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DOE
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Description
Case study describing solar thermal and photovoltaic systems in new construction.
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Organization(s)
DOE
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Description
Case study describing solar thermal and photovoltaic systems in new construction.
Organization(s)
DOE
Publication Date
Description
Case study describing solar thermal and photovoltaic systems in new construction.
Organization(s)
Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings,
CARB,
Steven Winter Associates,
SWA
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Description
Research report anayzing the results of a large retrofit project, turining an old school into near zero energy consumption apartments in Greenfield MA.
Organization(s)
Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings,
CARB,
Steven Winter Associates,
SWA
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Description
Report describing the monitored long-term performance of two solar domestic water heating systems in northern climates.
Organization(s)
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory,
PNNL
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Description
Fact sheet poster describing benefits and qualification of U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) certified Zero Energy Ready Homes and providing eight examples of certified homes.
Organization(s)
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.
Organization(s)
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory,
PNNL,
Oak Ridge National Laboratory,
ORNL
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Description
Best Practices document providing an introduction to current photovoltaic and solar thermal building practices.
Organization(s)
BSC,
National Renewable Energy Laboratory,
NREL
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Description
Report that describes BSC's Houses That Work II (HTWII) climate-specific technical resource, beginning with an overall HTWII introduction and four sections explaining the four most important hygro-thermal climate regions: Hot-Humid, Mixed-Humid, Cold, and Hot-Dry/Mixed-Dry.
Organization(s)
CARB,
Steven Winter Associates,
SWA
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Description
Information sheet describing solar PV upgrade for an existing homes.
Organization(s)
National Renewable Energy Laboratory,
NREL,
Solar Rating & Certification Corporation,
SRCC,
Thermal Energy System Specialists,
TESS
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Description
Document discussing changes in testing the annual performance ratings for solar water heaters.
Organization(s)
Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings,
CARB,
Steven Winter Associates,
SWA
Publication Date
Description
Report providing a synopsis of a project to evaluate the performance of a roof-integrated solar water heating system.
Organization(s)
Alliance for Residential Building Innovation,
ARBI,
National Renewable Energy Laboratory,
NREL,
Davis Energy Group
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Description
Report on investigating the effectiveness of using solar thermal water heaters to address heat losses from piping while recirculating water in multifamily buildings.