Library

Energy Star web page providing guidance on attic ventilation.

Webpage from U.S. Department of Energy describing 'cool roofs' and their usage for passive home cooling.

Checklist providing information about the specific requirements of FORTIFIED Roof™ design and construction standard for re-roofing specific for high wind resistance.

Checklist providing information about the specific requirements of FORTIFIED Roof™ design and construction standard for re-roofing specific for hurricane resistance.

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

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.

Fact sheet describing analysis of potential heating and cooling savings from radiant barriers in attics.

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

Webpage describing the use of cool roofs to reduce heat islands and and benefits and costs.

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

Article describing ways to design and construct a building to resist wildfires.