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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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Backerboards - Winners against Water

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Author(s)
Yost Peter
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Organization(s)
Green Building Advisor,
GBA
Description
Article describing different kinds of water-resistant backer boards.

Moisture-Safe Unvented Wood Roof Systems, RR-1001

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Author(s)
Smith John,
Smegal Jonathan,
Straube John
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Organization(s)
University of Waterloo,
Building Science Corporation,
BSC
Description
Document describing a hygrothermal modeling study, including all of the US climate zones, a range of interior humidity levels and numerous arrangements and types of insulation.

Mold: Ignorance Is Not Bliss

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Author(s)
Puttagunta Srikanth
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Organization(s)
Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings,
CARB,
Steven Winter Associates,
SWA
Description
Information sheet about mold mitigation.

Protecting Utilities, FEMA Technical Fact Sheet No. 8.3

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Author(s)
Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Organization(s)
FEMA
Description
Fact sheet describing the special considerations that must be made when installing utility equipment, such as fuel, sewage, and water/sewage lines in a coastal home, and presenting recommendations for utility protection; also published in FEMA P-499 “Home Builder’s Guide to Coastal Construction...