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National Association of Certified Home Inspectors - The International Association of Certified Home Inspectors, Inc. is an international non-profit organization helping home inspectors achieve financial success and maintain inspection excellence.
www.NACHI.org
HUD.GOV Home Buyer and Renter Consumer Information
http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD
Electrical Safety Publications
(U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission listing of documents concerned with electrical safety. The documents are available for viewing and download. For example, included are Repairing Aluminum Wiring - GFCIs Fact Sheet - Preventing Home Fires: Arc Fault Circuit Interrupters (AFCIs).
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/elec_sfy.html
Fire Safety Publications
(U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission listing of documents concerned with fire safety. The documents are available for viewing and download. For example, includes a Fire Safety Checklist, and information about smoke detectors, chimneys, etc.)
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/fire_sfy.html
Pool and Spa Safety Publications
(U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission listing of documents concerned with swimming pool safety. The documents are available for viewing and download. As an example; includes Safety Barrier Guidelines for Home Pools)
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/chdrown.html
Georgia Building Code Online
(Web resources for The Georgia Building Code)
http://www.dca.state.ga.us/planning/index.html
The Inside Story: A Guide to Indoor Air Quality
(Consumer Product Safety Commission and Environmental Protection Agency. The Inside Story. A Guide to Indoor Air Quality. CPSC Document #450)
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/450.html#ref10
CDC Questions and answers about mold
(Air Pollution and Respiratory Health Branch
National Center for Environmental Health - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Questions and Answers on Stachybotrys chartarum and other molds.) http://www.cdc.gov/mold/
Siding Class Action Lawsuit Information
Information regarding LP and Masonite siding
http://www.sidingsolutions.com/pages/classtat.htm
Homeowners Against Deficient Dwellings
Building Material Information
http://www.hadd.com/about
Insulation Fact Sheet
(DOE/CE-0180 June 1997 Department of Energy Assistant Secretary Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Detailed information on everything from determining insulation needs, to selecting products, to installation.)
http://www.ornl.gov/roofs+walls/insulation/ins_01.html
Foundation Repair - The Concrete Network
(foundation repair, slabjacking, mudjacking and concrete piering information from The Concrete Network)
http://www.concretenetwork.com/concrete/foundation_repair/index.html
ICC - International Code Council
(International Code Council - develops codes, of which much of the Georgia Building Code is based.)
http://www.iccsafe.org
HomeInsurance.org
Information on Home Safety and associated links to various home safety articles.
http://www.homeinsurance.org/
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