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Presentation about building highly efficient, affordable homes that will achieve 40% whole-house energy savings in mixed-humid climates.

Report about an experimental evaluation conducted on a night sky cooling system designed to substantially reduce space cooling needs in homes in North American climates.

Factsheet for home and business owners describing ways to anchor fuel tanks to avoid displacement in floods.

Summary document describing flood resistant building materials and some tips for building flood resistant walls.

Factsheet describing backflow valve benefits and tips.

Brochure-guide describing swales and their qualities, including objective, maintenance, and design considerations.

Guide detailing best practices on how to build wall assemblies with absorptive claddings such as brick, stone that drain and dry well.

Conference paper making the case that moving ducts to conditioned space saves energy, is practical for production builders (when accompanied by careful pre-planning), and creates significant andmarketable energy savings for homebuyers.

Report discussing development of scopes of work and quality management for builders in mixed-humid climates.

Report about an experimental evaluation has been conducted on a night sky cooling system designed to substantially reduce space cooling needs in homes in North American climates.

Report providing guidance on protecting foundation walls and enclosures from flood damage.

Flyer describing reasons and best practices for raising electrical systems above flood-levels.

Guide providing information for professional builders and contractors rehabbing flooded single-family houses with emphasis on safe practices and the most important activities in the rehab process.