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Installation manual describing proper installation practices, industry standards and the code requirements of roofing tiles.

Brochure on specifications for PV systems.

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

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.

Report covering non-combustible continuous exterior insulation and non-combustible roof venting.

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.

Guide developed to help contractors, building operators, and city officials successfully adopt cool roof and pavement technology.

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

Fact sheet describing analysis of potential heating and cooling savings from radiant barriers in attics.

This Measure Guideline provides design and construction information for a deep energy enclosure retrofit solution of a flat roof assembly.

Study reporting the results of comparative testing of the effect of finished and unfinished metal roofing systems on cooling energy performance in a test facility.

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.

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