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Guide developed to help contractors, building operators, and city officials successfully adopt cool roof and pavement technology.

Article describing how to stop air leaks around the windows and doors of a home.

Report about a project that examines implementation of advanced retrofit measures in the context of a large-scale weatherization program and the archetypal Chicago, Illinois, brick bungalow.

Manual for proper installation practices, industry standards and the code requirements of roofing tiles for the Florida market.

Report examining performance measures in the context of a large-scale renovation project.

Document describing a process to help builders, homeowners, and designers select energy-efficient windows for new and existing residential construction in all U.S. climate zones.

Document providing information and guidance about rehabilitating, retrofitting, and replacing wood window assemblies in residential construction.

Report covering the selection of roof vents for rainwater resistance.

Report covering wind loading on roofing assemblies.

Fact sheet describing how to install bracing to retrofit roof dormers for increased wind resistance.

Report summarizing current research, summarizes issues that have been experienced with current best practices, and recommends ways in which the best practices can be improved for water managing sheathings.

Report describing the design and construction of a highly energy efficient community of ten duplexes in Greenfield, Massachusetts.