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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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A Brief Guide to Mold, Moisture and Your Home

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Author(s)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Organization(s)
EPA
Description
Guide providing information for homeowners and renters on how to clean up residential mold problems and how to prevent mold growth.

A New Approach to Ventilation of High Rise Apartments

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Author(s)
Handegord Gustav O
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Organization(s)
Ontario Building Envelope Council
Description
Paper discussing innovative strategies for improving ventilation systems in high-rise apartment buildings, focusing on compartmentalization and controlling stack effect pressures to enhance indoor air quality and energy efficiency published in the Proceedings of the Eighth Conference on Building...

Air Infiltration from Attached Garages in Canadian Houses

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Author(s)
Fugler Don
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Organization(s)
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation,
CMHC,
Environment Canada,
Health Canada,
U.S. Department of Energy,
DOE
Description
Document reporting results from a study done to evaluate effects of automotive emissions from attached garages on the indoor environment.

Attached Garages and Indoor Air Quality

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Author(s)
Air Infiltration and Ventilation Centre
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Organization(s)
AIVC
Description
Report describing information for builders and retrofitters about eliminating hazards and coincidental energy losses that come from attached garages.

Mold

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Author(s)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Organization(s)
EPA
Description
Online course describing mold and mold remediation for environmental and public health professionals.

Strategy Guideline: Mitigation of Retrofit Risk Factors

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Author(s)
Berman Mark,
Smith Pepper,
Porse Erik
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Organization(s)
Alliance for Residential Building Innovation,
ARBI,
National Renewable Energy Laboratory,
NREL,
Davis Energy Group,
U.S. Department of Energy,
DOE
Description
Document targeting retrofit program managers, retrofit contractors, policy makers, academic researchers, and non-governmental organizations that work to realize energy savings from home energy upgrades (HEUs).