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The DOE Efficient Window Coverings website identifies twelve categories of interior window shading attachments.

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Seven categories of exterior window shading attachments, identified on the DOE Efficient Window Coverings website.

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The Efficient Window Coverings website allows direct comparison of various window attachment types based on thermal, visual, functional, and installation and durability criteria.

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Residential Windows and Window Coverings: A Detailed View of the Installed Base and User Behavior

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DOE report characterizing the installed base of windows and window coverings, and how users operate window coverings in order to enable precise quantification of energy savings.

Flashing of Penetrations in Existing Roofs

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Guide describing how to provide a continuous water control layer across the roof assembly by sealing all penetrations for pipes, vents, etc. in existing roofs.