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Resource that provides an overview of the WaterSense Budget Tool, as well as detailed instructions for using the tool.

This document includes tips for safely and effectively cleaning up a home after a flood. It is available in several languages.

Blog article discussing pros and cons of attic ventilation fans.

Interactive map maintained by the USDA showing plant hardiness zones throughout the U.S.

Webpage explaining what causes the formation of ice dams on roofs and steps to take to prevent them.

Fact sheet describing how to identify heat-related illness and what actions to take.

Blog article citing the risks and downsides of attic ventilation fans from a building science perspective.

Document discussing methods to bioengineer stabilization of shorelines using living and non-living plant materials in combination, known as the “Living Shorelines” concept.

Webpage providing information about design snow loads and a free interactive ground snow load mapping tool for the contiguous United States, as well as snow load calculation methods.

A supplement to the 2012 Florida Building Code on energy efficiency and conservation.

A publication developed by the U.S. Forest Service for its employees and other federal agency staff describing erosion control methods.

A website created by the U.S. Forest Service, containing interactive maps, charts and resources to help communities explore their risk to wildfires.

A website providing timely and accurate forecasts and watches for severe thunderstorms and tornadoes over the contiguous United States.

Article describing moisture and ice dam issues in attics and how to air seal the attic floor.

Powerpoint on attic ventilation developed as training material for the Weatherization Assistance Program.

Article by the Canadian Government on attic ventilation and considerations for moisture and ice dams.

Information sheet from FEMA on preparation for extreme heat, including measures for keeping homes cool.

Web page describing how to identify heat-related illness and how to prevent it.

Article describing issues with attic ventilation fans and why the state of Georgia residential code does not allow plug-in attic ventilation fans.

Report documenting short-term test results of the Shift House and compares the results of Passive House Planning Package and Building Energy Optimization modeling of the project.

A website issuing watches, warnings, forecasts, and analyses of hazardous tropical weather and increasing the understanding of hazards.

Technical article describing issues and moisture concerns related to weatherization efforts.

Updated wildfire risk assessment, community impacts, and building science measures following the disastrous 2020 wildfire season in the western U.S.

Webpage providing mapping tool for obtaining ground snow load, based on ASCE 7-10, for any location in the contiguous United States, with the exception of locations requiring a case study due to extreme local variations in ground snow loads. Fee required for some data.

Document describing amendments to IECC 2015 to create the Georgia State Minimum Standard Energy Code.