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Website describing the RELi rating system and leadership standard that takes a holistic approach to resilient design.
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Video showing the benefits of having a tornado safe room and how to construct your own safe room with FLASH Strong Homes guidelines.
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Webpage describing the purpose of safe rooms and criteria necessary to meet FEMA P-361 and P-320 criteria.
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Book with indepth information about hydronic systems for residential and commercial buildings.
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Code set from IAPMO explaining plumbing standards. 2018 publication.
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Code set from IAPMO explaining plumbing standards. 2012 Publication.
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2020 energy efficiency code for the state of Florida.
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A website discussing the use of consumer-grade small electric wind systems such as turbines to lower energy costs.
Multi-Year Advanced Residential Building Systems Research - Revisions to Quality Management Products
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Report discussing development of scopes of work and quality management for builders in mixed-humid climates.
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Guide describing the requirements by FORTIFIED Home™ for improving the home's resistance to high wind and hail.
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A guide on the use of rain barrels for greater water efficiency and use in gardens and lawns.
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Video showing why square and short building forms are safest in earthquakes per National Building Museum recommendations.
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Website explaining the LEED v4.1 program and providing a portal for those who want to investigate or start a LEED project.
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Fact sheet describing methods for flashing and air-sealing windows and doors.
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Webpage from FireSafe Marin explaining the different landscaping strategies near homes to lower the risk of a home's ignition from wildfire.
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Webpage explaining how to mitigate heat loss through roofs for ice dam prevention.
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Article describing five fundamental changes to building construction from the last 50 years and their modern construction consequences.
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Webinar describing the design of foundations to resist both flood and wind loads in hurricane and flood-prone regions.
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Checklist providing good and bad methods of fortifying the roof, especially in hurricanes.
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Guide describing ways builders can block off entry points and otherwise make homes inhospitable to all manner of pests.
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A document providing guidance on integrating a PV array with a roof system.
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An article written by Don Jackson of The Journal of Light Construction on how to detail brick veneer siding wall.
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Brochure-guide describing swales and their qualities, including objective, maintenance, and design considerations.
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Video presentation by Joe Lstiburek describing the four layers of moisture management found in walls and how walls should be designed and built to keep moisture out with these layers in mind.
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Video from CNBC and IBHS explaining how wildfires are becoming more common and how using tactics from IBHS can protect homes moving forward.
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Video presentation explaining how communities need to maintain vegetation near buildings and wildland areas by implementing successful defensible space.
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Code describing energy codes for energy-conserving and compliant designs in Florida.
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Website describing wet floodproofing measures to prevent against structural damage, internal damage and damage to electrical components.
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Standard outlining industry procedure for sizing residential duct systems.
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A document aimed at reducing the vulnerability of a gable end roof to wind damage in a hurricane.