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Explore this extensive library of building science guidance including research reports from DOE’s Building America program as well as hundreds of other articles, fact sheets, webpages, and reference documents related to constructing and renovating homes.

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Hurricane Shutter Types

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Author(s)
Hurricane Research Division,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Organization(s)
NOAA
Description
NOAA webpage providing images and short descriptions of different types of hurricane shutters.

The Retrofit Decision Tool

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Author(s)
Gilbride Theresa L
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Organization(s)
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory,
PNNL
Description
Fact sheet poster describing a DOE tool that walks homeowners through a series of simple questions to produce a list of retrofit recommendations to improve the energy efficiency, indoor air quality, and durability of the homeowners’ home, while also lowering their carbon footprint.

Wind Retrofit Guide for Residential Buildings - In Hurricane-Prone Regions, Second Edition, FEMA P-804

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Author(s)
Escarment Jadon W,
et al.
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Organization(s)
Federal Emergency Management Agency,
FEMA
Description
Guide presents mitigation measures in a Mitigation Package which combined set of retrofit measures that must be implemented for a house to provide a defined level of protection; identifies three successive Mitigation Packages: Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced. Implementing the Mitigation Packages...