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Fire Protection of Facades

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Author(s)
Marija Jelčić Rukavina,
Milan Carević,
Ivana Banjad Pečur
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Organization(s)
University of Zagreb
Description
A guide for designers, architects, engineers, and fire experts on how to design rainscreen and ventilated cavities such that they don’t contribute to the spread of a fire.

Light Bulb Key Product Criteria

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Author(s)
ENERGY STAR,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Organization(s)
EPA,
ENERGY STAR
Description
ENERGY STAR lightbulb criteria.

U.S. Department of Energy Zero Energy Ready Home Implementation

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Author(s)
Mosiman Garrett,
VonThoma Ed
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Organization(s)
NorthernSTAR Building America Partnership,
NorthernSTAR,
University of Minnesota,
UMN
Description
Report documenting the process and outcomes involved in achieving the U.S. Department of Energy Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) program certification standards while helping homebuilders in Climate Zones 5 and 6 in the Upper Midwest achieve ZERH certification.