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Author(s)
Kipp Jennison M,
Taylor Nicholas W,
Jones Pierce H
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Organization(s)
Building Energy Efficient Housing for America,
BEEHA,
National Renewable Energy Laboratory,
NREL
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Report detailing an evaluation of Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC) residential energy efficiency demand side management (DSM) programs to assess their impacts and relative measures of energy and economic performance.
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Author(s)
Diez Roy
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Organization(s)
New Home Source
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Article summarizing for potential homeowners items to check or demand from the builder in designing a home for a cold climate.
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Author(s)
Gifford Henry
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American Boiler Manufacturers Association
Description
Article describing how to use radiator inlet orifices optimize two-pipe steam heating systems.
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Author(s)
Theresa Gilbride
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Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
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Factsheet describing the performance criteria and key components of DOE Zero Energy Ready homes.
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Author(s)
Edward Louie,
Theresa Gilbride
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Organization(s)
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Description
Factsheet outlining the advantages of using heat pumps, which are an efficient way to heat and cool a home.
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Author(s)
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory,
U.S. Department of Energy
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Organization(s)
PNNL,
DOE
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Webpage providing curriculum with links to presentations and problem sets for teaching an understanding of sizing cold climate heat pumps.
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Author(s)
Lstiburek Joseph W
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Organization(s)
Building Science Corporation
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Paper providing a comprehensive overview of HVAC system design considerations and challenges specific to multifamily residential buildings, focusing on optimizing performance and addressing common issues.
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Author(s)
Raymer Paul H,
Moyer Neil
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Organization(s)
Tamarack Technologies,
Florida Solar Energy Center,
FSEC
Description
Correcting pressure imbalances in your HVAC system can result in a healthier, more efficient home.
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Author(s)
Springer David,
German Alea
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Organization(s)
Alliance for Residential Building Innovation,
ARBI,
Davis Energy Group
Description
Report on on lessons learned from building one multifamily home to the Zero Energy Ready Home program requirements.
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Author(s)
NOAA Office for Coastal Management
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Organization(s)
NOAA
Description
Case study describing Alachua County, Florida’s, green infrastructure strategy for land use development that incorporates rain gardens, ponds, swales, and native vegetation to manage stormwater.
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Author(s)
Widder Sarah H,
et al.
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Organization(s)
Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance,
NEEA,
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory,
PNNL
Description
Report describing the objective evaluation of space conditioning interactions between heat pump water heaters and home heating systems during winter 2016-2017, revealing a smaller than anticipated impact on space conditioning loads.
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Author(s)
University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Colleges of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences & Family and Consumer Sciences
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Organization(s)
University of Georgia
Description
Webpage describing how to conserve heat or find alternative heat sources during a power outage to keep one room warm.
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Author(s)
ENERGY STAR
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Organization(s)
ENERGY STAR
Description
A website explaining the measurement of light bulbs, measurable in lumens, & brightness levels that ENERGY STAR products produce.
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Author(s)
ENERGY STAR
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Organization(s)
ENERGY STAR
Description
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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Author(s)
ENERGY STAR
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Organization(s)
ENERGY STAR
Description
A fact sheet providing information on ENERGY STAR certified LED bulbs & how to find the right one to fit your lighting fixture.
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Author(s)
U.S Green Building Council
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Organization(s)
USGBC
Description
Website explaining the LEED v4.1 program and providing a portal for those who want to investigate or start a LEED project.
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Author(s)
ENERGY STAR,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Organization(s)
EPA,
ENERGY STAR
Description
ENERGY STAR lightbulb criteria.
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Author(s)
ENERGY STAR
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Organization(s)
ENERGY STAR
Description
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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Author(s)
BetterBuilt Northwest,
Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance
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Organization(s)
BetterBuiltNW,
NEEA
Description
Web article describing two options for sizing ductless minisplit heat pumps, including a free HVAC sizing tool.
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Author(s)
National Renewable Energy Laboratory,
U.S. Department of Energy
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Organization(s)
NREL,
DOE
Description
News article describing the state of the residential battery storage market.
