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Guide developed to help contractors, building operators, and city officials successfully adopt cool roof and pavement technology.

Report about a project that examines implementation of advanced retrofit measures in the context of a large-scale weatherization program and the archetypal Chicago, Illinois, brick bungalow.

Study characterizing how foundation heat exchangers (FHXs) used in residential ground source heat pump systems represent a potential cost savings due to their lesser first cost over other types of heat exchangers.

Manual for proper installation practices, industry standards and the code requirements of roofing tiles for the Florida market.

Document providing information on basement insulation, air sealing and water management retrofits.

Report covering the selection of roof vents for rainwater resistance.

Report covering wind loading on roofing assemblies.

Fact sheet describing how to install bracing to retrofit roof dormers for increased wind resistance.

How hard can it be to insulate a flat sheet of concrete? I mean you only have three choices – on the top, on the bottom, or on the edge. OK, you might have some combination of the three as well.

Presentation describing the challenges of insulating an existing basement, presented to the Building America residential energy-efficiency stakeholder meeting.