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Explore this extensive library of building science guidance including research reports from DOE’s Building America program as well as hundreds of other articles, fact sheets, webpages, and reference documents related to constructing and renovating homes.

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Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) Products

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Author(s)
CAL FIRE Fire Engineering Division,
Cal Fire Office of the State Fire Marshal,
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
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Organization(s)
CAFED,
CAL FIRE OSFM,
CADFFP
Description
A list of exterior building products and materials approved for use in wildland urban interface zoned homes. These products are non-combustible or ignition-resistant.

Winchester/Camberley Homes New Construction Test House Design, Construction, and Short-Term Testing in a Mixed-Humid Climate

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Author(s)
Wiehagen Joseph,
Mallay David,
Wood Amber
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Organization(s)
NAHB Research Center Industry Partnership,
National Renewable Energy Laboratory,
NREL,
U.S. Department of Energy,
DOE
Description
Report outlining the features of a test house built in Silver Spring , Maryland, and discussing the implementation of the energy efficient design, and reports on the short-term testing results.

Wisdom Way Solar Village

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Author(s)
Aldrich Robb
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Organization(s)
Home Energy Magazine
Description
Article describing sustainable community development of near zero energy homes in Greenfield, Massachusetts.

Wood Combustion Basics

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Author(s)
Curkeet Rick
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Organization(s)
Intertek
Description
Presentation about the combustion properties of wood.

Wood Frame Construction Manual (WFCM) for One- and Two-Family Dwellings, 2024 Edition

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Author(s)
American Wood Council,
American National Standards Institute
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Organization(s)
AWC,
ANSI
Description
Manual providing design and construction provisions for connections, wall systems, floor systems, and roof systems; a range of structural elements are covered, including sawn lumber, structural glued laminated timber, wood structural sheathing, I-joists, and trusses.

Wood Handbook, Wood as an Engineering Material

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Author(s)
Forest Products Laboratory
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Organization(s)
U.S. Department of Agriculture,
USDA
Description
Report summarizing information on wood as an engineering material, and presents properties of wood and wood-based products of particular concern to the architect and engineer.

Wood Pile-to-Beam Connections, FEMA Technical Fact Sheet No. 3.3

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Author(s)
Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Organization(s)
FEMA
Description
Fact sheet describing typical wood-pile-to-beam connections; basic construction guidance for various connection methods, including connections for misaligned piles; and pile bracing connection techniques; also published in FEMA P-499 “Home Builder’s Guide to Coastal Construction: Technical Fact...