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City of Gresham,
State of Oregon
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City of Gresham,
State of Oregon
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A guideline containing fire sprinkler insulation requirements from the Prescott, Arizona Fire Department.
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American Home Furnishings Alliance
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AHFA
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Regulatory compliance regarding furniture stability requirements
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Peachman Rachel Rabkin
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Consumer Reports
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Article describing the danger of furniture tip-overs
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Pacific Gas & Electric
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PG&E
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Webpage describing the safety hazards associated with natural gas and tips on how to avoid these hazards by a step process of turning off natural gas service to a home and restoring service afterwards.
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Town of Danville CA
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Town of Danville CA
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Brochure for natural gas utility customers describing seismic valves and excess flow valves for homes.
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Pacific Gas & Electric
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PG&E
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Webpage describing when and how to safely turn off the natural gas to the home during an emergency.
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Commins Tav
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State of California Division of the State Architect
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Webpage with certification requirements for excess flow and earthquake valves from California's Division of the State Architect (DSA).
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Lstiburek Joseph W
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Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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Report covering the fire performance of combustible cladding over combustible insulation.
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U.S. Department of Energy
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DOE
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Fact sheet defining a grid-interactive efficient building and its benefits.
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Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
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DOE
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Website highlighting the DOE Building Technologies Office Grid-interactive Efficient Buildings Initiative, including technical reports, other publications, resources, and presentations.
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Goetzler Bill,
Guernsey Matt,
Kassuga Theo
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U.S. Department of Energy,
DOE
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Report evaluating HVAC building technologies based on their ability to provide grid services and the type of value provided, including efficiency, load shed, load shift, and modulation.
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Nubbe Valerie,
Yamada Mary
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U.S. Department of Energy,
DOE
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Report evaluating lighting and electronic building technologies based on their ability to provide grid services and the type of value provided, including efficiency, load shed, load shift, and modulation.
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Fares Robert,
Nubbe Valerie,
Neukomm Monica
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U.S. Department of Energy,
DOE
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Report providing an introduction to core concepts of GEBs, and explaining how flexible building loads can be integrated and controlled to benefit consumers, the grid, and society more broadly.
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Roth Amir,
Reyna Janet
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U.S. Department of Energy,
DOE
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Report addressing the current state of these technologies and the challenges of adapting these to the GEB context.
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Author(s)
Harris Chioke,
et al.
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U.S. Department of Energy,
DOE
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Report focuseing on dynamic window and opaque envelope technologies for GEBs, including electrochromic glazing, automated attachments, and thermal storage.
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Institute of Refrigeration
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IOR,
Carbon Trust
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Guide describing refrigeration leaks, including common leak points, how to fix them, and how to prevent them.
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Gabriele Rob
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SafeHome.org
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Webpage describing how to guard homes and properties against wildfire, as well as what to do during a wildfire, whether sheltering in place or attempting evacuation.
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U.S. Geological Survey
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USGS
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Webpage providing maps and information to assess the particular hazards and risks for an area.
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Rice Joseph
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Green Building Advisor,
GBA
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Blog post about heat pump clothes dryers.
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Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration,
U.S. Department of Transportation
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PHMSA,
DOT
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Webpage describing federal regulation related to excess flow valves on residential natural gas lines.
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Northeast Energy Efficiency Parternship
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NEEP
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A website detailing initiatives on the east coast for the installation and use of high efficiency products.
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U.S. Department of Energy
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DOE
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Factsheet profiling a simple modification that can be made to window air-conditioners to improve their energy efficiency.
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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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Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition
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HFSC
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Website containing educational and marketing resources for residential fire sprinklers.
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Newport Partners,
National Fire Protection Association
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NFPA
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Report assessing the costs of home fire sprinkler systems.
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Quarles Stephen L,
et al.
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University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources
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A guide that summarizes building materials and design considerations for increasing wildfire-resistivity of homes in areas that are prone to wildfires.
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University of California
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University of California
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Wildfire mitigation guidelines from the University of California outlining how to mitigate fire risk for attached decks.
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Gerbis Nicholas
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Home & Garden
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Resource that explains how water softeners work to reduce scale.
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Hoak David,
Parker Danny S,
Hermelink Andreas H
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Florida Solar Energy Center,
FSEC
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Report about measurements of three recent vintage dishwashers of very different efficiencies showing that while they are substantially more efficient than older dishwashers.
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Wirecutter Staff
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New York Times
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Installation tips and product suggestions for mounting hardware.
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Park Ga-Young
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ENERGY STAR,
U.S. EPA,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Article describing considerations for choosing a room-level air cleaner to improve indoor air quality.
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National Fire Protection Association
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NFPA
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Factsheet describing defensible space and wildfire risk reduction steps that homeowners can take to make their homes safer during a wildfire.
How To Shut Off Your Natural Gas In An Emergency – Learn How To Locate And Shut Off Your Natural Gas
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SoCalGas
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SoCalGas
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Webpage describing how to locate and manually shut off natural gas service at the meter.
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Federal Trade Commission
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FTC
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FTC website explaining the usefulness of the EnergyGuide label when shopping for home appliances.
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Green Smart Links
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Green Smart Links
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Includes several good how-to videos for anchoring furniture to different wall types
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Edward Louie,
Theresa Gilbride
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Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
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Factsheet describing the advantages and disadvantages of induction cooktops and the role they play in energy efficiency.
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Colorado Springs Fire Department
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City of Colorado Springs,
State of Colorado
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Wildfire guidance for homes located in the wildland urban interface, focused on site design and individual pieces of the home.
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FireSafe Montana
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FireSafe Montana
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Ignition resistant residential construction and landscaping guidelines from FireSafe Montana.
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Pipeline & Gas Journal
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Pipeline & Gas Journal
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Article describing excess flow valves installed on gas lines to shut-off natural gas flow to a home in the event that a gas line is severed due to an earthquake, natural disaster, earthquake, etc.
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Manzello Samuel L,
Suzuki Sayaka
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National Library of Medicine,
NLM
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Article from Samuel L. Manzello and Sayaka Suzuki on tests undertaken to find the ideal amount of board spacing to resist deck ignition during fires.
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Southern California Gas Company
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SoCalGas
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Webpage detailing how to purchase and install the correct shut-off valve for homes in California, including differences between earthquake and excess flow valves and how to install each.
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Louisiana Office of State Fire Marshall
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LASFM
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Site showing flame spread ratings and definitions for common building materials.
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Gromicko Nick,
Gromicko Ben
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International Association of Certified Home Inspectors,
InterNACHI
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Article describing the correct installation of clothes dryer exhaust ducts.
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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EPA
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PDF detailing the inspection and verification guidance for WaterSense labeled new homes including indoor and outdoor efficiency requirements, and homeowner and building management education.
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Building Science Corporation
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BSC
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Article discussing indoor water management.
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Planning for Hazards: Land Use Solutions for Colorado
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Planning for Hazards: Land Use Solutions for Colorado
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Website describing the wildland-urban interface code and providing links to resources.
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Intertek,
Structural Insulated Panel Association
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SIPA
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Test results used by multiple structural insulated panel manufacturers confirming a one-hour fire rating for specific SIP assemblies.
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FireSafe Montana
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FireSafe Montana
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Guide for homeowners describing actions they can take to modify their home and the surrounding site to create a survivable space to reduce the amount of damage a home would likely experience during a wildfire.
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Cushman Ted
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Journal of Light Construction
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Article describing lessons for builders and changes to local building code in Colorado Springs in response to regional wildfires.
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California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
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Cal Fire
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A webpage outlining CAL FIRE’s recommendations for creating defensible space.