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The dehumidifier draws air from a common area in the house, dehumidifies it, and adds it to the return side of the air handler for conditioning, mixing, and distribution

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Prevent Home Roof Damage from Heavy Snow and Ice.

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Webpage providing guidance for homeowners on how much snow weight a typical roof can handle and when to consider removing snow from the roof.

Use of Connectors and Brackets, FEMA Technical Fact Sheet 4.3

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Technical fact sheet highlighting important building connections and illustrating the proper use of various types of connection hardware; also published in FEMA P-499 “Home Builder’s Guide to Coastal Construction: Technical Fact Sheet Series.”

Three-Dimensional Roof Snowdrifts

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Factsheet providing design guidance for engineers describing how to characterize snow drifts on roofs in three dimensions rather than two, as anticipated in the 2022 edition of the standards, ASCE 7 - Minimum Design Loads and Associated Criteria for Buildings and Other Structures.

When should I worry about snow accumulation on the roof?

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Webpage describing how different amounts and types of snow loads affect the structural integrity of roofs and homes.

Recommended Residential Construction for Coastal Areas: Building on Strong and Safe Foundations, FEMA P-550

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Report providing recommended designs and guidance for rebuilding homes destroyed by hurricanes in the Gulf Coast.

Thermal Environmental Conditions for Human Occupancy, ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 55-2020

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Standard 55 specifies conditions for acceptable thermal environments and is intended for use in design, operation, and commissioning of buildings and other occupied spaces; is the current version of the standard, which was published in the year 2021, and is available for preview and purchase at the...

Extreme weather, such as wind, fire, flood, or extreme heat (included in the Severe Weather category above) causes most large electric disturbance events in the U.S (defined as affecting at least 50,000 customers) (data from 2000-2016)

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Partial roof collapse at an elementary school due to snow load

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Coastal Construction Manual - Principles and Practices of Planning, Siting, Designing, Constructing, and Maintaining Residential Buildings in Coastal Areas, Fourth edition, Volume I, FEMA P-55

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Volume 1 of a two-volume report providing a comprehensive approach to planning, siting, and risk management for homes constructed in coastal environments.

A supplemental dehumidifier is integrated with the home’s HVAC air handler to provide extra dehumidification when needed

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Evaporative Cooler Sizing in ACH based on wet-bulb temperatures at 1% summer design conditions

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This builder employs good water runoff managementpractices to control sediment during construction and to ensure that stormwater drains away from the house after construction.

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Vegetated swales, pervious pavers, pocket parks, and retention of existing trees all help to minimize runoff and lessen impacts on municipal sewer systems.

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The dehumidifier draws air from both a common area in the house and from outside, dehumidifies it, and adds it to the supply side of the air handler for distribution

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Right – Because this home is in a coastal location that may flood the crawlspace is vented and the home is constructed on metal piers.

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Attic Eave Minimum Insulation

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Guide providing guidance on insulating attic eaves in new and existing single-family homes and multifamily buildings.

This map shows average annual precipitation across the United States, as of 2023.

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The national risk of tornados in the United States as of 2023.

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The national risk of strong winds in the United States as of 2023

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The national risk of ice storm in the United States as of 2023.

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The national risk of earthquake in the United States as of 2023.

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Building Science Education 3.6: Temperature Difference and Weather Files

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Video discussing weather data, including heating degree days and cooling degree days, and how this information is used to inform the ΔT term in the Fourier's Law equation.

Cool Roofs and Walls to Reduce Heat Gain

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Guide providing information on how cool roofs and wall cladding surfaces work, which climates can most benefit from them, and how to find and select cool roofs and wall cladding products.