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Peters Russell
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Arborilogical Services Inc
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Article describing tree preservation during the construction process.
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Sanchez
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Home Power
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Web article about solar site assessment.
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Federal Emergency Management Agency
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FEMA
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Report presenting seismic design and construction guidance for one- and two-family houses for homebuilders, knowledgeable homeowners, and other non-engineers.
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Kaplan Sarah
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Washington Post
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Article from Washington Post on passive cooling measures for homes during extreme heat.
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Williams Jeremy
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The Earthbound Report
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Article from The Earthbound Report on passive cooling design strategies for homes located in hot climates.
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Colorado Springs Fire Department
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City of Colorado Springs,
State of Colorado
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Wildfire guidance for homes located in the wildland urban interface, focused on site design and individual pieces of the home.
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FireSafe Montana
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FireSafe Montana
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Ignition resistant residential construction and landscaping guidelines from FireSafe Montana.
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Farrar-Nagy Sara,
et al.
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National Renewable Energy Laboratory,
NREL,
Partnership for Resource Conservation,
U.S. Department of Energy,
DOE
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Study evaluating opportunities for reducing cooling energy use in a hot dry climate through the use of shading and window options.
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Kyle Mittan
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University of Arizona
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Article from University of Arizona on keeping homes cool during extreme heat, both personal and system changes.
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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EPA
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Guide describing landscaping tips for healthy and regionally-based gardens, including maintenance, mulching, water efficiency, and plant resources.
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Parker John H
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Florida International University,
Society of American Foresters
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Paper describing vegetation impacts on cooling load for buildings.
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FireSafe Montana
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FireSafe Montana
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Guide for homeowners describing actions they can take to modify their home and the surrounding site to create a survivable space to reduce the amount of damage a home would likely experience during a wildfire.
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Abrams Donald
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Van Nostrand Reinhold
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Book detailing passive cooling methods including airflow methods, evaporative cooling, and earth cooling.
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California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
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Cal Fire
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A webpage outlining CAL FIRE’s recommendations for creating defensible space.
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Author(s)
Sonne Jeffrey K,
Parker Danny S,
Barkaszi Stephen F
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Florida Solar Energy Center,
FSEC
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Paper describing energy savings in space cooling from shading condenser units.
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Author(s)
Parker Danny S
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Florida Solar Energy Center,
FSEC
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Sabata,
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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U.S. Department of Agriculture,
USDA
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Article describing mulch requirements and benefits.
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Garden City Harvest
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Garden City Harvest
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Article describing mulching with lawn clippings.
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University of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service
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University of Tennessee
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Pamphlet describing different types of mulches and their benefits.
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Federal Emergency Management Agency
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FEMA
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Online geospatial map with interactive viewer showing flood risk areas and base flood elevations
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National Research Council Canada
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NRCC
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Report for local governments, planners, emergency managers, developers, insurers, and property owners describing ways to improve the wildfire resistance of buildings, infrastructure and communities in the wildland urban interface.
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National Fire Protection Association
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NFPA
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An NFPA Standard that identifies a method for determining the minimum water supply necessary for structural fire-fighting purposes in areas where it has been determined that there is no water or inadequate water for fire fighting.
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National Fire Protection Association
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NFPA
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An NFPA standards document that provides minimum requirements for the design, construction, installation, and maintenance of tanks and accessory equipment that supply water for private fire protection.
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Parker Danny S,
Hermelink Andreas H,
Sherwin John S
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Florida Solar Energy Center,
FSEC
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Report about an experimental evaluation has been conducted on a night sky cooling system designed to substantially reduce space cooling needs in homes in North American climates.
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Parker Danny S,
et al.
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Florida Solar Energy Center,
FSEC
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Report describing the experimentally evaluated potential of a novel residential night cooling concept.
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Smarter Homes NZ
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Smarter Homes NZ
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Article from Smarter Homes NZ on home building techniques that incorporate passive cooling.
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Cook Jeffrey,
et al.
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MIT Press,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
MIT
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Book describing passive cooling techniques from a technical and academic perspective.
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Williams College
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Williams College
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Article from Williams College on the key elements of passive solar design for homes.
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Akbari Hashem,
et al.
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory,
LBNL
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Paper describing a study on savings in peak power and cooling energy for homes with shade trees.
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Givoni Baruch
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University of California Los Angeles,
UCLA
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Paper summarizing passive and low-energy cooling systems for buildings.
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City of Mercer Island
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City of Mercer Island
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Brochure describing what permeable pavement is, where to install it, and how to maintain it.
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Frigione Mariaenrica,
Lettieri Mariateresa,
Sarcinella Antonella
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Materials Journal
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Report providing information on performance of mortars and concrete containing PCMs.
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City of Plymouth,
State of Minnesota
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City of Plymouth,
State of Minnesota
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City of Plymouth webpage providing information on the Plymouth Community Center Project.
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Fayetteville NC
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Fayetteville NC
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Pamphlet describing proper mulching around trees and problems and benefits associated with mulching.
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Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety
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IBHS
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Report providing wildfire protection guidance for homeowners in California.
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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EPA
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Guidance document describing urban heat islands, what they are, how they form, why we care, and including some strategies to reduce them.
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Energy Information Administration
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EIA
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Data tables on U.S. renewable energy consumption and general trends in the market for renewable energy.
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Federal Alliance For Safe Homes
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FLASH
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Report providing architects, designers, and homeowners with information to make house plans useful for constructing a more wind resilient structure.
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Urban Forest Ecosystems Institute,
California Polytechnic State University
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UFEI,
Cal Poly
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Website tool that can search for trees by name or characteristics and retrieve data describing tree attributes including site preferences and general characteristics and considerations.
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Solar Pathfinder
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Solar Pathfinder
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Tool determining the most economical and efficient photovoltaic array location and position.
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Marion William,
Wilcox Stephen
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National Renewable Energy Laboratory,
NREL
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Document providing incident solar radiation data and window overhang sizing guidance for multiple locations across the U.S.
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Florida Solar Energy Center
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FSEC
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A research paper exploring the design, installation, repair and maintenance of solar water and pool heating technologies.
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Solmetric Inc.
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Solmetric Inc.
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Handheld solar site analysis tool capturing whole-horizon images for a site and generating shading analysis reports.
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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EPA
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Document describing correct construction of swales, designed to trap particulate pollutants (suspended solids and trace metals), promote infiltration, and reduce the flow velocity of storm water runoff.
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Meier Alan
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University of California
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Paper describing landscaping influences on heat gain through shading, infiltration shielding, and microclimate creation for nearby buildings.
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Vuckovic Milena,
Kiesel Kristina,
Mahdavi Ardeshir
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TU Wien
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Paper describing case studies on urban vegetation and greenways and their impacts on city climate and building performance.
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Prowler Don,
Bourg Joseph
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Whole Building Design Guide
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Article providing fundamental information and recommendations for shading windows for energy savings.
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Steadman Robert G
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American Meteorological Society,
AMS
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Study on the effects of wind, radiation, and pressure on apparent temperature.
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Staszczuk Anna,
Kuczynski Tadeusz
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Energy Journal
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Study comparing the thermal performance of phase change materials to concrete construction during heat waves.
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Siriwardena Shyamani D,
et al.
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Virginia Tech,
USDA Forest Service
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Document describing the impacts of tree cover on property values.