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EPA
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ENERGY STAR criteria for clothes dryers.
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EPA
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ENERGY STAR Key product criteria for dishwashers.
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ENERGY STAR
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Checklist for proper HVAC system installation to meet ENERGY STAR requirements.
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EPA
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Document outlining building science principles about air flow, heat flow and moisture flow in homes.
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EPA
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Standard document containing the rater checklists and national program requirements for ENERGY STAR Certified Homes, Version 3 (Rev. 7).
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EPA
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Website describing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's ENERGY STAR New Homes and Apartments program with links to builder and homeowner resources.
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EPA
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Table of criteria for pool pumps to achieve ENERGY STAR certification.
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EPA
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The ENERGY STAR criteria for refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers, and freezers.
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EPA
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This report is designed to meet ASHRAE 62.2-2010/2013 and ANSI/ACCA’s 5 QI-2015 protocol, thereby improving the performance of HVAC equipment in new homes when compared to homes built to minimum code.
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EPA
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Description
ENERGY STAR lightbulb criteria.
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EPA
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EPA's market report about residential clothes dryers.
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EPA
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A list of clothes dryers that made the EnergyStar Most Efficient list for 2021, delivering cutting technological innovation along with energy efficiency.
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EPA
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Web page providing national program requirements documents and checklists for the ENERGY STAR Multifamily New Construction Program.
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EPA
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Webpage with links to documents providing the program requirements and checklists for ENERGY STAR Certified Multifamily Homes (Version 1 / 1.1 / OR-WA 1.2).
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ENERGY STAR
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Webpage for finding all the information you need to start shopping for ENERGY STAR certified products, including product details, rebates, and retailers near you.
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EPA
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A builder checklist guide for the water management of properties with appropriately-designed building technologies.
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ENERGY STAR
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Website for finding rebates and special offers near you on ENERGY STAR certified products. Products that earn the ENERGY STAR label meet strict energy-efficiency specifications set by the U.S. EPA helping you save energy and money while protecting the environment.
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ENERGY STAR
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Description
Website detailing the state by state requirements for new home ENERGY STAR compliant construction.
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EPA
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ENERGY STAR specifications for residential window, door and skylights, Version 6, effective January 1, 2015.
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ENERGY STAR
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A website calculator that can calculate how much you can save by switching to ENERGY STAR certified products.
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EPA
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Description
ENERGY STAR webpage describing the benefits of storm windows and a link to a product list.
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EPA
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Webpage providing an ENERGY STAR climate zone map and criteria for ENERGY STAR storm windows per climate zone.
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ENERGY STAR
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ENERGY STAR overview on certified ventilation fans.
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ENERGY STAR
Description
A website explaining why homeowners should install ENERGY STAR certified lightbulbs, which helps to save homeowners on utility bills and protect the environment.
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EPA,
ENERGY STAR
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Description
Factsheet describing mini split heat pumps and their benefits for consumers.
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ENERGY STAR
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Description
Program criteria for residential exhaust fans used for ventilation.
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DOE
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Fact sheet describing principles of insulating steam distribution and condensate return lines as an effective way to prevent energy loss.
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Florida Solar Energy Center
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Manual describing energy efficient building, design, and marketing strategies for Florida home builders.
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FEMA
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Document explores alternatives to riprap on banks and waterways to mitigate bankside erosion in the Pacific Northwest.
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American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy,
ACEEE
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Report describing the research gap in the connection between resilience and energy efficiency.
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Scientific Certification Systems (SCS)
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Standard supporting indoor air quality performance by producers, purchasers and policy makers to improve the environmental performance of products and services.
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FDEP
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Handbook to help property owners understand the rules, procedures, standards, and criteria that apply to the environmental resource permit (ERP) program under Part IV of Chapter 373 of the Florida Statutes.
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EPA
Description
Archived 2014 EPA newsroom release describing new EnergyStar standards for clothes dryers.
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EPA
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Description
A map describing the average temperature of shallow groundwater in Fahrenheit across the continental United States.
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EPA
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Description
Website helping builders, designers, and home energy raters find products that are compliant with the EPA Indoor airPLUS Construction Specification requirements for low-emission materials.
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EPA
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Description
Website providing the technical specifications and related documents for home builders, subcontractors, architects, and other housing professionals interested in certifying a home to the EPA's Indoor airPLUS program requirements.
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EPA
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Description
A factsheet providing information on how to prevent pests from entering the home by sealing cracks and openings.
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EPA
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Description
The purpose of this map is to assist national, state and local organizations to target their resources and to implement radon-resistant building codes.
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EPA
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Description
Website providing links to the EPA developed map of radon risk in the United States.
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EPA
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Description
Website explaining the risks associated with radon in homes and how to protect homes against radon.
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USDA
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Report using relative humidity and temperature data from NOAA to measure average equilibrium moisture content for each month of the year in 262 locations in the United States and 122 locations outside the United States.
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Structural Insulate Panel Association,
SIPA
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Description
Article in the SIPA Technical Bulletin (No. 11) comparing the earthquake resistance of light-frame wood shear wall construction to residential construction with structural insulated panels (SIPS).
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County of Santa Cruz Planning Department
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Description
Report describing construction site erosion and sediment control practices recommended and required by a county planning department.
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Jackson Township,
Ohio
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Factsheet describing steps builders should take to reduce erosion and control sediment on construction sites during home construction.
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USDA,
USFS
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A publication developed by the U.S. Forest Service for its employees and other federal agency staff describing erosion control methods.
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ICC Evaluation Service
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ICC-ES Evaluation Report reviewing proprietary steel shear wall panels developed by Simpson Strong-Tie Company to resist vertical and lateral loads in walls resulting from wind or earthquakes.
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DOE
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Information sheet with tools for estimating payback of adding additional insulation to your house.
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OSHA
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Website providing information on preparing to stay or go, shelter-in-place procedures, and additional resources.