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BSC,
NREL
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Report with guidance for installing windows with foam sheathing on wood-frame walls.
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RTC Insurance Advisors
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Article describing the insurance savings of a home with a hip roof versus a gable roof from the perspective of an insurance advisor.
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Aligarh Muslim University,
University of Roorkee
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Description
Article describing how the configuration of surrounding buildings affects the wind loads on a hip roof in a low-rise building.
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Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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Description
Article outlining the use of spray polyurethane foam in residential buildings.
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USGS
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Description
Website providing a probabilistic map of the expected number of damaging earthquakes around the U.S.
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BSC
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Description
Report discussing how to create livable space in the attic that meets IRC code requirements by either creating a ventilated roof assembly, or and unvented attic assembly.
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SMUD
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Description
Webpage describing benefits of adding battery storage to homes and an estimation tool.
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IBHS
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Description
Document from IBHS explaining how to inspect homes for earthquake preparedness and retrofit solutions for homes that have suffered structural damage as a result of earthquakes.
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Oregon State University
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Description
Article describing dozens of ideas on how to retrofit a home so it is more earthquake ready.
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Journal of Light Construction
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Enterprise Community Partners
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Guide describing tools for island and hurricane-prone communities on redevelopment and rehabilitation of homes to prepare for future natural disasters.
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NCEH,
CDC
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Description
Web page describing how to identify heat-related illness and how to prevent it.
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University of Arizona
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Description
Article from University of Arizona on keeping homes cool during extreme heat, both personal and system changes.
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University of Georgia
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Description
Webpage describing how to conserve heat or find alternative heat sources during a power outage to keep one room warm.
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Fine Homebuilding Magazine
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Description
Article showing steps for kick out flashing at roof-wall intersection.
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Planning for Hazards: Land Use Solutions for Colorado
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Description
Website describing the wildland-urban interface code and providing links to resources.
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Florida International University,
Society of American Foresters
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Description
Paper describing vegetation impacts on cooling load for buildings.
Organization(s)
AAMA,
CSA,
CSA Group,
WDMA,
FGIA
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Description
2017 version of a standard covering requirements for single- and dual-pane windows, glazed side-hinged door systems, sliding doors, tubular daylighting devices, and unit skylights developed jointly by the American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA), the Canadian Standards Association...
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EPA,
HUD,
NIH,
OSHA
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Description
Guidance from EPA, HUD, NIH, and OSHA on worker and employer interactions with lead contaminants.
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USGBC
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Description
Website explaining the LEED v4.1 program and providing a portal for those who want to investigate or start a LEED project.
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SIPA
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Description
Test results used by multiple structural insulated panel manufacturers confirming a one-hour fire rating for specific SIP assemblies.
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WRI,
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
USGS,
NOAA
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Description
A publication describing how to protect coastal investments by adapting to natural processes and protecting coastal environments and shorelines.
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FireSafe Montana
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Description
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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Journal of Light Construction
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Description
Article describing lessons for builders and changes to local building code in Colorado Springs in response to regional wildfires.
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FEMA
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Factsheet describing the concept of load paths and the important connections in a wind uplift load path; also published in FEMA P-499 “Home Builder’s Guide to Coastal Construction: Technical Fact Sheet Series.”
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FEMA
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Description
Guide describing sound mitigation measures to lower building natural disaster vulnerability to assist local officials and community decision makers in coastal areas.
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NREL,
DOE
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Description
News article describing the state of the residential battery storage market.
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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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Boston Solar
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Webpage from Boston Solar describing how solar plus storage options can be beneficial for maintaining electricity during power outages.
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Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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Guidebook providing useful examples of high performance retrofit techniques for the building enclosure of wood frame residential construction in a cold and somewhat wet climate.
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Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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Description
This Measure Guideline provides design and construction information for a deep energy enclosure retrofit solution of a flat roof assembly.
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Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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Description
Measure Guideline research report providing simple, long term, and durable solutions when using tapes and flashing membranes in conjunction with the exterior face of rigid polymeric foam sheathing to create the drainage plane of a wall system.
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Building Science Corporation
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Description
Guideline describing information and specifications relevant to air-seal existing attics.
Organization(s)
Florida Solar Energy Center,
FSEC,
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory,
LBNL
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Description
Study investigating measured cooling energy savings in homes across the U.S. from the installation of roofing with higher solar reflectance.
Organization(s)
Florida Solar Energy Center,
FSEC,
University of Central Florida,
UCF
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Description
Study investigating measured cooling energy savings from the installation of wall finishes with higher solar reflectance.
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Florida Solar Energy Center,
FSEC
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Description
Paper describing energy savings in space cooling from shading condenser units.
Organization(s)
American Society of Heating,
Refrigerating,
American Society of Heating Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers,
ASHRAE
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Description
Technical article presenting the results of an analysis on the effect of insect screens on window solar heat gain coefficients and U-values.
Organization(s)
4Ward Consulting Group
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Description
A presentation describing the standards regarding who is responsible for what part of the design to ensure the roof truss is properly designed and braced.
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FEMA
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Description
A Recovery Advisory guide reccomending practices for designing and installing metal roof systems that will enhance wind resistance in high-wind regions (i.e., greater than 90-miles per hour [mph] gust design wind speed).
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Miami-Dade County
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Description
Report covering the selection of roof vents for rainwater resistance.
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FEMA
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Description
Factsheet describing smart practices for minimizing damage to residential electrical service components during coastal and riverine flood events.
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ASCE,
SEI
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Description
Standard using performance-based principles to determine dead, live, soil, flood, tsunami, snow, rain, atmospheric ice, earthquake, wind, and fire loads, and their combinations for general structural design. This version of the standard was published in the year 2016 and is available in both digital...
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ASCE,
SEI
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Description
Standard using performance-based principles to determine dead, live, soil, flood, tsunami, snow, rain, atmospheric ice, seismic, and wind loads, and their combinations for general structural design. The current version of this standard was published in the year 2022 and is available in both digital...
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ASCE,
SEI
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Description
Standard using performance-based principles to determine dead, live, soil, flood, snow, rain, atmospheric ice, earthquake, and wind loads, and their combinations for general structural design. This version of the standard was published in the year 2010 and is available in both digital and print...
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FEMA
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FEMA mitigation assessment team report following Hurricane Charley in Florida including observations, recommendations, and technical guidance for retrofitting hurricane-damaged homes.
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FEMA
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FEMA report describing findings from an investigation of Hurricane Ike in Texas and Louisiana and residential construction recommendations based on those findings.
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FEMA
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FEMA Mitigation Assessment Team Report describing damages from Hurricane Michael in Florida in Oct. 2018 and recommendations for future hurricane preparedness.
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FEMA
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Report providing a resource that communities can use to identify and evaluate a range of potential mitigation actions for reducing risk to natural hazards and disasters.
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ICC Evaluation Service
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This report requires all elements of rooftop PV panel systems to be designed for component and cladding pressures per ASCE 7-10.
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EPA,
HUD,
NIH,
OSHA
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Description
Worker guidance from EPA, HUD, NIH, and OSHA on how to deal with mold in homes following natural disasters.