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A website containing a video series by NW Seismic illustrating how a seismic retrofit should be done and ways they are done incorrectly.
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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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A user forum discussing ways to reinforce a gable overhand that was framed using the ladder method by Mike Mahan.
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A book describing seismic retrofits to help contractors and engineers understand how to properly retrofit a home in a cost-effective manner.
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Fact sheet describing impact-resistant window systems with specifics on Florida’s building codes.
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Video from the International Association of Certified Home Inspectors on how to inspect your home for wind resistance, including door and window impact ratings.
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Video from LGL Archive Page (City of Lexington Kentucky) explaining the steps needed to take to ensure proper site drainage prior to new home construction.
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Video demonstration of proper concrete or clay tile roofing, including underlayment per Weather Proofing America guidelines.
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Video discussing effective methods to landscape homes for wildfire and high winds from FLASH Strong Home recommendations.
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Video explaining the practicality behind the idea of wet floodproofing and its applications per LSU AgCenter guidelines.
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Web page providing statistics on weather related fatalities and injuries.
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Guide describing details that serve as a visual reference for each of the line items in the Thermal Enclosure System Rater Checklist.
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Steve Easley details the 2009 IECC residential requirements regarding Water and Moisture issues. Flashing, windows, water leaks and kick out flashings are all discussed.
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Fact sheet instructing installers about flashing installed on a FORTIFIED roof and points to roof covering manufacturers for flashing installation instructions.
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Checklist providing good and bad methods of fortifying the roof, especially in hurricanes.
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A document aimed at reducing the vulnerability of a gable end roof to wind damage in a hurricane.
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Report describing the hurricane retrofit guide with focus on walls and wooded framed walls.
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Article describing the insurance savings of a home with a hip roof versus a gable roof from the perspective of an insurance advisor.
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Article describing a steel connector product for jack rafter connections.
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Article describing the difference between swales and hugels (berms used to create soil from woody debris).
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Document describing wall bracing techniques and suggestions for the city of Verona, WI building department.
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Video from WNCT-TV 9 On Your Side explaining the process of elevating homes to avoid damage from flooding.
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Video demonstrating and discussing continuous load path framing techniques from Remodeling Magazine.
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Video explaining how to correctly install wall-to-roof flashing and kick-out flashing to protect walls from rain water damage.
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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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Report assessing building codes for the 18 Atlantic and Gulf coast states which are most prone to hurricanes, as of 2018.
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Article discussing structural and nonstructural building components and illustrates a variety of wind-induced damages, including wind-driven rain infiltration.
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Checklist providing recommendations for the right tape in order to reduce the risk of leaks during storms with wind-driven rain.
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Website containing resources from the nonprofit FLASH, which "is the country’s leading consumer advocate for strengthening homes and safeguarding families from natural and manmade disasters."
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Video segment educating homeowners on how to make their communities more disaster-resistant, from Michael Holigan's Your New House Home Improvement TV Show.