Organization(s)
BSC
Publication Date
Description
Brochure providing information about flashing in all cimates.
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Organization(s)
BSC
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Description
Brochure with information on maintaining drainage plane continuity at deck ledger locations.
Organization(s)
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory,
PNNL
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Description
Report recording the results of a field study conducted in a single historic home in Seattle, Washington, to document the performance of Indow Windows' interior storm window inserts.
Organization(s)
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory,
PNNL,
U.S. Department of Energy,
DOE
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Description
Technical report describing a market assessment conducted on new home builders' window purchasing practices revealing insights to inform the development of thin triple-pane windows, utilizing a center pane of thin glass and krypton gas fill to achieve the performance of standard triple-pane windows...
Organization(s)
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory,
LBNL,
U.S. Department of Energy,
DOE
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Description
Report on how airtighness changes as houses age.
Organization(s)
U.S. Department of Energy,
DOE
Publication Date
Description
Web page providing an overview of window coverings such as blinds, shades, shutters, films, and storm windows.
Organization(s)
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory,
PNNL
Publication Date
Description
Report describing the methods and results of a field evaluation of the energy performance of cellular shade window coverings.
Organization(s)
National Renewable Energy Laboratory,
NREL
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Description
Report presenting the results from several demonstrations of a new method for sealing building envelop air leaks.
Organization(s)
Integrated Building and Construction Solutions,
IBACOS,
National Renewable Energy Laboratory,
NREL
Publication Date
Description
Report presenting system design packages for cold and mixed-humid climates.
Protecting Windows and Openings in Buildings - Hurricanes Irma and Maria in Puerto Rico, FEMA PR-RA5
Organization(s)
FEMA
Publication Date
Description
Recovery Advisory document provide guidance related to the use and installation of opening protection systems to protect glazed openings (windows) from wind-borne debris during high-wind events.
Organization(s)
FEMA
Publication Date
Description
Technical fact sheet describing the selection and installation of storm shutters and impact-resistant glazing and other types of opening protection in windborne debris regions; also published in FEMA P-499 “Home Builder’s Guide to Coastal Construction: Technical Fact Sheet Series.”
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City of New York
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Description
Website providing information about how to keep the properties rat-free and address conditions that can lead to rats.
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FEMA
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Description
Guide discussing ways that homeowners in ground-secured houses can reduce the risks and damage caused by floods upon residential buildings.
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National Park Service
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Description
Manual describing methods for rodent-proofing buildings.
Organization(s)
FMA,
AAMA,
WDMA
Publication Date
Description
Guide describing the installation of windows in walls that have foam plastic insulating; guide provides several methods for attaching, supporting, and flashing windows in walls with rigid foam sheathing. (Note: The link only goes to the table of contents for the guide, the full guide can be...
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Stop Pests
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Description
Webpage providing information how to deal with rodents by knowing what they look like, where they live, and what they do.
Organization(s)
ENERGY STAR
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Description
Webpage providing an ENERGY STAR climate zone map and criteria for ENERGY STAR storm windows per climate zone.
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ICF Builder
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Description
Document with information on preventing termites when using ICFs.
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WSDOH
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Description
A website providing information on sealing the home against rodents and how to trap rodents once they have made their way into the home.
Organization(s)
NYSDEC,
CCE,
USDA,
NIFA
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Description
Web-based manual providing guidance for removal and preventing entry of nuisance wildlife.
Organization(s)
DOE
Publication Date
Description
DOE presentation describing a project to study window attachments.