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IBHS
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Checklist intending to clarify FORTIFIED Home™ eligibility requirements that relate to a home’s foundation.
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IBHS
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Checklist providing specific information about the type of residential building eligible for designation consideration in the FORTIFIED Home program.
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IBHS
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Checklist describing requirements for roof sheathing along the gable end truss or rafter to achive a FORTIFIED Roof, including New Roof designations and exceptions.
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IBHS
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Factsheet describing garage door pressure rating requirements in high wind– prone areas.
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IBHS
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Checklist providing selection and installation guidance for residential, non-structural metal roof systems installed over wood roof decks with a roof slope 2:12 or greater to comply with section R905.1 of the 2015 IRC for a FORTIFIED Roof – New Roof Designation.
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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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IBHS
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Checklist providing information on how and when to install solid sheathing over spaced deck boards on homes located in areas that use the FORTIFIED Home™–High Wind standards.
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IBHS
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Fact sheet instructing installers about flashing installed on a FORTIFIED roof and points to roof covering manufacturers for flashing installation instructions.
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IBHS
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Checklist providing the type of roofing felt recommended by IBHS as a quilified sealed roof deck system for asphalt shingle or metal roofing.
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IBHS
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Checklist providing information on strengthening the attachment of roof sheathing and installation of a sealed roof deck system using a spray polyurethane foam adhesive.
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IBHS
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Fact sheet describing the acceptable underlayment alternatives including ASTM D6757 Underlayment Felt Containing Inorganic Fibers for Steep-Slope Roofing for certain applications.
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IBHS
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Checklist providing additional guidance and options for asphalt shingle installations at roof edges, intersections and valleys.
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IBHS
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Checklist providing options and a guide for taping roof deck seams.
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FEMA
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Fact sheet discussing designs for prefabricated safe rooms built to ICC 500 standards mentioned in FEMA P-361.
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U.S. Global Change Research Program
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Report assessing the science of climate change with a focus on the U.S.
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U.S. Global Change Research Program
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Report analyzing the effect of global climate change on national interests, and providing climate predictions.
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Prescott Fire Department,
City of Prescott Arizona
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A guideline containing fire sprinkler insulation requirements from the Prescott, Arizona Fire Department.
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Resilient Design Institute
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Website describing wet floodproofing measures to prevent against structural damage, internal damage and damage to electrical components.
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The Journal of Light Construction
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A builder's guide describing hurricane-resistant reinforcements for gable ends.
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PG&E
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Description
Webpage describing the safety hazards associated with natural gas and tips on how to avoid these hazards by a step process of turning off natural gas service to a home and restoring service afterwards.
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PG&E
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Webpage describing when and how to safely turn off the natural gas to the home during an emergency.
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Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings,
CARB,
Steven Winter Associates,
SWA
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Description
Brochure on specifications for PV systems.
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Guthrie County REC
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Description
Webpage from Guthrie County REC with video and image links illustrating how to safely use backup generation during power outages.
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ESFI
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Webpage describing safe operation of backup electrical generators for use during power outages.
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Washington State Department of Health
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Webpage from Washington State Department of Health describing how to use backup generators properly to not overload during a power outage.
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Georgia Department of Community Affairs
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Document describing amendments to IECC 2015 to create the Georgia State Minimum Standard Energy Code.
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NIBS
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Article describing the fundamentals and basics of glazing hazard mitigation practices for both new and existing buildings.
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Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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Description
Report covering the fire performance of combustible cladding over combustible insulation.
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DOE
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Report evaluating HVAC building technologies based on their ability to provide grid services and the type of value provided, including efficiency, load shed, load shift, and modulation.
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DOE
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Report evaluating lighting and electronic building technologies based on their ability to provide grid services and the type of value provided, including efficiency, load shed, load shift, and modulation.
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DOE
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Report providing an introduction to core concepts of GEBs, and explaining how flexible building loads can be integrated and controlled to benefit consumers, the grid, and society more broadly.
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DOE
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Report addressing the current state of these technologies and the challenges of adapting these to the GEB context.
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DOE
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Report focuseing on dynamic window and opaque envelope technologies for GEBs, including electrochromic glazing, automated attachments, and thermal storage.
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BSC
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Information sheet about groundwater control.
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NOAA
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Document describing living shoreline techniques for shoreline stabilization.
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HUD,
CDC,
EPA,
FEMA,
OSHA
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Description
Guidance from HUD for volunteer team leaders, project managers and supervisors who work in recovery and rebuilding after natural disasters.
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BCSI,
Wood Truss Council of America,
WTCA,
Truss Plate Institute,
TPI
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Description
IRC guide referencing wood truss bracing best practices and requirements.
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BSC
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Guide providing information on using exterior foam insulating sheathing in building wall assemblies to enhance thermal performance.
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SafeHome.org
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Description
Webpage describing how to guard homes and properties against wildfire, as well as what to do during a wildfire, whether sheltering in place or attempting evacuation.
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AWC
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Report providing design guidance for wood-framed residential construction in high wind areas where design wind velocity requirements do not exceed 140 miles per hour.
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Arborilogical Services,
Arborilogical
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Description
Article describing tree preservation during the construction process.
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U.S. House of Representatives
Description
Bill requiring the Consumer Product Safety Commission to revise the safety standards for freestanding clothing storage units such as a dressers, bureaus, or chests of drawers to include testing related to tip overs and new warning requirements for all such products entering the U.S. market; passed...
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Home Construction and Improvement
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A article about the best practice method of installing fiber cement siding, to install flashing at the butt joints of the siding boards, rather than face caulking the butt joints afterwards.
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USGS
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Webpage providing maps and information to assess the particular hazards and risks for an area.
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EPA
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EPA webpage explaining the heat island effect and providing links to related content.
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory,
LBNL
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LBNL webpage providing resources and tools related to cool technologies, including the SRI calculator and the DOE Cool Roof Calculator.
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NOAA
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Federal webpage providing information regarding extreme heat and health for the United States.
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Alliance for Residential Building Innovation,
ARBI,
Davis Energy Group,
National Renewable Energy Laboratory,
NREL,
U.S. Department of Energy,
DOE
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Description
Article from NREL on wall construction guidelines for homes in hot climate zones.
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Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
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Webpage describing federal regulation related to excess flow valves on residential natural gas lines.
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High Wind Safe Rooms
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Description
Safe room cost calculator