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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.

Case study examining the problem of unwanted air transfer from garage to living space and the effectiveness of garage exhaust ventilation or house supply ventilation to provide a solution to that.

Fact sheet describing air-sealing concerns and remedies, including HRV/ERV installation, caulking, spray foam, and weatherstrip installation.

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.

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.