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Report telling consumers the risks of radon, how radon gets into a home, and steps consumers can take to reduce radon exposure in their homes.

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.

Document detailing how to build radon-resistant homes.

Report telling consumers how radon gets into a home and how to reduce radon entry into a home.

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

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.

Homeowner guidance from EPA, FEMA, HUD, and NIH on dealing with radon following a natural disaster.

Website providing the technical specifications and related documents for home builders, subcontractors, architects, and other housing professionals interested in certifying a home to the EPA's Indoor airPLUS program requirements.

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

EPA’s 2008 Lead-Based Paint Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) Rule (as amended in 2010 and 2011), aims to protect the public from lead-based paint hazards associated with renovation, repair and painting activities.

The purpose of this map is to assist national, state and local organizations to target their resources and to implement radon-resistant building codes.

Website explaining the risks associated with radon in homes and how to protect homes against radon.

Standard providing information on contractors who offer radon control services to homeowners.

Website with information about radon-resistant construction techniques and other radon resources for builders, contractors and homebuyers.

Worker guidance from EPA, HUD, NIH, and OSHA for radon issues following a natural disaster.

Standard describing methods for installing radon mitigation systems in existing residential buildings three stories or less in height which was published in the year 2021 and is available for preview and purchase at the reference link.

ASTM designation regarding two radon control options for low-rise residential building construction. This standard was produced in the year 2008, and is available for preview and purchase at the reference link.