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2012 edition of code establishing a baseline for existing building retrofits to reach appropriate safety levels under new construction requirements covered in other ICC codes.

Document providing specifications (including the definition of a consistent reference building for new construction, assumptions and methods for analyzing retrofits of existing buildings) to facilitate accurate and consistent analysis of new and existing, single-family and multifamily, buildings...

Code describing energy codes for energy-conserving and compliant designs in Florida.

Report describing testing and analysis on deep energy retrofits of existing single-family homes in the U.S.

Research study describing experiments run in an unoccupied 1600 square foot house to evaluate the delivered performance as well as the relative performance of a SEER 21 variable capacity heat pump versus a SEER 13 heat pump.

ENERGY STAR website providing information about programs, products and energy efficiency information.

Study investigating homeowner measure package choices in the Illinois Home Performance with ENERGY STAR program compared to cost-optimal choices determined through Building Energy Optimization (BEopt) modeling software.

Research report presenting results of short term tests on measures used in an energy efficiency retrofit project in California.

Guidance on performance of current diagnostics as well as a draft test method for use in future air flow evaluations.

This report investigates whether mini-split heat pumps can live up to their potential for one market segment: multifamily retrofits.

Report presenting performance results from tests conducted on an energy efficiency retrofit project in Stockton, California.

Webpage from DOE describing how to conserve energy and save money with a home energy audit.

Technical study exploring the impact of different installation faults on heat pump performance in a single-family house.

Study conducted to help determine cost-effective solutions for heating and cooling houses that are designed to be energy efficient.

Website providing consumers with resources to find, select and install heat pump water heaters.

A research paper discussing the use of foundation heat exchangers for ground source heat pump systems in European climates.

Report assessing the performance and cost-effectiveness of a zero net energy community project in Davis, CA.