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FEMA
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Website of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
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FEMA
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Factsheet for home and business owners describing ways to anchor fuel tanks to avoid displacement in floods.
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FEMA
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Short guide from FEMA describing how to anchor tall bookcases and file cabinets during seismic events.
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FEMA
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Website providing a compilation of guidance, case studies, tools, and training to assist local communities as they are in the midst of managing recovery post-disaster.
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FEMA
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Fact sheet describing how to prepare for hurricane season and mitigate damage from floods and high winds.
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FEMA
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A recovery advisory guide presenting important recommendations to reduce wind and water infiltration damage to new and existing residential buildings.
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FEMA
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Document discussing methods to bioengineer stabilization of shorelines using living and non-living plant materials in combination, known as the “Living Shorelines” concept.
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FEMA
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Summary document describing flood resistant building materials and some tips for building flood resistant walls.
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FEMA
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Factsheet describing the flood-resistant provisions of the 2021 International Codes and American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) 24-14, Flood Resistant Design and Construction, that are “higher standards” and that are more specific than the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) requirements.
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FEMA
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FEMA document defining key coastal and flood hazard terms.
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FEMA
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Document describing commonly used terms in the context of levees and what they mean.
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FEMA
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Guide providing homeowners tips on how to secure bookcases and other heavy furniture with brackets and child-proof drawer and cabinet locks.
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FEMA
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Fact sheet discussing safe room and storm shelter door assemblies along with ICC® 500 compliance.
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FEMA
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Documents describing the similarities and differences between the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) minimum requirements and the requirements of the International Codes® (I-Codes®) and ASCE 24, Flood Resistant Design and Construction, a standard referenced by the I-Codes., and illustrating...
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FEMA
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Article explaining what a continuous load path is and the key connection points that make it up.
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FEMA
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Fact sheet describing the report FEMA P-804 Wind Retrofit Guide for Residential Buildings (2010) with a link to this report and gives an overview of FEMA funds for wind retrofit projects.
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FEMA
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Website providing links to scalable guidance and tools about the importance of earthquake mitiation to the private sector, its owners, managers, and employees.
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FEMA
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Document explores alternatives to riprap on banks and waterways to mitigate bankside erosion in the Pacific Northwest.
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FEMA
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Technical bulletin describing a set of standards for building materials able to withstand flood waters as needed with wet floodproofing.
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FEMA
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Online geospatial map with interactive viewer showing flood risk areas and base flood elevations
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FEMA
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Guide discussing the siting of residential and community safe rooms at appropriate elevations and locations.
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FEMA
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Website describing the national flood insurance program and how to purchase flood insurance.
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FEMA
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A address searchable geographic information system for visualizing the flood hazard of an address and its surrounding area.
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FEMA
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Website describing and providing links to FEMA’s Flood Map Service Center, which home owners and builders can use to determine the flood risk of their location.
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FEMA
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Documents describing Flood Resistant Provisions of the international codes (including the international building, residential, exiting building, mechanical, plumbing, fuel gas, fire, swimming pool and spa, private sewage disposal, and code council performance codes) and summaries of changes from the...
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FEMA
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Fact sheet discussing designs for prefabricated safe rooms built to ICC 500 standards mentioned in FEMA P-361.
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FEMA
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A website providing information on funding for mitigation programs to reduce disaster losses under FEMA's Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.
FEMA Highlights of ICC 500-2014, ICC/NSSA Standard for the Design and Construction of Storm Shelters
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FEMA
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ICC 500 provides the minimum requirements to safeguard public health, safety, and general welfare relative to the design, construction, and installation of storm shelters constructed for protection from high winds associated with tornadoes and hurricanes.
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FEMA
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Document describing ASCE 24-14 Flood Resistant Design and Construction changes and highlights, on topics including siting, materials, performance, and utilities.
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FEMA
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Fact sheet providing an overview of how to properly prepare for a winter storm and how to protect yourself before, during, and after one.
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FEMA
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Activity sheets describing questions and preparedness action items for a variety of disasters including floods, fires, earthquakes, and winter weather.
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FEMA
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Factsheet describing backflow valve benefits and tips.
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FEMA
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Website providing maps for natural disaster risk in the United States.
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FEMA
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Website describing and providing a map showing the tsunami risk index for the United States, which home owners and builders can use to determine the tsunami risk of their location.
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HUD,
FEMA,
DHS
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Brochure detailing how to latch and lock cabinets and drawers to prevent injury to residents of the home.
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FEMA
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A website containing FEMA publications on safe rooms for both residential and community use.
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FEMA
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Webpage describing the purpose of safe rooms and criteria necessary to meet FEMA P-361 and P-320 criteria.
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FEMA
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Fact sheets giving steps for residents to shelter in place during several disaster or emergency scenarios, including flash floods, hurricanes, earthquakes, thunderstorms, tornadoes, winter storms, active shooters, chemical hazards, nuclear/radiological events, pandemics, as well as guidance for...
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FEMA
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FEMA guidance for flood damage in areas prone to flooding.
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Johns Manville
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Information sheet providing detail about hand fabrication of a one-piece straight duct from a 48" x 120" x 1" thick (1.22 m x 3.05 m x 25 mm) sheet where the total inside duct dimensions equals 112" (2.84 m) or less.
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National Research Council Canada,
NRC,
ResearchGate
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Research study evaluating the dynamic heat transmission characteristics through two identical Insulating Concrete Form (ICF) wall assemblies in Ottawa, Canada.
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Florida Solar Energy Center,
FSEC
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Report comparing a high-performance house with a code-built control home.
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ATC
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Report providing guidelines and procedures to determine whether damaged or potentially damaged buildings are safe for use after wind storms or floods, or if entry should be restricted or prohibited.
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Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings,
CARB
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Report describing the in situ performance evaluation of newly released heat pump water heaters (HPWHs), highlighting their energy and cost savings potential compared to conventional electric resistance water heaters and other alternatives, based on data collected from installations in Massachusetts...
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Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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Journal article reporting on field experience of unvented cathedralized (UC) attics in several environments in the United States.
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National Renewable Energy Laboratory,
NREL
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Report presenting the results from several demonstrations of a new method for sealing building envelop air leaks.
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Florida Building Code
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Map of the wind-borne debris region of Florida
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ASHRAE
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ASHRAE Q&A addressing HVAC filtration and disinfection for reducing the spread of COVID-19.
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ENERGY STAR,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
EPA
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ENERGY STAR article on finding a refrigerator or freezer recycling program.
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AERC
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Webpage providing assistance with finding the AERC climate zone of particular locations to aid in selecting window attachment products.