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ACCA
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Description
Standard providing guidance on how to select, size, and locate the supply air diffusers, grilles and registers, and the return grilles.
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International Society of Arboriculture
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Description
Paper describing an experiment to quantify shade tree impacts on cooling-related electricity consumption, finding that there may be sizable benefits in hot regions.
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BSC
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Description
Information sheet describing techniques for insulating basements.
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Home Energy Magazine,
Taco Comfort
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Description
Article describing how demand plumbing systems send cold water back to the water heater until hot water arrives at the sink, shower or other fixture where it is needed.
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Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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Description
Presentation describing details for installing structural insulated panels (SIPs).
Organization(s)
CARB,
SWA
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Description
Information sheet providing information about investigating the thermal effect of staggering the inner and outer wall studs on double walls in new construction.
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BSC
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Description
Brochure describing drainage planes, also referred to as water resistive barriers.
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EIA
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Description
Federal statistics about national energy consumption in residential homes.
Organization(s)
Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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Description
Discussion of structural thermal resistance.
Organization(s)
BSC
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Description
Information sheet with details on a building enclosure designed for Albuquerque, NM, as an example for building enclosures built for hot-dry and mixed-dry climates.
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FEMA
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Description
Document explores alternatives to riprap on banks and waterways to mitigate bankside erosion in the Pacific Northwest.
Organization(s)
UCANR,
University of California Cooperative Extension
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Description
A report showing what happens when windows break as a result of temperature differences between the inside and outside of the home, as well as code standards for the State of California regarding window exposure to wildfires.
Organization(s)
GREENGUARD Environmental Institute
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Description
Standard describing GREENGUARD Emission Criteria for use with GREENGUARD Certification Program for Low Emitting Products.
Organization(s)
IOR,
Carbon Trust
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Description
Guide describing refrigeration leaks, including common leak points, how to fix them, and how to prevent them.
Organization(s)
EPA,
NSCEP
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Description
Guidance for achieving safe and healthy indoor environments during home energy retrofits.
Organization(s)
Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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Description
Report that considers a number of promising wall systems that can meet the requirement for better thermal control.
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University of Texas
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Description
Report detailing natural ventilation and passive airflow systems.
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BSC
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Description
Report discussing how to create livable space in the attic that meets IRC code requirements by either creating a ventilated roof assembly, or and unvented attic assembly.
Organization(s)
Home Energy Magazine
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Description
Information sheet about efficiency and health benefits of MERV filters.
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Fine Homebuilding Magazine
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Description
Article showing steps for kick out flashing at roof-wall intersection.
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Fine Homebuilding Magazine
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Description
Article describing a technique for installing a skylight and avoiding potential water leaks with the use of a peel-and-stick (or self-adhesive) membrane under the flashing.
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FireSafe Montana
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Description
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.
Organization(s)
ACCA
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Description
Standard technical manual with information about HVAC balancing, testing air and hydronic systems.
Organization(s)
FEMA
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Description
A Recovery Advisory guide reccomending practices for designing and installing metal roof systems that will enhance wind resistance in high-wind regions (i.e., greater than 90-miles per hour [mph] gust design wind speed).
Organization(s)
FEMA
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Description
FEMA report describing findings from an investigation of Hurricane Ike in Texas and Louisiana and residential construction recommendations based on those findings.
Organization(s)
ASHI
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Description
Article describing how to properly manage condensing HVAC equipment.
Organization(s)
FEMA
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Description
Report addressing flood, wind and seismic hazards and recommends several multi-hazard resistant foundation designs of manufactured homes.
Organization(s)
Federal Emergency Management Agency,
FEMA,
URS Corporation,
DK Low and Associates,
Greenhorne and O'Mara,
Dewberry and Davis
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Description
Report providing recommended designs and guidance for rebuilding homes destroyed by hurricanes in the Gulf Coast.
Organization(s)
EPA
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Description
Report providing information on mechanical air-cleaning devices for ventilation when conventional methods are not warranted.
Organization(s)
Contractor Magazine
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Description
Second part of an article series focusing on servicing high efficiency modcon boilers. This part focuses on paperwork and follow-up communication with the homeowner for scheduling annual maintenance.
Organization(s)
Contractor Magazine
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Description
Article describing the author's experiences in owning and servicing a modcon boiler.
Organization(s)
National Renewable Energy Laboratory,
NREL
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Description
Report identifying the important aspects of building design and construction to enable installation of solar photovoltaic and heating systems at some time after the building is constructed.
Organization(s)
U.S. Department of Agriculture,
USDA,
USDA Forest Service,
National Institute of Standards and Technology,
NIST
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Description
Paper describing the effects of shade trees and their location on residential summertime electricity usage.
Organization(s)
FEMA
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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.
Organization(s)
BSC
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Description
Information sheet describing transfer ducts and grilles for HVAC.
Organization(s)
Building Science Corporation,
BSC
Publication Date
Description
Report covering wind uplift and roofing membrane failures.
Organization(s)
Journal of Light Construction,
JLC
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Description
Article describing how adhesives can be used to make homes in high-wind locations stronger and how adhesives could be too effective resulting in overloading foundation anchors under earthquake loads.
Organization(s)
Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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Description
A review on the knowledge about ventilated wall claddings from field performance and hydrothermal modeling.
Organization(s)
City of Verona,
WI Building Department,
State of Wisconsin
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Description
Document describing wall bracing techniques and suggestions for the city of Verona, WI building department.
Organization(s)
Building Science Corporation,
BSC
Publication Date
Description
Report describing sloped roof assemblies with high levels of thermal performance.