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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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USDA
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Article describing mulch requirements and benefits.
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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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California Energy Commission,
CEC,
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory,
LBNL,
University of Southern California,
USC,
University of California San Diego,
UC San Diego
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California Energy Commission report presenting the concept of cool walls and providing guidelines for their building- and climate-appropriate use to conserve energy and reduce emissions.
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USDA
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Document providing information on correct storage techniques for lumber to manage moisture.
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EPA
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Presentation, and online course, that provides an introduction to mold and mold remediation for environmental and public health professionals.
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FEMA
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Technical bulletin describing a set of standards for building materials able to withstand flood waters as needed with wet floodproofing.
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Florida Building Code
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Fact sheet describing the test procedure for wind and wind driven rain resistance of discontinuous roofing systems.
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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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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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DOE
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Information sheet about types and installation of insulation.
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Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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Guide providing information about controlling rainwater through use of drainage planes.
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FEMA
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Technical fact sheet highlighting important building connections and illustrating the proper use of various types of connection hardware; also published in FEMA P-499 “Home Builder’s Guide to Coastal Construction: Technical Fact Sheet Series.”
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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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CPA
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Technical bulletin addressing surfacing options in regards to composite wood panels and their emission barrier capabilities.
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National Institute of Standards and Technology
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Standards for requirements, performance, construction, workmanship and others for structural-use panels.
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APA
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Standard that provides expanded and updated requirements for producing, marketing, and specifying plywood for construction and industrial uses.
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EPA
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Web page providing links or specifications for homes to be labeled through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) WaterSense program.
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EPA
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Resource that provides a checklist of program criteria for water-efficient new homes under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) WaterSense program.
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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.
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Intertek
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Presentation about the combustion properties of wood.
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NorthernSTAR,
NSTAR
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Information sheet about the moisture properties of wood.
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USDA
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Report summarizing information on wood as an engineering material, and presents properties of wood and wood-based products of particular concern to the architect and engineer.