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Resource that can be used to comply with section 4.1.1 of Version 1.2 of the WaterSense New Home Specification or to ensure a measure of efficiency and regional suitability for the amount of water applied to a landscape based on local climate data.

Information sheet about types and installation of insulation.

Report on adding insulation to load-bearing mass masonry buildings.

Article describing methods for designing and constructing multifamily buildings with insulating concrete forms (ICFs).

Article describing selecting insulation for minimizing condensation risks.

Resource that can be used to determine peak watering month and the appropriate evapotranspiration and rainfall values for a specific United States zip code.

Report outlining workflow and results of regression models on monthly and daily utility data (meter readings of electricity consumption), outlining a process for screening and gathering useful results from inverse models.

An overview of impacts from weather, climate, and water extremes globally from 1970 to 2019 based on disaster data from the Emergency Events Database (EM-DAT)

Part of a larger LBNL report (Deep Energy Retrofit Guidance for the Building America Solutions Center), the Over Time, Phased Guidance chapter presents a phased approach to deep energy retrofits.

A website providing free access to a variety of U.S. and international maps.

Part of a larger LBNL report (Deep Energy Retrofit Guidance for the Building America Solutions Center), the Occupant Behavior chapter discusses how to assess homeowner behavior patterns and use these patterns to enhance overall energy savings.

Part of a larger LBNL report (Deep Energy Retrofit Guidance for the Building America Solutions Center), the Reducing costs and Increasing Cost-Effectiveness chapter provides suggestions for controlling deep retrofit costs, including both 'do's' and 'don'ts'.

Web page describing the benefits of attic fans, with rules for sizing fans and intake vents.

Building science insight into crawlspaces.

Website providing maps for natural disaster risk in the United States.

Webpage for the United States Geological Survey for the Department of the Interior.

Part of a larger LBNL report (Deep Energy Retrofit Guidance for the Building America Solutions Center), the Source Energy and Carbon Decisions chapter helps users carefully assess the impacts of switching from gas to electricity for heating end-uses, using source energy and/or carbon emissions...

A map describing the average temperature of shallow groundwater in Fahrenheit across the continental United States.

Webpage from USDA and U.S. Forest Service with a map of potential wildfire risk across the U.S.

Guidebook meant to provide public officials with information on excessive heat event.

Website providing series of short how-to videos, infographics and more resources on cleaning up a home after a flood.