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Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
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DOE
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Website highlighting the DOE Building Technologies Office Grid-interactive Efficient Buildings Initiative, including technical reports, other publications, resources, and presentations.
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Goetzler Bill,
Guernsey Matt,
Kassuga Theo
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U.S. Department of Energy,
DOE
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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.
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Fares Robert,
Nubbe Valerie,
Neukomm Monica
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U.S. Department of Energy,
DOE
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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.
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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development,
et al.
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HUD,
CDC,
EPA,
FEMA,
OSHA
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Guidance from HUD for volunteer team leaders, project managers and supervisors who work in recovery and rebuilding after natural disasters.
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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U.S. EPA
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Calculator designed to assist in determining what kind of charger to get, estimating the minimum charger speed needed for expected daily driving - which may only require a home outlet.
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Park Ga-Young
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ENERGY STAR,
U.S. EPA,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Article describing considerations for choosing a room-level air cleaner to improve indoor air quality.
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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EPA
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Companion document to the Indoor airPLUS Construction Specifications, providing guidance on identifying compliant products, including industry databases and examples of product labeling.
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Clean Energy Reviews
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CER
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Website providing comparison charts and reviews of hybrid inverters for solar power systems.
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California Air Resources Board,
California Environmental Protection Agency
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CARB,
CalEPA
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Article describing ways home owners can improve ventilation in their kitchens.
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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U.S. EPA
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Webpage describing indoor air quality.
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Less Brennan,
et al.
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory,
LBNL
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This research study used pollutant measurements, home inspections, diagnostic testing and occupant surveys to assess IAQ in 24 new or deeply retrofitted homes designed to be high performance green buildings in California.
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
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LBNL
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Resource hub describing indoor air quality research performed by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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EPA
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Website helping builders, designers, and home energy raters find products that are compliant with the EPA Indoor airPLUS Construction Specification requirements for low-emission materials.
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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EPA
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Webpage that provides information on federal requirements for the renovation and demolition of buildings that contain asbestos.
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City of Seattle
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City of Seattle
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Document describing guidance on installing electric vehicle chargers at single-family and multifamily homes.
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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EPA
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EPA webpage on lead in homes.
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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EPA
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EPA’s 2008 Lead-Based Paint Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) Rule (as amended in 2010 and 2011), aims to protect the public from lead-based paint hazards associated with renovation, repair and painting activities.
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ENERGY STAR
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ENERGY STAR
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A website explaining the basics of LED lightning, their lifespan, their use in general lighting applications, the amount of heat produced, and why you should choose ENERGY STAR certified LED products for your home.
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Borlaug Brennan,
et al.
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Organization(s)
Joule
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Report describing the costs of electric vehicle charging stations in the United States.
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ENERGY STAR
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ENERGY STAR
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A website explaining why homeowners should install ENERGY STAR certified lightbulbs, which helps to save homeowners on utility bills and protect the environment.
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ENERGY STAR
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ENERGY STAR
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A website explaining basic lighting principles and terms & how they are applied to the home.
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Mesothelioma.net
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Mesothelioma.net
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Website providing medical information about malignant mesothelioma, a cancer related to asbestos exposure.
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California Energy Commission
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California Energy Commission
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Webpage for the CEC’s Modern Appliance Efficiency Database System
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California Energy Commission
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CEC
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List of appliance brands and models, showing their performance and efficiency as tested by the appropriate standard.
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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EPA
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Website providing guidance about mold and moisture for homes, schools, multifamily and commercial buildings.
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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EPA
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A list of EPA federal regulations regarding stationary sources of air pollution.
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National Fire Protection Association
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NFPA
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Standard containing requirements for carbon monoxide (CO) detection and warning equipment intended to protect lives by warning occupants of the presence of CO in sufficient time to allow occupants to escape or take other appropriate action.
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Clean Energy Reviews
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CER
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Website providing comparison charts and reviews of off-grid inverters for solar power systems.
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Mullen Nasim A,
Li Jina,
Singer Brett C
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory,
LBNL
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Report describing a field study to measure pollutant concentrations in 324 homes in California.
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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U.S. EPA
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Article describing particulate matter (PM), what it is, how it can be harmful, and what can be done about it.
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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U.S. EPA
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Website describing particulate matter (PM) pollution.
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U.S. Department of Energy
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U.S. DOE
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Document describing helpful information for hosts of public electric vehicle charging stations.
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San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
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San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
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Document describing automated load management systems (ALMS) for electric vehicle charging stations.
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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EPA
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Website from the EPA containing information for homeowners and renters about how to identify asbestos in the home and how to deal with it to reduce exposure to it.
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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EPA
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Website explaining the risks associated with radon in homes and how to protect homes against radon.
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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EPA
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A website explaining the benefits of recycling compact fluorescent lightbulbs and how the process can prevent the release of mercury into the environment.
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Rogers Emily,
Nelder Chris
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Rocky Mountain Institute
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Report describing methods for reducing the cost of electric vehicle charging infrastructure.
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New York State Energy Research and Development Authority
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NYSERDA
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Fact sheet describing best practices in installing leak-free refrigerant systems, including specifics on creating flare joints and brazed joints, pressure testing, vacuum testing, and charging the system with refrigerant.
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Rinaldi Kara Saul,
Bunnen Elizabeth,
Rogers Sabine
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AnnDyl Policy Group,
National Association of State Energy Officials,
NASEO
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Report identifying efficient, connected, smart, and flexible GEB technologies and their future potential, including barriers and opportunities, recommendations for policymakers, and research needs.
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Schoen Lawrence,
et al.
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American Society of Heating Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers,
ASHRAE
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Report providing guidance on indoor air quality in single-family and multifamily housing for designers, builders, property managers, homeowners, buyers, and renters.
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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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HUD
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Factsheet from HUD describing how homeowners can retrofit homes following natural disasters in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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HUD
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Factsheet from HUD describing how to rebuild following natural disasters in Puerto Rico.
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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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Organization(s)
HUD
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Factsheet for builders from HUD on how to rebuild homes following natural disasters in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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Organization(s)
HUD
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Guidance from HUD on how to restore homes following natural disasters in Puerto Rico.
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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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Organization(s)
HUD
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Guidance from HUD on how to restore homes following natural disasters in Puerto Rico.
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ENERGY STAR
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ENERGY STAR
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A website calculator that can calculate how much you can save by switching to ENERGY STAR certified products.
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Global Technology and Information Services
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Organization(s)
SIL International,
GTIS
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Web page describing the basics of how to size and build a battery bank for electricity storage.
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U.S. Department of Energy
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Organization(s)
DOE
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A website discussing the use of consumer-grade small electric wind systems such as turbines to lower energy costs.
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Svarc Jason
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Clean Energy Reviews,
CER
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Website article describing the way solar panels are coupled to AC and DC battery energy storage systems.
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American Society for Testing and Materials,
ASTM International
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Organization(s)
ASTM
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Standard describing a simple, relatively cost-effective approach to evaluating the ability of a variety of materials to support microbial growth using a small chamber method. A preview of the standard is available at the link, with the full version available for purchase.