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Comparison of Measured and Calculated Residential Cooling Loads

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Author(s)
Barnaby Charles S,
Wilcox Bruce A
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Organization(s)
American Society of Heating Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers,
ASHRAE
Description
Technical report detailing a study in which actual cooling loads are compared to modeled cooling loads.

NOAA's National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center: the Enhanced Fujita Scale

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Author(s)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
National Weather Service
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Organization(s)
NOAA,
NWS
Description
The Enhanced F-scale is a set of wind estimates (not measurements) based on damage which uses three-second gusts estimated at the point of damage based on a judgment of 8 levels of damage to the 28 indicators listed.

Waste Reduction Model (WARM)

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Author(s)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Organization(s)
EPA
Description
Information sheet with the Waste Reduction Model (WARM), designed to help solid waste planners and organizations track and voluntarily report greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions from several different waste management practices.