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Publication with installation guidance for vinyl siding.

A San Diego County standard outlining the requirements for installing fire protection water tanks.

Article describing the EPA WaterSense program, process, and benefits.

Web page providing links or specifications for homes to be labeled through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) WaterSense program.

Fact sheet describing the home certification organization, Home Innovation Research Labs and their requirements for whole house water management in a checklist format as well their compliance with certified Water Rating Index (WRI), organization scope, and information verifiers.

Webpage describing the home certification organization, 24/7 Certifications and their requirements for whole house water management in a checklist format.

Fact sheet describing the home certification program CHEERS and its requirements for whole house water management in a checklist format.

Webpage describing the home certification program, Home Innovation Research Labs' requirements for whole house water management.

Webpage describing the home certification organization, RESNET and its requirements for whole house water management in a checklist format as well as the scope, information verifiers, and partners of the program.

Brochure providing information for homeowners, builders, verifiers, and facilities including an overview of program criteria, the certification process, and EPA-approved home certification organizations for water-efficient homes under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) WaterSense...

Website providing a description of the WaterSense labeled homes program and a checklist of mandatory requirements for homes to be labeled under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) WaterSense program, Version 2.0.

Article describing the process of adding weatherstripping to and weatherizing old doors.

Technical bulletin describing wet floodproofing requirements for buildings located in Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHAs).

Webinar presenting best practices in HVAC design and commissioning

Webpage describing the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) and how to plan residential building to mitigate wildfire risks associated with building in the WUI.

Article describing the impacts of wildfire smoke on indoor air quality and some ways ASHRAE is responding.

Article describing ways to design and construct a building to resist wildfires.

Study analyzing wind pressures on hip roofs where two hip roofs come together forming an L or T shaped roof or building.

DOE presentation describing a project to study window attachments.

Web article providing information on how to reduce solar gains through windows.

Article describing how generators being used for backup power during outages can lead to safety concerns.