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FEMA
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Fact sheet describing how to prepare for hurricane season and mitigate damage from floods and high winds.
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NW Seismic
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A website containing a video series by NW Seismic illustrating how a seismic retrofit should be done and ways they are done incorrectly.
FEMA P-259, Engineering Principles and Practices for Retrofitting Flood-Prone Residential Structures
Organization(s)
FEMA,
Federal Emergency Management Agency,
Atkins Global,
URS Group,
Dewberry
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Description
Comprehensive design guide describing the benefits and details of retrofit methods for buildings and equipment in flood-prone areas. Estimated costs are outdated due to publication date.
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FEMA
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Report providing guidance on how to improve the wind resistance of existing residential buildings in Mississippi and across the Gulf Coast.
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Florida Building Code
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Description
Article presenting the 2008 update on the 2006 details on when required hurricane mitigation retrofits are required and the cost cap on required hurricane mitigation retrofits.
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IBHS
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Checklist providing prescriptive instructions on how to retrofit ladder framing on gable end overhangs to achieve a maximum depth of 18 in. from the face of the wall.
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Florida Building Code
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Code describing the requirements for existing site-built single-family homes to receive roof-to-wall retrofits when re-roofing.
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Florida Division of Emergency Management
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Description
Report describing the hurricane retrofit guide with focus on walls and wooded framed walls.
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BSC
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Report discussing how to create livable space in the attic that meets IRC code requirements by either creating a ventilated roof assembly, or and unvented attic assembly.
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Oregon State University
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Description
Article describing dozens of ideas on how to retrofit a home so it is more earthquake ready.
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HUD
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Factsheet from HUD describing how to properly rebuild following natural disasters in Puerto Rico.
Organization(s)
HUD
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Description
Factsheet from HUD describing how homeowners can retrofit homes following natural disasters in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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HUD
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Factsheet from HUD describing how to rebuild following natural disasters in Puerto Rico.
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FEMA
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Recovery advisory presenting key wind retrofit guidelines for buildings located in hurricane-prone regions. These retrofit guidelines are intended to help building owners and designers prevent or limit wind damage and water infiltration during high-wind events.
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Building Science Corporation
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Information sheet providing definitions, applications, and techniques for applying air barriers.
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West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
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Description
Manual showing how to properly use grass swales to manage excess water runoff.