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ICC
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2019 version of the California Residential Code.
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ASHRAE,
American National Standards Institute,
ANSI
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Standard providing guidance on predicting, mitigating, or reducing moisture damage to the building envelope, materials, components, systems, and furnishings, depending on climate, construction type, and HVAC system operation. This is the current version of the standard, which was published in the...
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BPI
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A comprehensive list of professional certifications offered by the Building Performance Institute. The webpage includes links to overviews of the different certificates, certification scheme handbooks, and directions for taking certification exams and recertification.
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UCLA
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Wildfire resistant home checklist from Murray Milne, a professor of architecture at UCLA, who outlines seven steps to take to improve a home's chance of survival during a wildfire.
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FEMA
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A website explaining the purpose of safe rooms and criteria necessary to meet FEMA P-361 and P-320 criteria.
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University of California Cooperative Extension
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Guidelines from the University of California Cooperative Extension on how fires spread, how homes typically burn, and what homeowners can do to prepare their homes for wildfire season.
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FEMA
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Fact sheet discussing designs for prefabricated safe rooms built to ICC 500 standards mentioned in FEMA P-361.
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NOAA
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Webpage presenting updated maps for annual average temperature and precipitation in the contiguous U.S.
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NFPA
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A website outlining considerations for planning and installation of a fire-protection.
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FEMA
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Fact sheet describing residential tornado safe room doors.