The following list of publications were produced by sources other than the Blue Sky Foundation of N.C. All publications are in PDF format and can be viewed with Adobe Acrobat Reader.

• Against the Wind: Protecting Your Home from Hurricane Wind Damage
  Produced through cooperative efforts from the following contributors: the American Red Cross; the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); The Home Depot; the National Association of Home Builders; and the Georgia Emergency Management Agency.
  After Hurricane Andrew, a team of experts examined homes that had failed and ones that had survived. They found four areas that should be checked for weakness—the roof, windows, doors, and if you have one, garage door. In this brochure, we discuss some things you can do to help make your home stronger before the next hurricane strikes. You may need to make some improvements or install temporary wind protection. It is important that you do these projects now, before a hurricane threatens.
• Homeowner's Guide to Retrofitting: Six Ways to Protect Your Home from Flooding
  This publication (FEMA 312/June 1998) was produced by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
  It includes, among other things, information on technical and financial assistance. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) prepared this guide specifically for homeowners who want to know how to protect their houses from flooding. As a homeowner, you need clear information about the options available to you and straightforward guidance that will help you make decisions. This guide gives you both ,in a form designed for readers who have little or no knowledge aboutflood protection methods or building construction techniques. You should take steps to protect your house if it has been damaged by flooding or is in an area where flooding is likely to occur. But first, you need to know what methods are available, how they work, how much they may cost, and whether they will meet your specific needs. This guide covers all of those issues.
• Hurricane Basics
  This publication was prepared by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
  Each year, an average of ten tropical storms develop over the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, and Gulf of Mexico. Many of these remain over the ocean. Six of these storms become hurricanes each year. In an average 3-year period, roughly five hurricanes strike the United States coastline, killing approximately 50 to 100 people anywhere from Texas to Maine. Of these, two are typically major hurricanes (winds greater than 110 mph).
• Hurricane Manual
  These pages will provide you with information that will be helpful in making preparations for an approaching storm as well as some tips to help you after the storm. You may want to download and print these files now, as you may not have power if a storm is approaching.
• Is Your Home Protected From Hurricane Disaster: A Homeowner's Guide to Hurricane Retrofit
  Prepared by the Institute for Business & Home Safety.
  The purpose of this document is to provide homeowners with guidance on ways to retrofit one and two-family homes in order to reduce losses from hurricane winds. It contains suggestions and recommendations based on professional judgment, experience and research and is intended to serve only as a guide.
• Taking Shelter from the Storm: Building A Safe Room Inside Your House
  Produced through cooperative efforts between the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Wind Engineering Research Center at Texas Tech University.
  Having a shelter, or a safe room, built into your house can help you protect yourself and your family from injury or death caused by the dangerous forces of extreme winds. It can also relieve some of the anxiety created by the threat of an oncoming tornado or hurricane. Should you consider building a shelter in your house to protect yourself and your family during a tornado or hurricane? The answer depends on your answers to many questions.
• Open for Business: A Disaster Planning Toolkit for the Small Business Owner
  Prepared by the Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) and the Small Business Administration (SBA).
  This kit is designed to help you: identify the hazards you may face; plan for and reduce the impact of disasters; keep your doors open after a disaster hits; advise you on insurance, disaster supplies and the things you can do to make your business more disaster resistant.
• Protecting Building Utilities From Flood Damage
  This publication (FEMA 348/ Nov 1999) was produced by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
  A large proportion of flood damage is incurred by components of building utility systems such as furnaces, boilers, air conditioning compressors, air ducts, water supply pipes, septic tanks and sewer pipes, electric and gas meters, control panels, electrical wiring, and gas pipes. The overall objective of this document is to assist in the construction of buildings with building utility systems that are designed and built so that the buildings can be re-occupied and fully operational as soon as electricity and sewer and water are restored to the neighborhood.