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Guide providing engineering seismic design and building practices based on post-earthquake research.

Article describing the difference between conditioned or unvented attics and unconditioned or vented attics.

Designer checklist covering hazards involving ground and surface water, rain and water vapor, HVAC and plumbing, sunlight, insects, decay, and natural hazards, and builder checklist covering all disaster resistance, sorted by building component.

Newsletter reviewing federal disaster policy, the research basis for resilience, and three models of building resilient communities.

Report of a field evaluation of four novel roof designs to see how each design would reduce space-conditioned energy use so that the knowledge gained could be applied to the design of new manufactured homes.

Report to understand the long-term moisture performance of unvented roof assemblies with fibrous insulation.

The FPC Monitoring project has evaluated radiant barrier systems (RBS) as a new potential DSM program.

This page provides important information on how to protect yourself and your family if you suspect that you might have vermiculite insulation from Libby, Montana.

U.S. Department of Energy's website describing radiant barriers in homes.

Report showing how to identify, inventory, and screen buildings that are potentially hazardous because of seismic hazards.

Guide addressing immediate responses for cleaning up after natural disasters, including a list of construction retrofit guidance for natural disasters.

Webpage from FEMA describing how to properly reconstruct masonry fireplace chimneys damages by earthquakes.

Newsletter containing five articles focused on seismic retrofitting.

Report recommending strategies and approaches that the Federal government and other stakeholders may take to encourage and aid States and local communities in the adoption of the most current building codes.

Guide providing information on controlling attic ductwork sweating.