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Study investigating measured cooling energy performance in side-by-side identical homes with varying roof types, including cool roof technologies.

Study reporting the results of comparative testing of the effect of finished and unfinished metal roofing systems on cooling energy performance in a test facility.

Study reporting the results of comparative testing of the effect of various roof types on cooling energy performance in a test facility.

Best Practices document providing an introduction to current photovoltaic and solar thermal building practices.

Report describing ways to retrofit a home to make it more hurricane resistant.

Fact sheet from Wisconsin Focus on Energy explaining how to prevent future ice dams on homes by learning about their formation and mitigation of contributing factors.

Report reviewing unvented roof assemblies, such as conditioned attics and unvented cathedral ceilings that are becoming common in North American construction.

Report describing the use of attic ventilation to control moisture in cathedral roofs and avoid the formation of ice dams.

Article describing how to weatherproof dormers using peel-and-stick membranes when flashing a dormer.