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EPA
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Website describing best practices for minimizing exposure to lead while doing repairs and renovations in homes built in 1978 or earlier.
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American Lung Association
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Webpage outlining important considerations when remodeling, including for maintaining healthy air and keeping radon, dirt, and moisture out.
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Natural Resources Canada
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Report providing information for HVAC designers, installers, and consumers about air source heat pumps.
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OSH,
NCCDPHP,
CDC
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Webpage that describes health problems that can be caused by secondhand smoke.
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DOE
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You can save energy and maintain a comfortable swimming pool temperature by using a smaller, higher efficiency pump and by operating it less.
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Hammer & Hand
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This Best Practices Manual is the product of Hammer & Hand’s ongoing work to document and internally codify our standard operating procedures for construction practice.
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DOE
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The light-emitting diode (LED) is one of today's most energy-efficient and rapidly-developing lighting technologies.
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ENERGY STAR
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Information about recycling CFL lightbulbs.
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FDA
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When it comes to protecting yourself and your family from foodborne illness, one of your most effective tools is the kitchen refrigerator.
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Integrated Building and Construction Solutions,
IBACOS,
U.S. Department of Energy
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Report outlining the steps developers can take to create high-performance standards on a community-wide scale.
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Advanced Residential Integrated Energy Solutions,
ARIES,
Levy Partnership,
National Renewable Energy Laboratory,
NREL
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Report presenting ways public housing authorities (PHAs) can develop packages of energy efficiency retrofit measures the PHAs can cost-effectively implement with their own staff in the normal course of housing operations at the time when units are refurbished between occupancies.
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EPA
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Report telling consumers how radon gets into a home and how to reduce radon entry into a home.
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Integrated Building and Construction Solutions,
IBACOS,
U.S. Department of Energy,
DOE
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Description
Report describing how space-conditioning systems are operating in the field and if these systems are meeting required standards.
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U.S. Department of Energy,
DOE
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Report presenting the building america research to market plan.
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HUD
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Toolkits for residents and owner/managers who live and work in federally assisted housing.
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
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Part of a larger LBNL report (Deep Energy Retrofit Guidance for the Building America Solutions Center), the Lessons Learned chapter focuses on successful deep energy retrofit projects throughout the U.S.
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory,
LBNL
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Part of a larger LBNL report (Deep Energy Retrofit Guidance for the Building America Solutions Center), the Reducing costs and Increasing Cost-Effectiveness chapter provides suggestions for controlling deep retrofit costs, including both 'do's' and 'don'ts'.
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory,
LBNL
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Part of a larger LBNL report (Deep Energy Retrofit Guidance for the Building America Solutions Center), the Occupant Behavior chapter discusses how to assess homeowner behavior patterns and use these patterns to enhance overall energy savings.
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory,
LBNL
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Part of a larger LBNL report (Deep Energy Retrofit Guidance for the Building America Solutions Center), the Over Time, Phased Guidance chapter presents a phased approach to deep energy retrofits.
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HUD
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Brochure helping homeowners identify hazards, work with contractors to remove the hazards, help ensure the work is done properly, and educate when they can return safely to the home.
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EIA
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Federal statistics about national energy consumption in residential homes.
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Integrated Building and Construction Solutions,
IBACOS
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Report outlining workflow and results of regression models on monthly and daily utility data (meter readings of electricity consumption), outlining a process for screening and gathering useful results from inverse models.
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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development,
HUD
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This is a guide for establishing smoke-free policies in public housing and multifamily properties.
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
EPA,
ENERGY STAR
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Website providing consumer information about ceiling fans, including specifications and buying guidance.
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EPA
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Detailed information about Formaldehyde including health effects and strategies to reduce exposure.
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FSEC
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Website with information for consumers about solar thermal systems for homes.
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
EPA,
ENERGY STAR
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ENERGY STAR specifications for residential window, door and skylights, Version 6, effective January 1, 2015.
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DOE
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Information about LED lighting technology.
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DOE
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Website with consumer information about various types of lighting.
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RESNET
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RESNET standards aimed to ensure that accurate and consistent home energy ratings are performed by accredited home energy rating providers through their raters nationwide.
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Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems,
Fraunhofer CSE,
National Renewable Energy Laboratory,
NREL
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Research study investigating the factors influencing consumer adoption of HEDs and evaluating the resulting electricity consumption.
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San Francisco Department of the Environment,
SF Environment,
Center for Environmental Health,
CEH,
International Code Council,
ICC
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Report providing detailed steps for builders, architects, and property managers to take for integrated pest management for control of a variety of pests including insects, rodents, and birds.
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EPA
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Website with consumer information about duct cleaning.
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Pacific Northwest National Laboratory,
PNNL
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Report discussing opportunities and trends in the U.S. home performance contracting industry, along with market drivers such as consumer demand; federal, state, and local programs; and utility and non-governmental programs.
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EPA
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Guide providing information for homeowners and renters on how to clean up residential mold problems and how to prevent mold growth.
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Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Construction,
BA-PIRC,
National Renewable Energy Laboratory,
NREL,
Florida Solar Energy Center,
FSEC,
U.S. Department of Energy,
DOE
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Report summarizing a case study about the performance of three occupied homes built in 2009 in San Antonio, Texas.
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Pacific Northwest National Laboratory,
PNNL,
Oak Ridge National Laboratory,
ORNL,
U.S. Department of Energy,
DOE
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Document providing descriptions of the many insulation options available to homeowners, along with guidance on where, when, and how to install insulation throughout your house.
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Building Industry Research Alliance,
BIRA,
National Renewable Energy Laboratory,
NREL
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Research study identifying barriers, industry status, critical obstacles to documenting added value from energy efficiency improvements, current opportunities to support reporting about energy efficiency, and next steps toward enabling energy efficiency financing market transformation.
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Tobacco Free NYS
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Initiatives of smoke-free housing policies in New York State.
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WHO,
IRIS
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This text is one of series of supporting documents that provide guidance on implementing the World Health Organization (WHO) Guidelines for drinking-water quality; intended to support improvement of water safety within buildings.
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Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University
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Even as the worst housing market correction in more than 60 years appeared to turn a corner in 2009, the fallout from sharply lower home prices and high unemployment continued.
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory,
ORNL,
U.S. Department of Energy,
DOE
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Report investigating the status of the geothermal heat pump (GHP) industry and technology in the United States, assembling GHP energy savings potential, identifying key barriers to application of GHPs, and identifying actions that could accelerate adoption of GHPs.
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Massachusetts Department of Energy,
Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
Home Energy Magazine,
State of Massachusetts
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Article describing customer tip sheet and how ceiling fans are one of the most popular and generally well regarded of all home energy efficiency features.
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NREL
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Provides consumers with general information on solar water heating systems and how to select a contractor.
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DOE,
SEI
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Brochure describing the benefits of air-sealing for homeowners.