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Steven Winter Associates,
SWA
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Document describing advancement in factory built housing innovations.
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CMHC,
Environment Canada
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Document reporting results from a study done to evaluate effects of automotive emissions from attached garages on the indoor environment.
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Florida Solar Energy Center,
FSEC
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A research paper exploring the installation and mounting of solar photovoltaic (PV) panels on rooftops and the challenges faced by system designers and installers.
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National Renewable Energy Laboratory,
NREL,
Mountain Energy Partnership
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Study presenting generalized results regarding the effect of surface orientation on annual incident solar radiation for locations in the United States.
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Home Energy Magazine
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Online article describing how ceiling fans are one of the most popular and generally well regarded of all home energy efficiency features.
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory,
ORNL,
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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Report describing the use of fresh air ventilation systems to eliminate the formation of icicles and ice dams along the eaves of roofs.
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Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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Document providing guidance about building healthy homes using building science principles.
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Aligarh Muslim University,
University of Roorkee
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Article describing how the configuration of surrounding buildings affects the wind loads on a hip roof in a low-rise building.
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IBHS
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Document from IBHS explaining how to inspect homes for earthquake preparedness and retrofit solutions for homes that have suffered structural damage as a result of earthquakes.
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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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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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Department of Civil Engineering,
McMaster University
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Technical paper covering the retrofit of unreinforced masonry buildings.
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CSIRO
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Image depicting damage from termites in weatherboard cladding.
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IAEI
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Article on thermal protectors in recessed light fixtures.
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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...