Library

Report on two approaches to retrofitting existing double-stud walls.

FEMA Mitigation Assessment Team Report describing damages from Hurricane Michael in Florida in Oct. 2018 and recommendations for future hurricane preparedness.

Document providing supplemental information for code enforcement professionals about headers in nonbearing walls.

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

Q&A article discussing how to address moisture issues in an attic in a wet and humid coastal climate.

Case study of new home construction in the hot-dry and mixed-dry climate zones.

Article describing thermal bridging, construction practices that encourage thermal bridging, and solving thermal bridging through continuous exterior insulation.

Technical fact sheet highlighting important building connections and illustrating the proper use of various types of connection hardware; also published in FEMA P-499 “Home Builder’s Guide to Coastal Construction: Technical Fact Sheet Series.”

Manual providing engineered and prescriptive design requirements for wood frame construction used in one and two-family dwellings.