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Explore this extensive library of building science guidance including research reports from DOE’s Building America program as well as hundreds of other articles, fact sheets, webpages, and reference documents related to constructing and renovating homes.

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Window Attachments: Call to Action

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Author(s)
Attachments Energy Rating Council
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Organization(s)
AERC
Description
Fact sheet providing information on window attachments and their potential for improving energy efficiency.

Wood Combustion Basics

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Author(s)
Curkeet Rick
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Organization(s)
Intertek
Description
Presentation about the combustion properties of wood.

Wood Frame Construction Manual (WFCM) for One- and Two-Family Dwellings, 2024 Edition

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Author(s)
American Wood Council,
American National Standards Institute
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Organization(s)
AWC,
ANSI
Description
Manual providing design and construction provisions for connections, wall systems, floor systems, and roof systems; a range of structural elements are covered, including sawn lumber, structural glued laminated timber, wood structural sheathing, I-joists, and trusses.

Wood Handbook, Wood as an Engineering Material

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Author(s)
Forest Products Laboratory
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Organization(s)
U.S. Department of Agriculture,
USDA
Description
Report summarizing information on wood as an engineering material, and presents properties of wood and wood-based products of particular concern to the architect and engineer.

Wood Pile-to-Beam Connections, FEMA Technical Fact Sheet No. 3.3

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Author(s)
Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Organization(s)
FEMA
Description
Fact sheet describing typical wood-pile-to-beam connections; basic construction guidance for various connection methods, including connections for misaligned piles; and pile bracing connection techniques; also published in FEMA P-499 “Home Builder’s Guide to Coastal Construction: Technical Fact...