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FEMA
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Information sheet from FEMA on preparation for extreme heat, including measures for keeping homes cool.
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City of Davis California
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Article describing the use of whole-house fans to provide cooling in the region surrounding Sacramento, CA.
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LBNL
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Tool developed by LBNL to calculate potential savings from increasing wall and roof solar reflectance.
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Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Construction,
BA-PIRC,
Florida Solar Energy Center,
FSEC
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This report evaluates the performance of variable-capacity comfort systems, with a focus on inverter-driven, variable-capacity systems, as well as proposed system enhancements.
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The Earthbound Report
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Article from The Earthbound Report on passive cooling design strategies for homes located in hot climates.
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Purdue University
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Blog article describing considerations for how to use trees for shading to reduce cooling energy demand.
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Pacific Northwest National Laboratory,
PNNL,
Efficiency Solutions
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DOE-sponsored report describing the experimental design and results of testing the energy performance of Hunter Douglas double-cell cellular shades under various control schemes in the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory’s Lab Homes.