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EPA
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Online course describing mold and mold remediation for environmental and public health professionals.
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EPA
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Broschure detailing water control strategies for building openings (e.g., vents and drainpipes).
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EPA,
ENERGY STAR
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Website with information about ENERGY STAR criteria for geothermal heat pumps.
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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 Thermal Enclosure System Rater Checklist.
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EPA
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Specifications to assist builders in designing and constructing homes equipped with a set of features that make the installation of solar energy systems after the completion of the home’s construction easier and less expensive.
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EPA
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Guidelines to assist builders in designing and constructing homes equipped with a set of features that make the installation of solar energy systems after the completion of the home’s construction easier and less expensive.
Construction and Demolition: How to Properly Dispose of Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Equipment
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EPA
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A website explaining how to properly dispose of old refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment.
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EPA,
ENERGY STAR
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A builder checklist guide for the water management of properties with appropriately-designed building technologies.
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EPA,
ENERGY STAR
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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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EPA
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The RERH specifications and checklists take a builder and a project design team through the steps of assessing a home’s solar resource potential and defining the minimum structural and system components needed to support a solar energy system.
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EPA
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The RERH specifications and checklists take a builder and a project design team through the steps of assessing a home’s solar resource potential and defining the minimum structural and system components needed to support a solar energy system.
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EPA
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Report describing actions home and business owners can take to deal with underground storage tanks that are displaced by flood waters and preventative steps they can take to reduce the likelihood of tank displacement in the future.
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EPA
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EPA’s 2008 Lead-Based Paint Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) Rule (as amended in 2010 and 2011), aims to protect the public from lead-based paint hazards associated with renovation, repair and painting activities.
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EPA
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Report providing information on mechanical air-cleaning devices for ventilation when conventional methods are not warranted.
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EPA,
NSCEP
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Guidance for achieving safe and healthy indoor environments during home energy retrofits.
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EPA
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Guidance document describing urban heat islands, what they are, how they form, why we care, and including some strategies to reduce them.
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EPA
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Document providing an overview of the Thermal Bypass Checklist for the ENERGY STAR Qualified Homes program.
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EPA,
WaterSense
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Specification of criteria for lavatory faucets and faucet accessories under the U.S. EPA WaterSense Program.
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EPA
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Brochure providing information on the design of the EPA Region 8 headquarters in Denver, CO.
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EPA
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Guidebook meant to provide public officials with information on excessive heat event.
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EPA
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Document detailing how to build radon-resistant homes.
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EPA
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Document describing correct construction of swales, designed to trap particulate pollutants (suspended solids and trace metals), promote infiltration, and reduce the flow velocity of storm water runoff.
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EPA
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Standard providing information on contractors who offer radon control services to homeowners.
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EPA,
NSCEP
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Source for information about Carbon Monoxide including health effects and measures to reduce exposure.
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EPA
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Archived 2014 EPA newsroom release describing new EnergyStar standards for clothes dryers.