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Factsheet describing the importance of system charging, superheat and subcooling.

Article discussing the risks that can occur from undercutting bedroom doors to provide return airflow from bedrooms, as well as corrective measures that can be taken to address these risks.

Document describing different spray foam materials including some pros and cons and technical specifications.

Brochure about how to install and use a whole-house fan.

Article about one way to deal with the cold-water surprise effect of tankless water heaters.

Introductory guide to air sealing the envelope of a home to reduce wasted energy and save on energy costs.

Conference paper presented at the 8th International Conference on Thermal Performance of Exterior Envelopes of Whole Buildings describing moisture from basements and crawlspaces as a source of indoor humidity and providing recommendations for finishing below-grade spaces to limit potential indoor...

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

Guide presents mitigation measures in a Mitigation Package which combined set of retrofit measures that must be implemented for a house to provide a defined level of protection; identifies three successive Mitigation Packages: Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced. Implementing the Mitigation Packages...

Report providing guidance on how to improve the wind resistance of existing residential buildings in Mississippi and across the Gulf Coast.

Tax credit for ENERGY STAR certified windows, doors and skylights.

Presentation about the combustion properties of wood.

Fact sheet describing the moisture properties of wood.

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.

Webpage describing burn bans, which wood burning devices are legal in Washington, why wood smoke is harmful to health, and how to reduce the smoke from your wood burning device.

Report detailing retrofit of two existing houses in the Wyandotte Neighborhood program.

Report and case study describing a retrofit project for single family homes in the Pacific Northwest.