Library

This library contains research reports produced by the Building America program and other building science resources used to support this Solution Center. The materials cover both new construction and existing homes. Use the search box and/or the filters to explore hundreds of residential building resources. Access to some references not produced by Building America may require purchase from the publisher. Documents are listed alphabetically. While we continually update our database, links may have changed since posting. Please contact our webmaster if you find broken links.

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Builder's Guide to Hot-Dry & Mixed-Dry Climates

Author(s)

Lstiburek Joseph W

Organization(s)

Building Science Corporation,

BSC

Publication Date

January, 2004

Conditioned Crawl Space Construction, Performance and Codes, BA-0401

Author(s)

Lstiburek Joseph W

Organization(s)

Building Science Corporation,

BSC

Publication Date

November, 2004

Report outlining how conditioned crawlspaces perform better than vented crawlspaces in terms of safety, health, comfort, durability and energy consumption.

Toward Simple, Affordable Zero Energy Houses

Author(s)

Christian Jeffrey E,

Beal David,

Kerrigan Philip

Organization(s)

Oak Ridge National Laboratory,

ORNL,

Florida Solar Energy Center,

FSEC,

Building Science Corporation,

BSC

Publication Date

January, 2004

Paper describing testing for the first of a series of six near net-zero-energy test houses, using the results to work towards the construction of a true net-zero-energy house.