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Explore this extensive library of building science guidance including research reports from DOE’s Building America program as well as hundreds of other articles, fact sheets, webpages, and reference documents related to constructing and renovating homes.

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Termites and ICFs

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Author(s)
Insulated Concrete Forms Association
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Organization(s)
ICF Builder
Description
Document with information on preventing termites when using ICFs.

Tornado Protection - Selecting Refuge Areas in Buildings, FEMA P-431

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Author(s)
Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Organization(s)
FEMA
Description
Report presenting information that aids qualified architects and engineers in the identification of the best available refuge areas in existing buildings for sheltering in place during a tornado.

Understanding Basements, BSD-103

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Author(s)
Lstiburek Joseph W
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Organization(s)
Building Science Corporation,
BSC
Description
Information sheet with methods for constructing or retrofitting basements to reduce moisture issues.

Upgrading Below Grade Spaces - Residential Energy Efficiency Stakeholder

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Author(s)
Huelman Patrick H,
Breidenbach Sam,
Schirber Steve
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Organization(s)
NorthernSTAR,
University of Minnesota,
UMN,
NSTAR,
U.S. Department of Energy,
DOE
Description
Presentation describing the challenges of insulating an existing basement, presented to the Building America residential energy-efficiency stakeholder meeting.

Washington State Department of Health – Rodents

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Author(s)
Washington State Department of Health
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Organization(s)
WSDOH
Description
A website providing information on sealing the home against rodents and how to trap rodents once they have made their way into the home.

Why We Need to Know More About Basement Moisture

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Author(s)
Cheple Marilou,
Huelman Patrick H
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Organization(s)
University of Minnesota,
UMN,
American Society of Heating Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers,
ASHRAE,
NorthernSTAR,
NSTAR,
Oak Ridge National Laboratory,
ORNL
Description
Conference paper presented at the 8th International Conference on Thermal Performance of Exterior Envelopes of Whole Buildings describing moisture from basements and crawlspaces as a source of indoor humidity and providing recommendations for finishing below-grade spaces to limit potential indoor...

Window Attachments

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Author(s)
U.S. Department of Energy
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Organization(s)
DOE
Description
DOE presentation describing a project to study window attachments.