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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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Combustion Safety Simplified Test Protocol Field Study

Author(s)

Brand Larry,

Cautley D,

Bohac D,

Francisco P,

Shen L,

Gloss S

Organization(s)

Partnership for Advanced Residential Retrofit,

PARR,

NorthernSTAR Building America Partnership,

NorthernSTAR,

National Renewable Energy Laboratory,

NREL

Publication Date

November, 2015

Report on a simplified test procedure for combustion safety that is easier to implement and should produce fewer false positives than the previous procedure.

Improving Gas Furnace Performance: A Field and Laboratory Study at End of Life

Author(s)

Brand Larry,

Yee S,

Baker J

Organization(s)

Partnership for Advanced Residential Retrofit,

PARR

Publication Date

February, 2015

Report examining the impacts that common installation practices and age- induced equipment degradation may have on the installed performance of natural gas furnaces, as measured by steady-state efficiency and AFUE.