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ADA Fair Housing Act Design Manual A manual to assist Designers and Builders in meeting the Accessibility Requirements of the Fair Housing Act.Released by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in 1996 and revised in 1998. The manual provides comprehensive information about accessibility requirements which must be incorporated into the design and construction of multifamily housing.
Air Conditioning
Angle's
Area
Area Calculator - Public use calculator provided by csgnetwork.com that allows the user to determine the area of an Ellipse, Parabola, Parallelogram, Pyramid, Trapezoid, Surface, Irregular Polygon, Land Parcel, Triangle, Square, Rectangle, etc.
Buildings Building Envelope (ASHRAE Standard 90.1 - 1999) - Video by the Building Energy Codes Resource Center - Source ASHRAE Design Advisor - Web suite of building energy simulators that model energy, comfort, and daylignting performace, and give estimates of the long-term cost of utilities. - Source, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Boardfeet Boardfeet Accumulator - This public use calculator provided by csgnetwork.com is to determine the total nomber of board feet for 5 groups of specific sized boards.
Ceilings and Attics
Codes
Commercial Building CustomCost Estimator - Select from more than 50 Commercial Building types in 930 locations throughot the U.S. and Canda. This calculator enables you to quickly calculate an estimated value of total project cost localized to your selected area. Read Important Notice on use at the bottom of the page. Presented by RSMeans.com.
Concrete Calculators Standard Pre-Mix Bag Concrete Quantity and Cost Calculator - Presented by csgnetwork.com
Decks Deck Design - TimberTechs free Design a Deck tool enables you to design your own deck on-line and when you're done print out a 3-D model, decking materials list and installation guidlines. 2006 ICC Deck Design Manual A manual to assist in the design and construction of Residential Decks based on the 2006 International Residential Code Released by the American Forest & Paper Association. This manual applies to single level residential decks only
Drywall Drywall Quantity and Cost Calculator - Public use calculator provided by csgnetwork.com which will calculate the amount of sheetrock needed to drywall an area or a room along with a cost estimate based on your input.
Electrical
Elevation
Flooring
Foundations
Fractions to Decimal Equivalents Fractions to Decimal Equivalents Chart - View
Insulation
Insulating Attics and Walls (Cellulose) - Video by the Building Energy Codes Resource Center - Source CEC Insulating Ceilings (Cellulose) - Video by the Building Energy Codes Resource Center - Source CEC Insulating Ceilings (Fiberglass) - Video by the Building Energy Codes Resource Center - Source CEC Insulating Walls (Cellulose) - Video by the Building Energy Codes Resource Center - Source CEC Insulating Walls (Fiberglass) - Video by the Building Energy Codes Resource Center - Source CEC
Land Acreage Calculator - This public use calculator offered by csgnetwork.com is designed to supply the user the acreage (number of acres), square feet, square yards and square inches, based on the value entered by the user.
Moisture
Plastic Sheeting
Pulley's
Pumps EPA Publications Listing and links of a variety of released publications. Provided in pdf versions. Click link to EPA Publications for a full listing of the releases and other versions (i.e. html) that are available. A Citizen's Guide to Radon - The guide to protecting yourself and your family from radon. This guidance offers strategis for testing your home for radon and discussions of what steps to take after you have tested, discussions of the risk of radon and radon myths. Consumer's Guide to Radon Reduction - How to Reduce Radon Levels in Your Home. This booklet is for people who have teste their home for radon and confirmed that they have elevetated radon levels -- 4 picoCuries per liter (pCi/L) or higher. This booklet can help you: Select a qualified contractor to reduce the radon levels in your home, Determine an appropriate radon reduction method, and maintain your radon reduction system. Local Efforts to Reduce Exposure to Radon - Every day in the U.S. someone is exposed to radon gas in their home. EPA and its partners are working to inform and educate citizens of the dangers associated with exposure to radon gas. EPA SLIDESHOW An EPA slideshow to the Introduction, Behavior, and Radon Mitigation System Design and Installation.This is a slide-show format instructional presentation produced by Doug Kladder, Colorado Vintage Companies, presented by the US EPA and the Regioonal Radon Training Centers for many years. EPA VIDEO This video is provided by the EPA and is a short visual educational tool on how to best include radon in residential real estate transactions. (22.7MB, 13.10 minutes, Windows Media Player)
Roofing
Stairways
Handrail Diagram - Kirkland, WA website Tip Sheet
Ventilation
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