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Protecting Windows and Openings in Buildings - Hurricanes Irma and Maria in Puerto Rico, FEMA PR-RA5
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Federal Emergency Management Agency
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FEMA
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Recovery Advisory document provide guidance related to the use and installation of opening protection systems to protect glazed openings (windows) from wind-borne debris during high-wind events.
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Building Science Corporation
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BSC
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Report aiming to "de-mystify" technology and economic considerations of residential PV systems.
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National Renewable Energy Laboratory
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NREL
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Website estimating energy production and cost of energy of grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) energy systems throughout the world.
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Simpson Strong Tie
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Structural Engineering Blog
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Article describing how structural screws can be used to provide resistance to wind uplift in buildings.
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Cool Roof Rating Council
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CRRC
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Searchable database of over 3,000 roofing products that have undergone solar reflectance and thermal emittance testing.
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Cool Roof Rating Council
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CRRC
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Searchable database of wall cladding and coating products that have undergone solar reflectance and thermal emittance testing.
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Enterprise Green Communities
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Enterprise Green Communities
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Report providing strategies to support occupant behavior changes for enhancing resilience, and to reduce a building's vulnerability to extreme weather, climate change, and loss of power.
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U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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USDHS
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A fact sheet providing tips on how to assemble a kit of food, water and other disaster supplies in the event of an emergency.
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Coulbourne Bill,
et al.
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Federal Emergency Management Agency,
FEMA,
URS Corporation,
DK Low and Associates,
Greenhorne and O'Mara,
Dewberry and Davis
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Report providing recommended designs and guidance for rebuilding homes destroyed by hurricanes in the Gulf Coast.
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Arup
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ARUP
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Report describing the REDi™ Rating System, which is a framework for implementing “resilience-based earthquake design,” a holistic “beyond-code” design, planning and assessment approach for achieving earthquake resilience.
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Dunlop James P,
et al.
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Florida Solar Energy Center,
FSEC
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A report presenting alternative approaches for reducing the costs of roof-mounted, grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) systems.
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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EPA
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An EPA guide describing the causes and impacts of summertime urban heat islands, promoting strategies for lowering temperatures in U.S. communities.
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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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HUD
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Guide providing information for professional builders and contractors rehabbing flooded single-family houses with emphasis on safe practices and the most important activities in the rehab process.
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Mahan Mike
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Fine Homebuilding Magazine
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A user forum discussing ways to reinforce a gable overhand that was framed using the ladder method by Mike Mahan.
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Energy Information Administration
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EIA
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Data tables on U.S. renewable energy consumption and general trends in the market for renewable energy.
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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EPA
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The RERH specifications and checklists take a builder and a project design team through the steps of assessing a home’s solar resource potential and defining the minimum structural and system components needed to support a solar energy system.
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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EPA
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Website tool intended to guide home builders in assessing whether a new home has the proper physical orientation to support a future installation of a solar energy system.
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International Code Council
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ICC
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Table in the IRC describing bracing requirements for specified wind speeds and building story locations.
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Federal Emergency Management Agency
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FEMA
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A fact sheet educating homeowners on the importance of residential safe rooms, including their cost and how to register a safe room with local officials.
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North Carolina Solar Center
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North Carolina State University
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Brochure with information on residential solar hot water systems.
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City of Burnsville
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City of Burnsville
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Brochure detailing the guidelines, recommendations, and preferences of the City of Burnsville for citizens installing solar photovoltaics.
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Author(s)
Bickel Stephen,
Phan-Gruber Emily,
Christie Shannon
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D&R International,
D+R International,
U.S. Department of Energy,
DOE
Description
DOE report characterizing the installed base of windows and window coverings, and how users operate window coverings in order to enable precise quantification of energy savings.
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Author(s)
Kashuba Scott D,
Kuzik Mark D,
Hatzinikolas Michael A
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Canadian Masonry Research Institute,
CMPA
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Report describing the testing of various siding materials for their ability to resist bullets from small firearms.
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Home Innovation Research Labs
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HIRL
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Fact sheet describing how to install bracing to retrofit roof dormers for increased wind resistance.
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Home Innovation Research Labs
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HIRL
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A brochure educating homeowners on how to install self-locking devices on cabinets, drawers and doors, including child-proof latches and drawer locks.
