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Explore this extensive library of building science guidance including research reports from DOE’s Building America program as well as hundreds of other articles, fact sheets, webpages, and reference documents related to constructing and renovating homes.

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Air-Source Heat Pump Sizing and Selection Guide

Publication Date
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Author(s)
Strack Terry,
Sager Jeremy
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Organization(s)
Natural Resources Canada,
NRC,
CanmetENERGY
Description
Document providing step-by-step guidance to sizing air-source heat pumps for a cold climate.

Burn Wise

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Author(s)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Organization(s)
EPA
Description
The EPA Burn Wise program promotes the importance of burning the right wood in the right way from the right sources with mission to protect human health and the environment.

CBE Thermal Comfort Tool

Publication Date
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Author(s)
Tartarini Federico,
et al.
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Organization(s)
Center for the Built Environment,
CBE,
UC Berkeley,
SinBerBEST,
Berkeley Education Alliance for Research in Singapore,
BEARS
Description
Online tool for thermal comfort calculations and visualizations SoftwareX 12, 100563 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.softx.2020.100563

Evaluation of Exterior Shades at PNNL Lab Homes and Occupied Field Sites

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Author(s)
Cort Katherine A,
Hunt Walter E
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Organization(s)
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory,
PNNL
Description
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.