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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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A Plug-and-Play Duct System Evaluation

Author(s)

Beach Robert,

Dickson B,

Grisolia A,

Poerschke A,

Rapport A

Organization(s)

IBACOS

Publication Date

July, 2017

This report describes an air distribution system composed of a series of uniformly-sized ducts that terminate in rooms throughout the home and return to a central manifold, similar in fashion to a “home-run” cross-linked polyethylene plumbing system. With a well-designed manifold, each duct receives...

Review of Residential Comfort Control Products and Opportunities

Author(s)

Metzger Cheryn E,

Goyal Siddharth,

Baechler Michael C

Organization(s)

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory,

PNNL

Publication Date

December, 2017

This research paper outlines residential HVAC advanced controls and sensors. It includes a technology review, applications, maintenance and commissioning, occupant behavior and a summary of the state-of-the-art technologies for advanced controls for residential HVAC.