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Manual describing best practices or home construction in Alaska and northern climates.

Article explaining the importance of regular inspections of boiler systems in maintaining their safety, lifespan, and efficiency.

Information sheet providing details on the vapor permeance of different types of materials used in building assemblies.

Information guide describing issues with concrete floors, in multiple climate zones.

Document discussing moisture considerations and testing techniques for concrete floors.

Report describing construction site erosion and sediment control practices recommended and required by a county planning department.

Research study examining the effective moisture penetration depth (EMPD) model and its suitability for building simulations.

Research study searching for combinations of existing technologies that could enable a minimally invasive, cost-competitive, easily deployable method of upgrading soil-side foundation insulation in existing buildings.

Factsheet describing backflow valve benefits and tips.

Brochure-guide describing swales and their qualities, including objective, maintenance, and design considerations.

Handbook providing guidance on the design and construction of foundations for homes, including insulation, air sealing, and water management details for basements, crawlspaces, and slabs.

Report about indoor air quality related to indoor mold growth.

Report exploring four questions to determine the level of risk associated with adding drained exterior insulation to the exterior of an existing home during an energy retrofit.

Guidebook providing useful examples of high performance retrofit techniques for the building enclosure of wood frame residential construction in a cold and somewhat wet climate.

Report about exterior sheathing insulation and inward driven moisture issues.

Report explaining moisture-related concerns for high R-value wall assemblies and discusses past Building America research work that informs this study.

Research report describing study of exterior retrofit approach for air sealing, insulating, and water management conducted by the NorthernSTAR Building America Partnership team run by University of Minnesota.

Report describing filtration, distillation, and disinfection methods of water treatment.