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DOE
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Brochure with information about how to select and install house wrap and other weather-resistive barriers.
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Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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Guidebook providing useful examples of high performance retrofit techniques for the building enclosure of wood frame residential construction in a cold and somewhat wet climate.
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Permaculture Research Institute
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Article describing the difference between swales and hugels (berms used to create soil from woody debris).
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Guide describing requirements for sheathing and sealing the roof decking in accordance with the requirements of the IBHS Fortified Home Program's Hurricane and High Wind Standards, and other roofing considerations to increase the roof's disaster resistance.
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Guide describing how to insulate a basement to improve the overall thermal performance of the building and provide more dry, usable conditioned space for home occupants and HVAC equipment.
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Guide outlining how to retrofit an exterior wall and/or attic to provide continuous air sealing.
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Guide describing techniques and measures for increasing the termite resistance of a home's foundations.
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Guide describing options for designing and locating the thermal boundary at either the attic floor or along the roof line in new and existing homes.
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Guide describing methods for insulating an unvented attic along the roof line.