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IBHS
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List of recommendations from IBHS on how to protect homes from ice dam formation.
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ICC
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ICC code chapter 6 focusing on wall bracing and wall construction.
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HIRL
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Fact sheet describing design and construction practices to reduce the likelihood of water intrusion in walls and foundations in residential construction.
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CRRC
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Searchable database of wall cladding and coating products that have undergone solar reflectance and thermal emittance testing.
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Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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Report covering the reconstruction of flood damaged homes.
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NDSU
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Webpage explaining how to mitigate heat loss through roofs for ice dam prevention.
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LBNL
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Report describing a study using parametric computer simulations of 112 single-family and 63 multi-family residential building prototypes to quantify the contributions of building components such as roofs, walls, windows, infiltration, outside air, lighting, equipment, and people to the aggregate...
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FLASH
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Report providing architects, designers, and homeowners with information to make house plans useful for constructing a more wind resilient structure.
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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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FEMA
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Technical bulletin describing National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) requirements for flood openings in foundation walls and walls of enclosures below elevated buildings.
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Fox News
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A story about bees building a hive in the drainage plane behind the brick veneer siding. The bees entered the wall through unprotected drainage holes.
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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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Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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BSD-102 report providing guidance about whether to construct a vented or unvented attic based on hygro-thermal zone.
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Verona,
WI Building Department
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Document describing wall bracing techniques and suggestions for the city of Verona, WI building department.
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Chesterfield County VA Building Department
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A guide describing how to do wall bracing calculations and evaluations.
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BEMMI
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A presentation about the need for rainscreens including the damage water and moisture ingress into a home’s siding and framing can cause, and ways to design a resilient wall that drains and ventilates well.
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Building Science Corporation
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Report summarizing current research, summarizes issues that have been experienced with current best practices, and recommends ways in which the best practices can be improved for water managing sheathings.
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The Journal of Light Construction
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An article written by Don Jackson of The Journal of Light Construction on how to detail brick veneer siding wall.
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CRRC
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Web page explaining what a cool exterior wall is and how they work, as well as benefits to their use and links to research studies.
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Polyguard
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An article describing a way to protect drain and ventilation holes in brick veneer siding against pests. Selecting a fine screen mesh opening (1/55-inch or 0.5-mm) is important to guard against small insects such as subterranean termites.
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Journal of Light Construction
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Article describing ways to design and construct a building to resist wildfires.
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Florida Division of Emergency Management
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A hurricane retrofit guide describing techniques for strengthening roof-to-wall connections for family homes.