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Article describing methods for venting a vented attic and a roof assembly over an unvented attic.

SPFA website signup page to access SPFA documents.

Article describing strategies for reducing the risk of ice dam formation on roofs in winter.

A research paper exploring the installation and mounting of solar photovoltaic (PV) panels on rooftops and the challenges faced by system designers and installers.

Report describing the use of fresh air ventilation systems to eliminate the formation of icicles and ice dams along the eaves of roofs.

Information sheet presenting the correct methods for building an insulated cathedral ceiling.

Article describing how the configuration of surrounding buildings affects the wind loads on a hip roof in a low-rise building.

Article describing how ice dams form on residential roofs, how they damage homes, and solutions to prevent future dams.

Website providing an online calculator for determining energy and cost savings from installing radiant barriers in attics.

Information sheet with the definition and uses for a raised truss.

A report presenting alternative approaches for reducing the costs of roof-mounted, grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) systems.

Q&A article discussing how to address moisture issues in an attic in a wet and humid coastal climate.

Specifications to assist builders in designing and constructing homes equipped with a set of features that make the installation of solar energy systems after the completion of the home’s construction easier and less expensive.

Article describing ways to protect roofs from water infiltration by using self-adhering underlayment in vulnerable locations such as roof valleys, eave edges (to help deal with ice dams), rake edges, roofs to vertical walls (such as dormers), sidewall protection, the bottom of dormer valleys, and...