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FEMA
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Fact sheet describing residential tornado safe room doors.
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ICC
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2018 edition of code establishing a baseline for existing building retrofits to reach appropriate safety levels under new construction requirements covered in other ICC codes.
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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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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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Report presenting safe room designs and showing the homeowner and builder/contractor or local design professional how to construct a safe room for a home or small business.
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NFPA
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Articles, research, case studies, and more outlining considerations for planning and installation of a fire-protection system.
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U.S. House of Representatives
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Bill requiring the Consumer Product Safety Commission to revise the safety standards for freestanding clothing storage units such as a dressers, bureaus, or chests of drawers to include testing related to tip overs and new warning requirements for all such products entering the U.S. market; passed...
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National Fire Protection Association,
NFPA
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Article describing building smoke control systems.
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Applied Building Technology Group,
ABTG
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Article describing vapor retarder requirements in the International Residential Code and International Building Code 2021.
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IBHS
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Description
Report covering reducing risk from flooding.
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EPA,
WaterSense
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Document on the EPA WaterSense webpage describing the technical evaluation process used by EPA WaterSense to authorize home certification organizations to certify homes through the WaterSense program.
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EPA,
WaterSense
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Resource that provides a directory of individuals that have successfully completed all requirements of at least one WaterSense Approved Certification Method (WACM) through a Home Certification Organization (HCO).
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CAL FIRE OSFM
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California Office of the State Fire Marshal's homepage for the Building Materials Listing Program, providing builders, contractors, architects, and others with access to a database of fire alarm systems and fire-resistant construction materials including roof coverings, wall, ceiling, and floor...
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Cal Fire,
CAL FIRE OSFM
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California Office of the State Fire Marshal's compiled and searchable list of different building materials and their test results for fire resistance.
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University of Florida IFAS Extension
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This document covers how broken windows can allow wind and rain inside the house and even lead to roof failure.
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City of Plymouth,
State of Minnesota
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City of Plymouth webpage providing information on the Plymouth Community Center Project.
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U.S. Fire Administration
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A webpage that provides wildfire preparedness and safety pictographs.
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ENERGY STAR,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
EPA
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Description
Report from ENERGY STAR on HVAC design for homes.
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Society of Building Science Educators,
SBSE,
University of California Los Angeles,
UCLA
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Description
Climate Consultant is a software tool for helping architects, builders, contractor, homeowners, and students to understand their local climate.
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SIPA
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Article in the SIPA Technical Bulletin (No. 11) comparing the earthquake resistance of light-frame wood shear wall construction to residential construction with structural insulated panels (SIPS).
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NFPA
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NFPA standard for indoor automatic fire sprinkler design and installation, focused on residential dwellings.
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NFPA
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NFPA standard for indoor automatic fire sprinkler design and installation for low-rise residential occupancies.
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ASHRAE
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Guidebook covering basic principles and data used in the HVAC&R industry. This is the 2021 edition of the handbook, which can be purchased physically or digitally at the reference link in versions using either I-P units of measurement or SI units of measurement.
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ASME
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Description
Code establishing the rules of safety relating only to pressure integrity for the design, fabrication, and inspection of boilers and pressure vessels during construction which was published in the year 2021 and is available to order at the referenced link.
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UNEP
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Guidance document from the UN environment programme on climate-resilient buildings and communities practices, including guidance on heat waves, drought, hurricanes, and flooding.
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ASME
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Standard covering requirements for the assembly, installation, maintenance, and operation of controls and safety devices on automatically operated boilers directly fired with gas, oil, gas-oil, or electricity, having fuel input ratings under 12,500,000 Btu/hr.
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University of California Los Angeles,
UCLA
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Wildfire resistant home checklist from Murray Milne, a professor of architecture at UCLA, who outlines seven steps to take to improve a home's chance of survival during a wildfire.
Organization(s)
Levy Partnership,
U.S. Department of Energy,
DOE
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Description
Technical report describing the integration of mini split ductless heat pumps and through-wall transfer fans in small single-story homes, to achieve a 50% reduction in space conditioning energy consumption compared to the 2009 International Energy Conservation Code, while ensuring affordability and...
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
EPA,
ENERGY STAR
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A list of clothes dryers that made the EnergyStar Most Efficient list for 2021, delivering cutting technological innovation along with energy efficiency.
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Odice
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An example of a commercially available thermally expansive fire stopping product for controlling the spread of fires in a rainscreen cavity.
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UCANR,
University of California Cooperative Extension
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Guidelines from the University of California Cooperative Extension on how fires spread, how homes typically burn, and what homeowners can do to prepare their homes for wildfire season.
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Home Construction and Improvement
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A article about the best practice method of installing fiber cement siding, to install flashing at the butt joints of the siding boards, rather than face caulking the butt joints afterwards.
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Vinyl Siding Institute,
PEPA
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A guide for users and energy raters of insulated siding as home insulation.
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Knauf
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Description
Website providing information about Knauf Insulation.
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NFPA
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Description
Standard establishing criteria for levels of health care services or systems based on risk to the patients, staff, or visitors in health care facilities to minimize the hazards of fire, explosion, and electricity.
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HUD
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Guidance from HUD on how to restore homes following natural disasters in Puerto Rico.
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HUD
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Guidance from HUD on how to restore homes following natural disasters in Puerto Rico.
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ANSI,
BHMA
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Description
Standard establishing requirements for the performance and installation of gasketing systems including mortised to doors, frames or both which was published in the year 2021 and a can be purchased to be viewed in full from the ANSI webstore in the link.
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Simpson Strong Tie
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Catalog detailing the metal connector products manufactured by Simpson Strong-Tie and their applications and strengths.
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NADCA
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Standard providing industry-backed information for assessing new and existing HVAC systems, evaluating and verifying the cleanliness of HVAC system components, preventing job related hazards and guiding the cleaning and restoration of HVAC systems to a specific level of cleanliness.
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ASHRAE,
ANSI
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Standard 55 specifies conditions for acceptable thermal environments and is intended for use in design, operation, and commissioning of buildings and other occupied spaces; is the current version of the standard, which was published in the year 2021, and is available for preview and purchase at the...
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IBHS
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Factsheet describing garage door pressure rating requirements in high wind– prone areas.
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FEMA
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FEMA document defining key coastal and flood hazard terms.
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ASHRAE,
ANSI
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Description
Standard describing prediction, mitigation, and reduction of moisture damage to the building envelope, materials, components, systems, and furnishings, depending on climate, construction type, and HVAC system operation; the webstore allows preview or full purchase.
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Natural Resources Canada,
NRC,
CanmetENERGY
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Document providing step-by-step guidance to sizing air-source heat pumps for a cold climate.
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CLF
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Webpage describing embodied carbon through definition, significance to climate, and importance to policymaking.
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FIRESafe Marin
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Webpage from FireSafe Marin explaining the vulnerability of different deck setups and materials.
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ASHRAE,
ANSI
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A standard providing minimum energy efficiency requirements for buildings that are not low-rise residential buildings.
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University of California
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Wildfire mitigation guidelines from the University of California outlining how to mitigate fire risk for attached decks.