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A presentation on the 2020 State Mechanical Code for easier understanding.

Federal statistics about national energy consumption in residential homes in 2020

Website article describing pros and cons of DC and AC batteries and explaining that AC batteries are less expensive than DC batteries.

Document providing step-by-step guidance to sizing air-source heat pumps for a cold climate.

FSEC article looking into the percieved effectiveness of ceiling fans.

DOE-sponsored report describing the experimental setup and results of field studies on using exterior fabric shading attachments to reduce solar heat gain, reduce glare, and improve comfort.

DOE webpage that gives and overview of fans for cooling.

Website highlighting the DOE Building Technologies Office Grid-interactive Efficient Buildings Initiative, including technical reports, other publications, resources, and presentations.

Study investigating measured cooling energy savings from the installation of wall finishes with higher solar reflectance.

A website discussing the use of consumer-grade small electric wind systems such as turbines to lower energy costs.

Website article describing the way solar panels are coupled to AC and DC battery energy storage systems.

Article from Purdue University on the potential for white paint technology to lower air conditioning usage requirements.

Conference paper presented at the 2020 Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings presenting the results of an evaluation of control strategies used when new mini-splits are installed in a home with an existing HVAC system.

Article describing the capabilities of a Tesla Powerwall and its capacity to be used during a power outage.