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Report on two approaches to retrofitting existing double-stud walls.

FEMA Mitigation Assessment Team Report describing damages from Hurricane Michael in Florida in Oct. 2018 and recommendations for future hurricane preparedness.

Document providing supplemental information for code enforcement professionals about headers in nonbearing walls.

Fact sheet describing how to install bracing to retrofit roof dormers for increased wind resistance.

Webpage describing the standards, seminars, exams, etc regarding testing, adjusting and balancing (TAB).

Case study of new home construction in the hot-dry and mixed-dry climate zones.

Article about installing balanced ventilation systems.

Article describing thermal bridging, construction practices that encourage thermal bridging, and solving thermal bridging through continuous exterior insulation.

Report on a project conducted to better understand the current usage of thermostatic radiator valves by key market players in steam and hot water heating and to conduct limited experiments on the effectiveness of new and old thermostatic radiator valves as a means of controlling space temperatures...

Technical fact sheet highlighting important building connections and illustrating the proper use of various types of connection hardware; also published in FEMA P-499 “Home Builder’s Guide to Coastal Construction: Technical Fact Sheet Series.”

Article discussing the risks that can occur from undercutting bedroom doors to provide return airflow from bedrooms, as well as corrective measures that can be taken to address these risks.

Web article describing the defining characteristics of the CW and AW window performance classes.

Manual providing engineered and prescriptive design requirements for wood frame construction used in one and two-family dwellings.