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

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.

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.

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

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

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