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2017 Protecting Building Utility Systems From Flood Damage, FEMA P-348

2019

Federal Emergency Management Agency

FEMA

Fact sheet providing an overview of FEMA P-348, Protecting Building Utility Systems From Flood Damage.

Assessing the Business Case for Hosting Electric Vehicle Charging Stations in New York State

2019

Nigro Nick,

et al.

Atlas Public Policy,

NYSERDA,

New York State Energy Research and Development Authority

Report describing the business case of hosting a Level 2 electric vehicle (EV) charging station in New York, including analysis of real-world data on equipment use, costs, revenue, and assumptions derived from industry reports and original research.

Double or TDouble or Triple? Factors Influencing the Window Purchasing Decisions of High-Performance Home Buildersriple? Factors Influencing the Window Purchasing Decisions of High-Performance Home Builders

2019

Gilbride Theresa L,

et al.

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory,

PNNL,

U.S. Department of Energy,

DOE

Technical report describing a market assessment conducted on new home builders' window purchasing practices revealing insights to inform the development of thin triple-pane windows, utilizing a center pane of thin glass and krypton gas fill to achieve the performance of standard triple-pane windows...

Extreme Weather and Climate Vulnerabilities of the Electric Grid: A Summary of Environmental Sensitivity Quantification Methods

2019

Allen-Dumas Melissa R,

KC Binita,

Cunliff Colin I

Oak Ridge National Laboratory,

ORNL

Technical report detailing the vulnerabilities of the U.S. electric grid to weather-related failures.

Grid-Interactive Efficient Buildings

2019

U.S. Department of Energy

DOE

Fact sheet defining a grid-interactive efficient building and its benefits.

Grid-Interactive Efficient Buildings Technical Report Series - Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC); Water Heating; Appliances; and Refrigeration

2019

Goetzler Bill,

Guernsey Matt,

Kassuga Theo

U.S. Department of Energy,

DOE

Report evaluating HVAC building technologies based on their ability to provide grid services and the type of value provided, including efficiency, load shed, load shift, and modulation.

Grid-Interactive Efficient Buildings Technical Report Series - Lighting and Electronics

2019

Nubbe Valerie,

Yamada Mary

U.S. Department of Energy,

DOE

Report evaluating lighting and electronic building technologies based on their ability to provide grid services and the type of value provided, including efficiency, load shed, load shift, and modulation.

Grid-Interactive Efficient Buildings Technical Report Series - Overview of Research Challenges and Gaps

2019

Fares Robert,

Nubbe Valerie,

Neukomm Monica

U.S. Department of Energy,

DOE

Report providing an introduction to core concepts of GEBs, and explaining how flexible building loads can be integrated and controlled to benefit consumers, the grid, and society more broadly.

Grid-Interactive Efficient Buildings Technical Report Series - Whole Building Controls, Sensors, Modeling, and Analytics

2019

Roth Amir,

Reyna Janet

U.S. Department of Energy,

DOE

Report addressing the current state of these technologies and the challenges of adapting these to the GEB context.

Residential Grid-interactive Efficient Building Technology and Policy: Harnessing the Power of Homes for a Clean, Affordable, Resilient Grid of the Future

2019

Rinaldi Kara Saul,

Bunnen Elizabeth,

Rogers Sabine

AnnDyl Policy Group,

National Association of State Energy Officials,

NASEO

Report identifying efficient, connected, smart, and flexible GEB technologies and their future potential, including barriers and opportunities, recommendations for policymakers, and research needs.

Welcome to the Best Practices for Nuisance Wildlife Control: A Training Manual

2019

Wildlife Damage Management

NYSDEC,

CCE,

USDA,

NIFA

Web-based manual providing guidance for removal and preventing entry of nuisance wildlife.