the risks associated with vented and unvented crawlspaces in different climate zones.
Organization(s)
Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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Description
Information sheet with methods for constructing or retrofitting basements to reduce moisture issues.
Organization(s)
University of Minnesota,
UMN,
American Society of Heating Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers,
ASHRAE,
NorthernSTAR,
NSTAR,
Oak Ridge National Laboratory,
ORNL
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Description
Conference paper presented at the 8th International Conference on Thermal Performance of Exterior Envelopes of Whole Buildings describing moisture from basements and crawlspaces as a source of indoor humidity and providing recommendations for finishing below-grade spaces to limit potential indoor...