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Energy Vanguard
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Article describing products that can enhance the efficiency and safety of clothes dryer vents.
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Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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Document providing background and approach for the prep work necessary prior to adding attic insulation - focusing on combustion safety, ventilation for indoor air quality, and attic ventilation for durability.
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Green Building Advisor,
GBA
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Article describing different kinds of water-resistant backer boards.
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Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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Information about dense pack, cellulose insulation.
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NAIMA
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Information sheet with HVAC duct insulation, testing, maintenance and performance information.
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National Association of Home Builders,
NAHB,
U.S. Department of Agriculture,
USDA
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The objective of this research was to quantify the field performance of wood-frame walls clad with a variety of common claddings in a mixed-humid climate.
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory,
LBNL
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Report on the performance of range hood exhaust fans.
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CARB,
SWA
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Information sheet about air barriers.
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CARB,
SWA
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Brochure describing insulation and air-sealing details.
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Florida Division of Emergency Management
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Report describing the hurricane retrofit guide with focus on walls and wooded framed walls.
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Johns Manville
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The purpose for this document is to provide basic guidance on the use of proven installation techniques that can be used by installers to help ensure correct “dense pack” application of JM Spider® in drill & fill applications.
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EPA
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EPA’s 2008 Lead-Based Paint Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) Rule (as amended in 2010 and 2011), aims to protect the public from lead-based paint hazards associated with renovation, repair and painting activities.
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Green Building Advisor,
GBA
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Description
If your kitchen has a powerful exhaust fan, it may be pulling air down your chimney or water-heater flue.
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Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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Building science insight into crawlspaces.
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NFRC
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Standard providing a procedure for determining fenestration attachment product U-factors.
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NFRC
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Standard for determining fenestration attachment product SHGC and visible transmittance.
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Green Seal
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Standards for paints and coatings.
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Florida Solar Energy Center,
FSEC
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Paper examining the monitored performance of four newly constructed near zero energy homes in Florida.
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FEMA
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Fact sheet describing NFIP requirements for repairs, remodeling, and additions, and discussing opportunities for retrofitting in coastal flood hazard areas with recommendations for exceeding the minimum NFIP requirements; also published in FEMA P-499 “Home Builder’s Guide to Coastal Construction...
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Oklahoma State University,
OSU,
Oak Ridge National Laboratory,
ORNL
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Paper covering a parametric study of foundation heat exchanger-based ground source heat pump systems for several house configurations in a range of European locations, with an emphasis on determining feasible combinations.
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California Department of Public Health (CDHP)
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Detailed requirements for testing, exposure modeling, and allowable limits for modeled indoor air concentrations.
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ACCA
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The Technician's Guide equips practitioners with the knowledge to properly implement all of the measurement procedures required in the HVAC QI Specification.
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory,
ORNL
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Research study exploring retrofit procedures and simulated post-occupancy data for three homes in an effort to determine the effectiveness of retrofit packages.
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Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University
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Even as the worst housing market correction in more than 60 years appeared to turn a corner in 2009, the fallout from sharply lower home prices and high unemployment continued.
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Federal Emergency Management Agency,
FEMA
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Report providing guidance on how to improve the wind resistance of existing residential buildings in Mississippi and across the Gulf Coast.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture,
USDA
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Report summarizing information on wood as an engineering material, and presents properties of wood and wood-based products of particular concern to the architect and engineer.