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Guidance from HUD on how to restore homes following natural disasters in Puerto Rico.

Test results used by multiple structural insulated panel manufacturers confirming a one-hour fire rating for specific SIP assemblies.

Paper describing a study on savings in peak power and cooling energy for homes with shade trees.

Paper describing an experiment to quantify shade tree impacts on cooling-related electricity consumption, finding that there may be sizable benefits in hot regions.

Website tool that can search for trees by name or characteristics and retrieve data describing tree attributes including site preferences and general characteristics and considerations.

Resources describing the National Flood Insurance Program's technical bulletins for flood zone construction, including foundation walls, corrosion protection, floodproofing, and breakaway walls among other topics.

Factsheet describing fire related terms such as noncombustible, fire resistant, fire retardant, flame spread, how they are applied, and related testing standards.

Article describing the fundamentals and basics of glazing hazard mitigation practices for both new and existing buildings.

A brochure educating homeowners on how to install self-locking devices on cabinets, drawers and doors, including child-proof latches and drawer locks.

Article outlining the key issues related to the protection of the building envelope against seismic forces.

Report containing data on injuries and fatalities associated with television, furniture, and appliance product instability, or tip-over incidents.

Standard using deficiency-based and systematic procedures that use performance-based principles to evaluate and retrofit existing buildings to withstand the effects of earthquakes.

Study reporting the results of comparative testing of the effect of various roof types on cooling energy performance in a test facility.

Summary document describing flood resistant building materials and some tips for building flood resistant walls.

Conference paper describing a proof of concept trial that demonstrated that external roller blinds can reduce heating loads in a room by 20%.

Document describing correct construction of swales, designed to trap particulate pollutants (suspended solids and trace metals), promote infiltration, and reduce the flow velocity of storm water runoff.

Checklist providing additional guidance and options for asphalt shingle installations at roof edges, intersections and valleys.

Checklist intending to clarify FORTIFIED Home™ eligibility requirements that relate to a home’s foundation.

Report providing architects, designers, and homeowners with information to make house plans useful for constructing a more wind resilient structure.

Checklist providing information about the specific requirements of FORTIFIED Roof™ design and construction standard for re-roofing specific for high wind resistance.

Report summarizing the requirements for strenghtening and protecting the roof, openings in the house, and creating a continuous load path to strengthen walls and foundation per the IBHS Fortified Homes Hurricane Standard for New Homes.

Report describing ways to retrofit a home to make it more resistant to earthquakes.

Website providing information on preparing to stay or go, shelter-in-place procedures, and additional resources.

Report presenting seismic design and construction guidance for one- and two-family houses for homebuilders, knowledgeable homeowners, and other non-engineers.

Report providing a resource that communities can use to identify and evaluate a range of potential mitigation actions for reducing risk to natural hazards and disasters.

Guide describing the requirements by FORTIFIED Home™ for improving the home's resistance in severe thunderstorms, straight-line wind events, and high winds at the outer edges of tornadoes.

Report explaining how to develop, practice, and maintain emergency plans that reflect what must be done before, during, and after a disaster to protect people and their property.

Report providing information on ways to incentivize funding of hazard mitigation programs.