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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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ACCA Standard 5 - HVAC Quality Installation Specification

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Author(s)
Air Conditioning Contractors of America
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Organization(s)
ACCA
Description
Standard providing a universally accepted definition for quality installation for residential and commercial heating, ventilating, and air conditioning applications.

ACCA Standard 9 - HVAC Quality Installation Verification Protocols

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Author(s)
Air Conditioning Contractors of America
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Organization(s)
ACCA
Description
Document detailing the requirements, roles, and obligations for participants in an organized effort, ensuring that HVAC installations comply with the ANSI/ACCA 5 QI – 2010 (HVAC Quality Installation Specification) QI Standard.

Combined Space and Water Heating: Next Steps to Improved Performance

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Author(s)
Bohac Dave,
Schoenbauer Ben,
Huelman Patrick H
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Organization(s)
University of Minnesota,
UMN,
NothernSTAR,
NSTAR,
U.S. Department of Energy,
DOE
Description
Report describing combined space- and water-heating (combi) systems using a high-efficiency direct-vent burner.

Comfort in High-Performance Homes in a Hot-Humid Climate

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Author(s)
Beach Robert,
Poerschke Andrew
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Organization(s)
Integrated Building and Construction Solutions,
IBACOS,
U.S. Department of Energy,
DOE
Description
Report describing how space-conditioning systems are operating in the field and if these systems are meeting required standards.

Community-Wide Zero Energy Ready Home Standard

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Author(s)
Herk Anastasia,
Beggs Timothy
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Organization(s)
Integrated Building and Construction Solutions,
IBACOS,
U.S. Department of Energy
Description
Report outlining the steps developers can take to create high-performance standards on a community-wide scale.

Evaluation of Cellular Shades in the PNNL Lab Homes

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Author(s)
Sullivan Greg P,
et al.
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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 interior cellular shading attachments to reduce solar heat gain in summer and reduce heat loss in winter.

Public Housing: A Tailored Approach to Energy Retrofits

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Author(s)
Dentz Jordan,
et al.
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Organization(s)
Advanced Residential Integrated Energy Solutions,
ARIES,
Levy Partnership,
National Renewable Energy Laboratory,
NREL
Description
Report presenting ways public housing authorities (PHAs) can develop packages of energy efficiency retrofit measures the PHAs can cost-effectively implement with their own staff in the normal course of housing operations at the time when units are refurbished between occupancies.