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Website reporting efficiencies for dehumidifiers, room air conditioners, and room air cleaners that are tested by independent laboratories and reported by the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers.

View the APSP/ANSI Standards and codes below to get information about ANSI specifications for pools, spa and hot tubs.

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.

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.

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

A free tool used to calculate the required minimum flow rate of dwelling-unit ventilation.

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

Article describing different types of water softeners and how they work.

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