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Cal Fire
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Webpage with data on the 20 largest wildfires in California that occurred between the year 1932 and present day.
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Town of Marana AZ
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Website regarding the town of Marana's services and departments.
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City of Portland,
State of Oregon
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Guide addressing troubleshooting and frequently asked questions about water pressure.
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Home Inspector Potomac
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Article describing water leak detection and modes of testing (video camera inspection, hydrostatic pressure, electronic listening, isolation, and digital testing).
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USDA
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Interactive map maintained by the USDA showing plant hardiness zones throughout the U.S.
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EPA
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Webpage describing the use of cool roofs to reduce heat islands and and benefits and costs.
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ASHRAE,
ANSI
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Standard that provides procedures and methods for meeting minimum ventilation and indoor air quality requirements to engineers, design professionals, owners, and jurisdictional authorities where model codes have been adopted. This is the current version of the standard, which was published in the...
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Vinyl Siding Institute
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Publication with installation guidance for vinyl siding.
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EPA,
WaterSense
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Description
Article describing the EPA WaterSense program, process, and benefits.
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EPA,
WaterSense
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Description
Web page providing links or specifications for homes to be labeled through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) WaterSense program.
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EPA,
WaterSense
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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.
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EPA,
WaterSense
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Webpage describing the home certification organization, 24/7 Certifications and their requirements for whole house water management in a checklist format.
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EPA,
WaterSense
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Fact sheet describing the home certification program CHEERS and its requirements for whole house water management in a checklist format.
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EPA,
WaterSense
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Description
Webpage describing the home certification program, Home Innovation Research Labs' requirements for whole house water management.
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EPA,
WaterSense
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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.
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EPA,
WaterSense
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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...
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EPA,
WaterSense
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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.
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FEMA
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Technical bulletin describing wet floodproofing requirements for buildings located in Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHAs).
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American Society of Heating Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers,
ASHRAE
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Article describing the impacts of wildfire smoke on indoor air quality and some ways ASHRAE is responding.
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JLC
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Article describing ways to design and construct a building to resist wildfires.
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FSEC
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Web article providing information on how to reduce solar gains through windows.