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Guide describing the advantages and disadvantages of gable roof and hip roofs and how both designs react under high wind loads.
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Overview guide outlining home construction techniques used in hurricane and high wind areas.
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Guide describing different options for providing seismic and thermal resistance for homes with basement foundations, crawlspace foundations, or crawlspace foundations with a "cripple" wall.
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Guide describing the design and installation of indoor automatic fire sprinklers in residential settings.
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Guide describing installation procedures for combined space and water heating systems.
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Guide describing how to brace gable end walls to resist wind pressures.
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Guide describing how to install low-e exterior storm windows.
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A guide describing how to install low-sloped ("flat") roofs with insulation above the roof deck that resist wind pressures during high-wind events.
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Guide describing steps to take to minimize indoor humidity in preparation for cold winter weather.
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Guide describing how to construct homes and decks to manage heavy snow loads in winter weather.
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Guide discussing disaster resistance related to metal roofing when installing roofing on new construction or when repairing or replacing roofing on existing homes.
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Guide describing how to select the siding materials best suited to withstand hazards the home is likely to face within its lifetime.
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A guide describing how to elevate and secure HVAC equipment for protection against floods, earthquakes, and high winds.
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Guide describing various ways of implementing passive and low-energy cooling techniques for a house.
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Guide describing how to correctly slope solid surfaces outside a home so rainwater flows away from the home.
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Guide describing methods for installing pest-resistant ground cover around foundations to resist borrowing rodents and other pests.
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Guide describing how to provide a continuous load path with appropriate connectors to improve the wind resistance of attached porches, carports, and decks during high-wind events.
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Guide describing different options for providing seismic and thermal resistance for homes with 'cripple' wall crawlspace foundations, which are known for their instability.
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Guide describing ways to retrofit an existing roof to increase its resistance to damage during hurricanes, high winds, and earthquakes.
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A guide for choosing, installing, and flashing roof anchoring systems for solar panels.
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Guide describing requirements for sheathing and sealing the roof decking in accordance with the requirements of the IBHS Fortified Home Program's Hurricane and High Wind Standards, and other roofing considerations to increase the roof's disaster resistance.
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Guide describing how to apply heavy membranes at eaves in cold climates to help guard against ice dams.
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Guide describing designs and construction retrofits for roof assemblies to resist pressures at roof edges during high-wind events.
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Guide describing options for providing access to the roof via openable skylights, dormer windows, or roof hatches, for occupants of homes in areas prone to severe flooding.
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Guide describing design for shelter-in-place spaces during windstorm storm events.
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Guide describing steps to keep birds, rodents, and other pests out of vent openings and other locations in new and existing homes.
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Guide describing how to construct and retrofit homes built on slab-on-grade foundations in earthquake-prone areas to withstand seismic forces by properly installing wall to foundation connections.
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Guide describing various methods of shading and solar control to reduce heat gain through windows.
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Guide describing steps that builders can take to reduce the likelihood of standing water and localized flooding around the foundation of a home during rainy conditions, with links to several full guides providing detailed instructions for improving water management in new and existing homes.
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Guide describing how to insulate slabs on grade in climate zones 3 and higher.
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Guide describing how to install step and kick-out flashing on roofs.
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Guide describing the use of swales, French drains, and site grading to minimize saturation of foundations and ponding of stormwater runoff on sites.
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Guide describing techniques for installing insulating sheathing as a continuous drainage plane on walls.
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Guide describing techniques and measures for increasing the termite resistance of a home's foundations.
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Guide describing methods for insulating an unvented attic along the roof line.
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Guide describing a method for insulating an unvented attic by spraying foam insulation along the underside of the roof deck.
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Guide describing construction of sloped roofs that are unvented and are insulated above the roof deck.
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Guide describing methods for insulating an unvented crawlspace or conditioned basement with rigid foam on the interior side of the walls to provide an insulated space for HVAC equipment.
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Guide describing options for designing and locating the thermal boundary at either the attic floor or along the roof line in new and existing homes.
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Guide describing how to construct the walls of a home with bracing to resist wind and earthquake loads.
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Guide describing how to elevate a water heater above the base flood elevation to protect it from flood damage.
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Guide describing appropriate flooring for wet areas of the home.
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Overview guide describing wildfire risks and construction strategies to increase the wildfire resistance of homes located in wildland urban interface areas.
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Guide providing information on interior and exterior window attachments for shading, glare control, noise control, protection from high winds, privacy, and reduced heat loss in winter.
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Guide describing how to install flashings to help direct water down and out of windows and doors openings in exterior walls.
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Guide describing how to strengthen or protect windows against wind and wind-borne debris during high-wind events including hurricanes and tornados.
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Information guide providing an overview of winter weather issues for home owners and building science solutions for home builders.