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American Cleaning Institute website homepage.

Standard detailing the specific requirements for all face, back, and inner ply grades as well as formaldehyde emissions, moisture content, tolerances, sanding, and grade marking which was published in 2020, can be acquired through a subscription with the ANSI webstore.

Report explaining how to develop, practice, and maintain emergency plans that reflect what must be done before, during, and after a disaster to protect people and their property.

A webpage outlining recommendations for creating defensible space.

Report covering insulating crawlspaces.

Webpage describing embodied carbon through definition, significance to climate, and importance to policymaking.

Website providing information on preparing to stay or go, shelter-in-place procedures, and additional resources.

A address searchable geographic information system for visualizing the flood hazard of an address and its surrounding area.

Webpage from FireSafe Marin explaining the vulnerability of different deck setups and materials.

Article from CAL FIRE on fire-resistant landscaping to mitigate ignition of homes.

List of guidelines for plants and their fire resistance from FIRESafe Marin.

Webpage that describes health problems that can be caused by secondhand smoke.

Wildfire guidance for homes located in the wildland urban interface, focused on site design and individual pieces of the home.

Article describing ways home owners can improve ventilation in their kitchens.

Website helping builders, designers, and home energy raters find products that are compliant with the EPA Indoor airPLUS Construction Specification requirements for low-emission materials.

Website serving as a national public service campaign designed to educate and empower the American people to prepare for, respond to and mitigate emergencies, including natural and man-made disasters.

Report providing architects, designers, and homeowners with information to make house plans useful for constructing a more wind resilient structure.

Factsheet from HUD describing how homeowners can retrofit homes following natural disasters in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Factsheet from HUD describing how to rebuild following natural disasters in Puerto Rico.

Factsheet for builders from HUD on how to rebuild homes following natural disasters in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

A report for homeowners and contractors providing specific recommendations for how to retrofit existing components of a home to withstand wildfire.