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American Lung Association
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Document outlining important factors for homeowners to be aware of regarding healthy air in homes.
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Earth Advantage
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A guide about the above code residential home certification called Earth Advantage and required and optional measures available to meet the point requirements for certification.
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Colorado State Forest Service,
CSFS
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Wildfire construction guidelines from the Colorado State Forest Service focusing on site design and building materials to mitigate damage to homes in wildfire-prone areas.
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Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems,
Fraunhofer CSE,
National Renewable Energy Laboratory,
NREL
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Research study investigating the factors influencing consumer adoption of HEDs and evaluating the resulting electricity consumption.
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National Renewable Energy Laboratory
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Document about NREL's repository of residential building characteristics and historical energy use data, used to improve accuracy of residential energy analysis tools.