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BSC
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Information sheet providing information about vapor management in building assemblies.
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BSC
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Information sheet providing details on the vapor permeance of different types of materials used in building assemblies.
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National Renewable Energy Laboratory,
EnerNOC
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Report discussing the measured variability in indoor space temperatures in a set of 60 homes located in Florida, New York, Oregon, and Washington.
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NREL
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NREL webpage with information to keep attic ventilation up to code and protected from wind washing.
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
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Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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A review on the knowledge about ventilated wall claddings from field performance and hydrothermal modeling.
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CARB,
Steven Winter Associates,
SWA
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Information sheet about proper ventilation and air sealing.
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Florida Solar Energy Center
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This report examines indoor air quality in post-2013 homes across various climates, focusing on contaminant levels, ventilation equipment usage, and control measure impact, with regional data from Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina.
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International Association of Certified Home Inspectors
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Document outlining important safety considerations of ventless fireplaces.
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National Renewable Energy Laboratory,
NREL
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Report summarizing NRELs efforts to develop diagnostic test cases to conduct accurate energy simulations when phase change materials (PCMs) are modeled in residential buildings.
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ARIES,
Levy Partnership
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Research study developed and verified a fuel oil flow field measurement protocol that is cost effective and can be performed with little training for use by the BB program as well as other weatherization programs and building science researchers.
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FSEC
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Document describing the measured annual performance data from 12 recent-vintage very low energy homes in the US.
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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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Journal of Light Construction
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Article describing ways to construct or retrofit a home to increase is resistance to high winds, hurricanes, and tornadoes.
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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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EPA
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Information sheet with the Waste Reduction Model (WARM), designed to help solid waste planners and organizations track and voluntarily report greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions from several different waste management practices.
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WSDOH
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A preparedness guide guiding homeowners on how to secure an indoor home water heater safely to wall studs.
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Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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Document outlining a well-detailed drainage plane and flashings.
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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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EPA
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Guide describing details that serve as a visual reference for each of the line items in the Water Management System Builder Checklist.
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San Diego County
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A San Diego County standard outlining the requirements for installing fire protection water tanks.
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EPA
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Guide designed to help builders better understand and meet the hot water delivery system criteria as specified in EPA's WaterSense New Home Specification.
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EPA
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Website providing a searchable list of products that meet the EPA WaterSense criteria for water savings.
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Alliance for Water Efficiency
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Report describing practices and considerationsfor more efficient water use in pools, spas, and fountains.
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NW Natural
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Webpage from NW Natural on how to prepare homes with natural gas service for earthquakes and floods, what to do during an emergency, and how to respond after the emergency has passed.
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WMO
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An overview of impacts from weather, climate, and water extremes globally from 1970 to 2019 based on disaster data from the Emergency Events Database (EM-DAT)
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DOE
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Information sheet explaining how weatherstripping can be an easy and cost-effective way to save money on energy costs and improve comfort by reducing drafts.
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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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Alliance for Residential Building Innovation,
ARBI,
Davis Energy Group
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Report assessing the performance and cost-effectiveness of a zero net energy community project in Davis, CA.
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West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
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Manual showing how to properly use grass swales to manage excess water runoff.
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MBS Engineering
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An informational guide established to educate the public on seismic shut-off valves and how to avoid fires following an earthquake.
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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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U.S. Department of Energy and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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EPA coronavirus Q&A discussing the role of HVAC filters in dealing with COVID-19.
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IBHS
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Guidelines from IBHS on modifications to homes to prepare for a wildfire if evacuation orders are anticipated for the area.
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Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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Description
Factsheet describing the importance of system charging, superheat and subcooling.
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CARB,
Steven Winter Associates,
SWA
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Information sheet discussing the differences between homeowner energy consumption trends in highly efficient homes.
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University Corporation for Atmospheric Research Center for Science Education
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A heat map showing the average number of tornadoes per year across the United States
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USDA
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Webpage describing the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) and how to plan residential building to mitigate wildfire risks associated with building in the WUI.
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CARB,
Steven Winter Associates,
SWA
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Information sheet about insulation materials.
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DOE
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Brochure about how to install and use a whole-house fan.
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Contractor Magazine
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Article explaining the importance of expansion tank knowledge.
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CARB,
Steven Winter Associates,
SWA
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Document about proper HVAC system sizing.
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University of Minnesota,
ASHRAE,
ORNL,
NorthernSTAR,
NSTAR,
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
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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...
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USDA
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Webpage from USDA and U.S. Forest Service with a map of potential wildfire risk across the U.S.
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University of Nevada Reno Extension,
University of California Cooperative Extension,
Tahoe Resource Conservation District,
Cal Fire
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Guide from University of Nevada, Reno Extension providing specific recommendations for how to retrofit existing homes for wildfire resilience.
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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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GNWT ECC
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Webpage describing the behavior of wildfires.
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IBHS
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A webpage providing guidance on increasing the wildfire resistance of a home.
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CRS
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Fact sheet providing recent statistics on wildfires in the U.S.
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Journal of Light Construction
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Article describing ways to design and construct a building to resist wildfires.