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FEMA
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Flyer describing reasons and best practices for raising electrical systems above flood-levels.
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DOE
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DOE case study findings on raised ceiling interior duct systems.
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DOE
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Information sheet with the definition and uses for a raised truss.
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IBHS
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Report assessing building codes in the 18 states most prone to hurricanes, as of 2018.
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IBHS
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Report assessing and scoring code enforcement and administration and contractor licensing in the 18 states most vulnerable to catastrophic hurricanes along the Atlantic Coast and the Gulf of Mexico.
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New Jersey Institute of Technology,
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
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Technical report describing the Re-Side Right initiative by the New Jersey Institute of Technology's Building America research team that proposes enhancing home efficiency during the re-siding process by incorporating an insulating layer that acts as both an air barrier and water resistive barrier...
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Enterprise Green Communities
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Report providing strategies to support occupant behavior changes for enhancing resilience, and to reduce a building's vulnerability to extreme weather, climate change, and loss of power.
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FEMA
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Website providing consumers with general guidance on preparing for and surviving a winter storm.
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USDHS
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Website serving as a national public service campaign designed to educate and empower the American people to prepare for, respond to and mitigate emergencies, including natural and man-made disasters.
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USDHS
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A fact sheet providing tips on how to assemble a kit of food, water and other disaster supplies in the event of an emergency.
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National Institute of Building Sciences
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Article describing key takeaways from two symposia held during Building Innovation 2016: The National Institute of Building Sciences Fourth Annual Conference and Expo, including that resilience can be affordable and cost-effective.
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HUD
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App developed by HUD to assist homeowners with lead paint and other hazards common to older homes.
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HUD
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Guide addressing immediate responses for cleaning up after natural disasters, including a list of construction retrofit guidance for natural disasters.
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FEMA
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Fact sheet describing conditions for wildfire, how a home catches fire, how to create a survivable space, the ideal fire resistant home.
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Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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Report covering the reconstruction of flood damaged homes.
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ENERGY STAR
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Information about recycling CFL lightbulbs.
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EPA
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A website explaining the benefits of recycling compact fluorescent lightbulbs and how the process can prevent the release of mercury into the environment.
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ARUP
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Report describing the REDi™ Rating System, which is a framework for implementing “resilience-based earthquake design,” a holistic “beyond-code” design, planning and assessment approach for achieving earthquake resilience.
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IBHS
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Website describing wildfire related research conducted by the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety at the IBHS Research Center.
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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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DOE
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Fact sheet explaining code-compliant methods for dealing with pests.
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
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This study used an advanced airflow, energy and humidity modeling tool to evaluate the potential for residential mechanical pre-scooling strategies to reduce peak electriciy demand.
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Florida Solar Energy Center
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A report presenting alternative approaches for reducing the costs of roof-mounted, grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) systems.
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EPA
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An EPA guide describing the causes and impacts of summertime urban heat islands, promoting strategies for lowering temperatures in U.S. communities.
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EPA
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Guidance document describing urban heat islands, what they are, how they form, why we care, and including some strategies to reduce them.
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Home Energy
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Article describing moisture and ice dam issues in attics and how to air seal the attic floor.
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FDA
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When it comes to protecting yourself and your family from foodborne illness, one of your most effective tools is the kitchen refrigerator.
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FEMA
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Catalog describing FEMA preparedness seminars from 2021 including preparedness and natural hazards topics.
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IBHS
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Webpage that provides regional guides to help home and business owners prioritize necessary retrofit projects for wildfire resistance.
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HUD
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Guide providing information for professional builders and contractors rehabbing flooded single-family houses with emphasis on safe practices and the most important activities in the rehab process.
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Fine Homebuilding Magazine
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A user forum discussing ways to reinforce a gable overhand that was framed using the ladder method by Mike Mahan.
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GBCI
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Website describing the RELi rating system and leadership standard that takes a holistic approach to resilient design.
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Remodeling Magazine
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Remodeling Magazine website.
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EIA
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Data tables on U.S. renewable energy consumption and general trends in the market for renewable energy.
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EPA
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The RERH specifications and checklists take a builder and a project design team through the steps of assessing a home’s solar resource potential and defining the minimum structural and system components needed to support a solar energy system.
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EPA
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Website tool intended to guide home builders in assessing whether a new home has the proper physical orientation to support a future installation of a solar energy system.
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EPA
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The RERH specifications and checklists take a builder and a project design team through the steps of assessing a home’s solar resource potential and defining the minimum structural and system components needed to support a solar energy system.
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FEMA
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Webpage from FEMA describing how to properly reconstruct masonry fireplace chimneys damages by earthquakes.
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FEMA
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Fact sheet describing NFIP requirements for repairs, remodeling, and additions, and discussing opportunities for retrofitting in coastal flood hazard areas with recommendations for exceeding the minimum NFIP requirements; also published in FEMA P-499 “Home Builder’s Guide to Coastal Construction...
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Steven Winter Associates,
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
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Technical report describing the research and development of the Ventilation-Integrated Comfort System (VICS) which is a specifically designed, energy-efficient solution that seamlessly integrates with low-capacity, ducted heating, and cooling systems, offering controllable, balanced energy recovery...
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EPA
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Report providing information on mechanical air-cleaning devices for ventilation when conventional methods are not warranted.
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DOE
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Website describing the U.S. Department of Energy's residential buildings program.
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DOE
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Website with information from DOE about rules and standards for residential air conditioners and heat pumps.
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TRC Energy Services
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Report proposes high performance duct measures for inclusion in California Title 24 building energy efficiency standards for 2016.
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Residential Energy Dynamics
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A free tool used to calculate the required minimum flow rate of dwelling-unit ventilation.
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AnnDyl Policy Group,
National Association of State Energy Officials,
NASEO
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Report identifying efficient, connected, smart, and flexible GEB technologies and their future potential, including barriers and opportunities, recommendations for policymakers, and research needs.
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Oklahoma State University,
OSU,
Oak Ridge National Laboratory,
ORNL
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Paper covering a parametric study of foundation heat exchanger-based ground source heat pump systems for several house configurations in a range of European locations, with an emphasis on determining feasible combinations.
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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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Alliance for Water Efficiency
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Website with information and research about residential hot water distribution systems.
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FEMA
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Fact sheet describing the report FEMA P-804 Wind Retrofit Guide for Residential Buildings (2010) with a link to this report and gives an overview of FEMA funds for wind retrofit projects.