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Quarles Stephen L,
Pohl Kelly
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Community Planning Assistance for Wildfire,
CPAW,
Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety,
IBHS,
Headwaters Economics
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Report examining the cost differences between a typical home and a home constructed using wildfire-resistant materials and design features.
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El Dorado County Fire District
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El Dorado County Fire District
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Document explaining requirements and recommendations for defensible space, with a focus on sloped vegetation.
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Washoe County
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University of Nevada Cooperative Extension,
USDA Forest Service
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A guide to construction of wildfire resistant homes and communities.
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Tahoe Fire & Fuels Team
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TFFT
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Five step plan from the Tahoe Fire & Fuels team outlining how to create an effective defensible space for wildfire protection. Recommendations include siting for homes on slopes.
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Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships
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NEEP
Description
Guide by the Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships on how to size heat pumps in a cold climate.
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Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration,
U.S. Department of Transportation
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PHMSA,
DOT
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Webpage describing federal regulation related to excess flow valves on residential natural gas lines.
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National Fire Protection Association
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NFPA
Description
An NFPA standards document that provides minimum requirements for the design, construction, installation, and maintenance of tanks and accessory equipment that supply water for private fire protection.
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Forestry and Natural Resources
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Purdue University
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Blog article describing considerations for how to use trees for shading to reduce cooling energy demand.
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Author(s)
National Fire Protection Association
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NFPA
Description
Website providing a link for purchasing NFPA 703, Standard for Fire Retardant—Treated Wood and Fire–Retardant Coatings for Building Materials.
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Author(s)
National Fire Protection Association
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Organization(s)
NFPA
Description
Website providing a link for purchasing NFPA 1144, Standard for Reducing Structure Ignition Hazards from Wildland Fire.
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Author(s)
Cort Katherine A,
et al.
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Organization(s)
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory,
PNNL,
Efficiency Solutions
Description
DOE-sponsored report describing the experimental design and results of testing the energy performance of Hunter Douglas double-cell cellular shades under various control schemes in the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory’s Lab Homes.
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Author(s)
Widder Sarah H,
Larson Ben
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American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy,
ACEEE,
Cadeo Group LLC,
Ecotope Inc.
Description
Conference paper summarizing the relative performance of currently available Heat Pump Water Heaters (HPWH) models, the energy implications of different installation locations (garage, basement, or conditioned space) and ducting configurations (exhaust ducting, full ducting, or no ducting), as well...
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San Diego County Fire Authority,
San Diego County
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SDCFA,
SDC
Description
A San Diego County standard outlining the requirements for installing fire protection water tanks.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Organization(s)
USDA
Description
Webpage describing the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) and how to plan residential building to mitigate wildfire risks associated with building in the WUI.