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Draffen Leah
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Builder Online
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Article describing ways builders can improve the hurricane resistance of the homes they construct, especially 1) strengthening the continuous load path, 2) upgrading the building envelope, and 3) improving the roof system performance.
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Deer Charlie,
et al.
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University of Alaska,
Alaska Housing Finance Corporation
Description
Manual describing best practices or home construction in Alaska and northern climates.
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Florida Division of Emergency Management
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Florida Disaster
Description
Guide describing retrofit procedures for gable end roofs.
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Federal Emergency Management Agency
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FEMA
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Report providing a collection of fact sheets describing guidance for constructing homes in wildfire zones.
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Guertin Mike
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Organization(s)
Fine Homebuilding Magazine
Description
Article describing the second step of a three-step process for the installation a tubular skylight, using peel-and-stick flashing tape instead of roof cement, and integrating the roof underlayment with the flashing.