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Checklist providing selection and installation guidance for residential, non-structural metal roof systems installed over wood roof decks with a roof slope 2:12 or greater to comply with section R905.1 of the 2015 IRC for a FORTIFIED Roof – New Roof Designation.

Checklist providing additional guidance and options for asphalt shingle installations at roof edges, intersections and valleys.

Website providing technical documents of checklists, calculators, bulletin, modular home toolkit, standard details, and corrosion resistance requirements – map set; describing the requirements of the IBHS Fortified Home program to improve the disaster resistance of new and existing homes.

Handbook providing guidance on the design and construction of foundations for homes, including insulation, air sealing, and water management details for basements, crawlspaces, and slabs.

Report analyzing the effect of global climate change on national interests, and providing climate predictions.

A guideline containing fire sprinkler insulation requirements from the Prescott, Arizona Fire Department.

Article describing what the building codes say about frost-protected shallow foundations as a cost-saving alternative to conventional concrete foundations.

Guides describing frost-protected shallow foundations as an alternative method for building an energy-efficient foundation for a house in a cold climate that uses less concrete and saves on labor.

Article describing frost-protected shallow foundations with construction drawing details.

Website describing wet floodproofing measures to prevent against structural damage, internal damage and damage to electrical components.

A builder's guide describing hurricane-resistant reinforcements for gable ends.

Webpage describing the safety hazards associated with natural gas and tips on how to avoid these hazards by a step process of turning off natural gas service to a home and restoring service afterwards.

Brochure for natural gas utility customers describing seismic valves and excess flow valves for homes.

Webpage describing when and how to safely turn off the natural gas to the home during an emergency.

Website providing certifications and codes for automatic gas shut off valves in the state of California.

Webpage with certification requirements for excess flow and earthquake valves from California's Division of the State Architect (DSA).

Guide describing how and where to install flashings in order to weatherproof a roof.

Brochure on specifications for PV systems.

Webpage from Guthrie County REC with video and image links illustrating how to safely use backup generation during power outages.

Webpage describing safe operation of backup electrical generators for use during power outages.

Webpage from Washington State Department of Health describing how to use backup generators properly to not overload during a power outage.

Document describing amendments to IECC 2015 to create the Georgia State Minimum Standard Energy Code.

Article describing a 9-step process to getting rid of rats and mice, and some preventative actions to take.

Article describing the fundamentals and basics of glazing hazard mitigation practices for both new and existing buildings.

Report covering the fire performance of combustible cladding over combustible insulation.

Report evaluating HVAC building technologies based on their ability to provide grid services and the type of value provided, including efficiency, load shed, load shift, and modulation.

Report evaluating lighting and electronic building technologies based on their ability to provide grid services and the type of value provided, including efficiency, load shed, load shift, and modulation.

Report providing an introduction to core concepts of GEBs, and explaining how flexible building loads can be integrated and controlled to benefit consumers, the grid, and society more broadly.

Report addressing the current state of these technologies and the challenges of adapting these to the GEB context.

Report focuseing on dynamic window and opaque envelope technologies for GEBs, including electrochromic glazing, automated attachments, and thermal storage.

Website article touring areas hit hardest by tornadoes to see how they are building differently to protect against the next big twister.

Information sheet about groundwater control.

Document describing living shoreline techniques for shoreline stabilization.

Guidance from HUD for volunteer team leaders, project managers and supervisors who work in recovery and rebuilding after natural disasters.

Document that gives a step-by-step approach for designing attachments for cladding materials through foam sheathing.

IRC guide referencing wood truss bracing best practices and requirements.

Guide providing information on using exterior foam insulating sheathing in building wall assemblies to enhance thermal performance.

Webpage describing how to guard homes and properties against wildfire, as well as what to do during a wildfire, whether sheltering in place or attempting evacuation.

Report describing tsunamis and options for vertical evacuation from tsunamis; the guide addresses determination of tsunami and earthquake loads and structural design criteria and concepts, primarily for commercial buildings.

Article describing tree preservation during the construction process.

Guide describing the requirements by FORTIFIED Home™ for improving the home's resistance to high wind and hail.

A article about the best practice method of installing fiber cement siding, to install flashing at the butt joints of the siding boards, rather than face caulking the butt joints afterwards.

Webpage providing maps and information to assess the particular hazards and risks for an area.

EPA webpage explaining the heat island effect and providing links to related content.

LBNL webpage introducing heat island effect and cool materials concepts, and providing links to LBNL pages explaining cool pavements, cool roofs, and cool walls.

LBNL webpage providing resources and tools related to cool technologies, including the SRI calculator and the DOE Cool Roof Calculator.

Federal webpage providing information regarding extreme heat and health for the United States.

Brochure describing advanced framing techniques.

Document providing a roadmap to aid Habitat for Humanity affiliates in building high performing houses by using materials and techniques that are affordable, do not add any maintenance burden, and are volunteer friendly.

Report providing an introduction to current photovoltaic and solar thermal building practices.