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Local Officials Guide for Coastal Construction, FEMA P-762

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Author(s)
Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Organization(s)
FEMA
Description
Guide describing sound mitigation measures to lower building natural disaster vulnerability to assist local officials and community decision makers in coastal areas.

Thermal Performance and Wall Ratings

Publication Date
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Author(s)
Christian Jeffrey E,
Kosny Jan
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Organization(s)
Oak Ridge National Laboratory,
ORNL
Description
Report proposing a procedure for estimating the whole opaque wall R-value (whole-wall R-value), independent of system type and construction materials.