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ICC
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Building code for the state of Florida.
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Pacific Northwest National Laboratory,
PNNL,
Oak Ridge National Laboratory,
ORNL,
U.S. Department of Energy,
DOE
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Report providing builders in the hot-dry and mixed-dry climates with guidance for building homes that have whole-house energy savings of 40% over the Building America benchmark with no added overall costs for consumers.
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ACCA
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Standard providing guidance on how to select, size, and locate the supply air diffusers, grilles and registers, and the return grilles.
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Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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Brochure about creating an air barrier by sealing drywall assemblies.
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BSC
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Brochure about creating an air barrier at tub, shower and fireplace walls.
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International Society of Arboriculture
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Paper describing an experiment to quantify shade tree impacts on cooling-related electricity consumption, finding that there may be sizable benefits in hot regions.
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Florida Solar Energy Center,
FSEC,
University of Central Florida,
UCF
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Report summarizing systems research activities for new housing in hot-humid climates, including NightCool, interior duct systems in manufactured housing, ventilation and dehumidification, plug load reduction and solar and conventional hot water.
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory,
ORNL
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Report about a building project in the marine climate.
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Steven Winter Associates,
SWA
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Document highlighting federal accessibility laws which may apply to a housing development, and common mistakes made in the field which, if avoided, will help to ensure compliance.
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BSC
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Information sheet describing techniques for insulating basements.
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Home Energy Magazine,
Taco Comfort
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Article describing how demand plumbing systems send cold water back to the water heater until hot water arrives at the sink, shower or other fixture where it is needed.
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DOE
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Case study describing solar thermal and photovoltaic systems in new construction.
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BSC
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Brochure about air sealing windows.
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BSC
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Description
Brochure explaining the essential basis for advanced framing and some of the more common advanced framing details.
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BSC
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Description
Brochure providing information about flashing in all cimates.
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BSC
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Information sheet about air sealing at rim joists.
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BSC
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Brochure with details on HVAC duct air sealing.
Organization(s)
BSC,
DOE
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Brochure with information about ducts in conditioned space.
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BSC
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Brochure with information on maintaining drainage plane continuity at deck ledger locations.
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BSC
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Description
Information sheet with details on pan flashing for exterior walls.
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BSC
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Information sheet about sealing combustion appliances to ensure good indoor air quality.
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BSC
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Information sheet about insulating slabs.
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BSC
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Information sheet about soil gas control strategies for foundations.
Organization(s)
BSC
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Description
Information sheet offering general recommendations on supplemental humidity control and outlines viable system configurations.
Organization(s)
BSC
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Information sheet providing recommendations on the installation of vapor control layers.
Organization(s)
BSC
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Description
Information sheet providing information about vapor management in building assemblies.
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Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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Description
Presentation describing details for installing structural insulated panels (SIPs).
Organization(s)
DOE
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Description
Case study describing solar thermal and photovoltaic systems in new construction.
Organization(s)
National Renewable Energy Laboratory,
NREL,
U.S. Department of Energy,
DOE
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Description
Document describing the Building America research benchmark for the residential building program.
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Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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Description
Report considers a number of promising wall systems that can meet the requirement for better thermal control.
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Florida Solar Energy Center,
FSEC,
U.S. Department of Energy,
DOE
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Two hourly energy simulation software, BEopt and Energy Gauge USA, were compared to ensure accuracy and evaluate agreement on the impact of various energy efficiency improvements.
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ORNL,
SEI,
DOE
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Description
Information sheet about crawlspace insulation, including installation details.
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CARB,
SWA
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Information sheet providing information about investigating the thermal effect of staggering the inner and outer wall studs on double walls in new construction.
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BSC
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Brochure describing drainage planes, also referred to as water resistive barriers.
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EIA
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Description
Federal statistics about national energy consumption in residential homes.
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Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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Description
Discussion of structural thermal resistance.
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Florida Solar Energy Center,
FSEC
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Document comparing simulation results from a modified version of the EnergyGauge program to include various HVAC runtime strategies.
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BSC
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Information sheet with details on a building enclosure designed for Albuquerque, NM, as an example for building enclosures built for hot-dry and mixed-dry climates.
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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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UCANR,
University of California Cooperative Extension
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A report showing what happens when windows break as a result of temperature differences between the inside and outside of the home, as well as code standards for the State of California regarding window exposure to wildfires.
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Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings,
CARB,
Steven Winter Associates,
SWA
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Description
Brochure on specifications for PV systems.
Organization(s)
Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings,
CARB,
Steven Winter Associates,
SWA
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Description
Brochure on specifications for solar thermal systems.
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GREENGUARD Environmental Institute
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Standard describing GREENGUARD Emission Criteria for use with GREENGUARD Certification Program for Low Emitting Products.
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BSC
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Information sheet about groundwater control.
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IOR,
Carbon Trust
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Guide describing refrigeration leaks, including common leak points, how to fix them, and how to prevent them.
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EPA,
NSCEP
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Guidance for achieving safe and healthy indoor environments during home energy retrofits.
Organization(s)
DOE
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Description
Case study of new home construction in the hot-dry and mixed-dry climate zones.
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Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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Description
Report that considers a number of promising wall systems that can meet the requirement for better thermal control.
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Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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Research study to determine the impact resistance performance of advanced framed wall systems with insulating sheathing as the primary sheathing from wind blown debris.
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University of Texas
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Report detailing natural ventilation and passive airflow systems.