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Olshesky Janice
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American Society of Civil Engineers,
ASCE
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Report describing extensive renovations to a historic home.
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Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings,
Steven Winter Associates
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CARB,
SWA
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Information sheet describing solar PV upgrade for an existing homes.
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Burch Jay,
et al.
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National Renewable Energy Laboratory,
NREL,
Solar Rating & Certification Corporation,
SRCC,
Thermal Energy System Specialists,
TESS
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Document discussing changes in testing the annual performance ratings for solar water heaters.
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Federal Emergency Management Agency
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FEMA
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Fact sheet describing proper roof sheathing installation and illustrating fastening methods that will enhance the durability of a building in high-wind areas; also published in FEMA P-499 “Home Builder’s Guide to Coastal Construction: Technical Fact Sheet Series.”
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Federal Emergency Management Agency
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FEMA
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Recovery advisory guide providing guidance on existing code requirements as well as recommend best practices for attachment design, installation, and maintenance of rooftop solar panels to increase panel wind resistance in the U.S. Virgin Islands after Hurricane Maria.
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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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HUD
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Factsheet from HUD describing how to properly rebuild following natural disasters in Puerto Rico.
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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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HUD
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Factsheet from HUD describing how homeowners can retrofit homes following natural disasters in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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HUD
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Factsheet from HUD describing how to rebuild following natural disasters in Puerto Rico.
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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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HUD
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Factsheet for builders from HUD on how to rebuild homes following natural disasters in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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Federal Emergency Management Agency
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FEMA
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Report covering the planning, design, construction, and operation of residential and community safe rooms. Written for architects, engineers, building officials, local officials and emergency managers, and prospective safe room owners and operators.
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CoolCalifornia
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California Air Resources Board
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Webpage discussing the characteristics of sunlight and how cool roofs work to reduce solar heat gain.
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Simpson Strong Tie
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Simpson Strong Tie,
International Existing Building Code,
IEBC
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Report promoting public safety and welfare by reducing the risk of earthquake-induced damage to existing homes.
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Simpson Strong Tie
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Simpson Strong Tie,
International Existing Building Code,
IEBC
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Report promoting public safety and welfare by reducing the risk of earthquake-induced damage to existing homes.
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Global Technology and Information Services
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SIL International,
GTIS
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Web page describing the basics of how to size and build a battery bank for electricity storage.
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Christian Jeffrey E,
et al.
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American Society of Heating Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers,
ASHRAE
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Paper describing the development and testing of an affordable net-zero energy house in Lenoir City, Tennessee.
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Olsen Tim,
Preus Robert
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National Renewable Energy Laboratory,
NREL
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Technical report providing site selection guidance for installation of small wind turbines.
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Svarc Jason
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Clean Energy Reviews,
CER
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Website article describing the way solar panels are coupled to AC and DC battery energy storage systems.
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Aldrich Robb
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Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings,
CARB,
Steven Winter Associates,
SWA
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Report providing a synopsis of a project to evaluate the performance of a roof-integrated solar water heating system.
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Solar Energy Industry Associates
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SEIA
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SEIA resources page.
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Solar Pathfinder
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Solar Pathfinder
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Tool determining the most economical and efficient photovoltaic array location and position.
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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EPA
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Guidelines to assist builders in designing and constructing homes equipped with a set of features that make the installation of solar energy systems after the completion of the home’s construction easier and less expensive.
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Solar Rating & Certification Corporation
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SRCC
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The Solar Rating & Certification Corporation is the leading solar heating and cooling product certification program in North America, certifying to the requirements of International and Uniform Codes and Standards
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Author(s)
Lisell Lars,
Tetreault Tim,
Watson Andrea
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National Renewable Energy Laboratory,
NREL
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Report identifying the important aspects of building design and construction to enable installation of solar photovoltaic and heating systems at some time after the building is constructed.
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Florida Solar Energy Center
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FSEC
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A research paper exploring the design, installation, repair and maintenance of solar water and pool heating technologies.
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U.S. Department of Energy
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DOE
Description
Website describing how solar water heaters -- also called solar domestic hot water systems -- can be a cost-effective way to generate hot water for your home.