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A supplement to the 2012 Florida Building Code on energy efficiency and conservation.

Research study describing how envelope modifications in heating, ventilation, and air conditioning, and domestic hot water and renewable resources can result in considerable energy reductions, using the first full year of detailed data collected about a single-family home that experienced a series...

Website of the Cold Climate Housing Research Center.

Webpage explaining what causes the formation of ice dams on roofs and steps to take to prevent them.

Technical report detailing the vulnerabilities of the U.S. electric grid to weather-related failures.

Article describing methods for designing and constructing multifamily buildings with insulating concrete forms (ICFs).

Webpage providing guidance for homeowners on how much snow weight a typical roof can handle and when to consider removing snow from the roof.

Research study making several recommendations to whole-home program designers and implementers for improving the cost effectiveness and reach of whole-home programs.

Factsheet providing design guidance for engineers describing how to characterize snow drifts on roofs in three dimensions rather than two, as anticipated in the 2022 edition of the standards, ASCE 7 - Minimum Design Loads and Associated Criteria for Buildings and Other Structures.

Information sheet about types and installation of insulation.