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DOE
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Web report explaining how correct filter sizing is an issue that applies to all new and existing homes that use ducted HVAC systems.
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DOE
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Website with consumer and contractor information about building codes and regulations for solar water heating systems.
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CEC
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Website providing information about the Title 24 building energy efficiency standards for the State of California and links to current and past standards including the 2025, 2022, 2019, and 2016 standards, etc.
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CEC
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State code requiring energy efficiency measures for residential and commercial buildings.
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National Renewable Energy Laboratory,
NREL
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Document about testing software predictions of retrofit energy savings in existing homes.
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National Renewable Energy Laboratory,
NREL,
J. Neymark & Associates
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Document providing an example procedure for establishing acceptance-range criteria to assess results from software undergoing BESTEST-EX.
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Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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Presentation about advanced framing techniques.
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Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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Article describing the control layers (air, thermal, and vapor barriers) needed to build homes successfully in very cold locations.
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CAL FIRE OSFM
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California Office of the State Fire Marshal's homepage for the Building Materials Listing Program, providing builders, contractors, architects, and others with access to a database of fire alarm systems and fire-resistant construction materials including roof coverings, wall, ceiling, and floor...
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Cal Fire,
CAL FIRE OSFM
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California Office of the State Fire Marshal's compiled and searchable list of different building materials and their test results for fire resistance.
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BSC
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Document presenting some of the key technical properties of many of the most common building materials.
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InterACHI
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Webpage explaining how to site and orient a house to take advantage of the solar path.
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BPI
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A comprehensive list of professional certifications offered by the Building Performance Institute. The webpage includes links to overviews of the different certificates, certification scheme handbooks, and directions for taking certification exams and recertification.
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FEMA
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Document containing recommendations on how to brace roofs and gable end walls based on lessons learned from analyzing the destruction from hurricane Andrew.
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Green Building Advisor
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Website providing CAD files and drawings of advanced framing details.
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Green Building Advisor
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Website providing information about building plans for the ENERGY STAR thermal bypass checklist.
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EPA
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Document detailing how to build radon-resistant homes.
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BSC
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Document with the Quality Control Checklist developed as both a guide to assist in the transition to high performance home building, and as a simplified tool to be used as part of any builder's on-site quality control procedures.
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DOE
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Training module describing the operation, efficiency, consumer and seller benefits, and cost comparison of Heat Pump Water Heaters (HPWH) against conventional gas, oil, or electric water heaters.
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
EPA,
ENERGY STAR
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Document outlining building science principles about air flow, heat flow and moisture flow in homes.
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American Society of Civil Engineers,
ASCE
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Article published by American Society of Civil Engineers on different building types and their effectiveness resisting extreme heat from a building envelope perspective.
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U.S. Department of Energy,
DOE,
Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance,
NEEA
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Training manual on how to locate ducts within conditioned space and compact design.
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SIPA
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Guide informing builders and developers about efficient building practice for constructing homes with structural insulated panels.
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Taunton Press
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An online learning management resource for the construction community.
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National Roofing Contractors Association,
NRCA
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An article discussing how different metal roof materials and attachment methods affect the ability of the roof to thermally expand and contract and the durability of different solutions.
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Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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Report about the fundamental concepts that must be understood at the planning or initial nspection of existing homes regarding surface and ground water management.
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CARB,
DOE
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Reference investigating the strategy of using buried and/or encapsulated ducts to reduce duct thermal losses in residential buildings.
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EPA
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The EPA Burn Wise program promotes the importance of burning the right wood in the right way from the right sources with mission to protect human health and the environment.
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National Renewable Energy Laboratory,
NREL,
Building Science Corporation,
BSC,
U.S. Department of Energy,
DOE
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Report describing a deep energy retrofit project for a two-family wood framed home located in Belmont, Massachusetts.
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U.S. Department of Energy,
DOE
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Report describing findings from a multifamily test home focusing on the combination of energy measures that are feasible, affordable and suitable for multifamily construction in cold climates.
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CSLB
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California State Code of Regulations, Title 16, Division 8, Article 3, listing requirements for plumbing contractors.
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CEC
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Webpage containing California Energy Commission's HVAC design information, including mandatory and prescriptive HVAC requirements for residential and nonresidential buildings following the California Energy Commission's Building Energy Efficiency Standards.
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CEC
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Website homepage of the California Energy Commission.
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CPC
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2019 version of California's plumbing code.
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California Energy Commission
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Subprogram of the California Statewide Codes and Standards Program designed to help cities and counties to adopt above-state-code ordinances.
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Advanced Energy
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Information sheet containing images and descriptions of cantilevers.
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Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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Article describing correct ways to eliminate water damage by incorporating a sacrificial layer to foundation walls and footings.
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Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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Article describing the principle of capillarity in construction materials.
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CARB
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Web article describing utility customer’s right to use back-up generators during emergency events, including Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS).
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EPA,
NSCEP
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Source for information about Carbon Monoxide including health effects and measures to reduce exposure.
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American Technical Publishers,
ATP
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Book describing Carpentry and Construction, Construction Materials, Hand Tools, Power Tools, Construction Equipment, Jobsite Safety, and Working Conditions, Building Design and Print reading, Inspections Survey Instruments and Operations, Foundation and Outdoor Slab Construction, Floor, Wall, and...
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CRI
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Carpet and Rug Institute website homepage.
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CRI
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Website describing the CRI Green Label Plus low-VOC carpet labeling program.
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FEMA
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Catalog describing FEMA earthquake-resistant construction resources.
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Center for the Built Environment,
CBE,
UC Berkeley,
SinBerBEST,
Berkeley Education Alliance for Research in Singapore,
BEARS
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Online tool for thermal comfort calculations and visualizations SoftwareX 12, 100563 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.softx.2020.100563
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CCHRC
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Website of the Cold Climate Housing Research Center.
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ENERGY STAR
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ENRGY STAR webpage discussing the basics of certified ceiling fans.
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Massachusetts Department of Energy,
Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
Home Energy Magazine,
State of Massachusetts
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Article describing customer tip sheet and how ceiling fans are one of the most popular and generally well regarded of all home energy efficiency features.
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ENERGY STAR
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Website that describes two ceiling fan types and their respective ENERGY STAR eligible product types.
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ORNL,
SEI
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Information sheet with information about insulating and ventilating attics.