Library

Article describing methods for thermally isolating a garage in a Passive House-certified multifamily building.

Document reporting results from a study done to evaluate effects of automotive emissions from attached garages on the indoor environment.

Report describing information for builders and retrofitters about eliminating hazards and coincidental energy losses that come from attached garages.

Article Describing methods for thermally isolating multifamily parking garages.

Report comparing a high-performance house with a code-built control home.

Webpage from FireSafe Marin explaining the vulnerability of different deck setups and materials.

Wildfire construction guidelines from the Colorado State Forest Service focusing on site design and building materials to mitigate damage to homes in wildfire-prone areas.

Website describing results of research on impacts to garage doors from hurricanes, tornadoes, and high wind events.

Results from a research program testing airtightness, implications of air leakage and contaminant reduction over the garage-to-house interface.

Information sheet about air barriers.

Report describing ways to retrofit a home to make it more hurricane resistant.