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Author(s)
Mantha Pallavi,
Zoeller William,
Shapiro Carl
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Organization(s)
U.S. Department of Energy,
DOE
Description
Project discussing buried or encapsulated ducts and their pros and cons.
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Author(s)
Bohac Dave,
Schoenbauer Ben,
Huelman Patrick H
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Organization(s)
NorthernSTAR Building America Partnership,
NorthernSTAR,
University of Minnesota,
UMN
Description
Report describing the installation and operation of forced-air heating and domestic hot water combi systems in residential homes.
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Author(s)
Fitzgerald J,
Bohac Dave
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Organization(s)
Center for Energy and Environment,
CEE,
NorthernSTAR Building America Partnership,
NorthernSTAR,
University of Minnesota,
UMN
Description
Measure Guideline describing how to assess and carry out the isolation of natural draft combustion appliances from the conditioned spaces of low-rise residential buildings.
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Author(s)
Dentz Jordan,
Henderson Hugh,
Podorson David
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Organization(s)
Advanced Residential Integrated Energy Solutions,
ARIES,
Levy Partnership,
U.S. Department of Energy,
DOE,
National Renewable Energy Laboratory,
NREL
Description
This report investigates whether mini-split heat pumps can live up to their potential for one market segment: multifamily retrofits.
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Author(s)
Minnesota Power
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Organization(s)
Minnesota Power
Description
Website describing Minnesota Power’s New Construction Energy Efficiency program that promotes building practices and technologies that enhance new residential construction.
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Author(s)
National Fenestration Rating Council
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Organization(s)
NFRC
Description
Database from the National Fenestration Rating Council providing a directory of NFRC-certified window products searchable by manufacturer, product type, CPD number, or various NFRC label specifications.
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Author(s)
National Association of Home Builders Research Center,
U.S. Department of Energy
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Organization(s)
NAHB Research Center,
DOE
Description
Report detailing the proposed point structure for the prescriptive approach of the energy efficiency chapter of the NGBS update.
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Author(s)
Roberts David
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Organization(s)
National Renewable Energy Laboratory,
NREL
Description
Information sheet about the National Residential Efficiency Measures Database, a public database that characterizes the performance and costs of common residential energy efficiency measures.
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Author(s)
Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships
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Organization(s)
NEEP
Description
Database compiling extended capacity data for numerous cold climate heat pump manufacturers and models.
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Author(s)
Hewes Tom,
Peeks Brady
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Organization(s)
Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Construction,
BA-PIRC,
Northwest Energy Works
Description
Research study conducted on new specifications that would improve on the energy requirements of a NEEM home.
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Oilheat America
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Organization(s)
Oilheat America
Description
A website providing information on the purpose of burners and the components used in burners.
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Green Home Technology Center
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Ohio State University Extension,
OSU
Description
Website providing guidance on passive heating, cooling, and lighting methods.
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Author(s)
Williams College
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Organization(s)
Williams College
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Article from Williams College on the key elements of passive solar design for homes.
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Author(s)
Butcher Thomas
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Organization(s)
American Society of Heating Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers,
ASHRAE
Description
Article investigating how a linear input/output relationship can be used as a simple model of the performance of a combination hydronic heating system over heating only, DHW only, and combined loads.
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Author(s)
Forestry and Natural Resources
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Organization(s)
Purdue University
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Blog article describing considerations for how to use trees for shading to reduce cooling energy demand.
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Author(s)
Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Organization(s)
FEMA
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Author(s)
Taggart Jim,
Sikora Jeannie,
Wood Amber
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Organization(s)
NAHB Research Center,
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Description
Report designed to help a builder understand quality management and its role in transitioning from conventional to HPH building and remodeling.
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Author(s)
Applied Technology Council,
Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Organization(s)
ATC,
FEMA
Description
Report showing how to identify, inventory, and screen buildings that are potentially hazardous because of seismic hazards.
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Author(s)
Energy Information Administration
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Organization(s)
EIA
Description
Data tables on U.S. renewable energy consumption and general trends in the market for renewable energy.
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Author(s)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Organization(s)
EPA
Description
The RERH specifications and checklists take a builder and a project design team through the steps of assessing a home’s solar resource potential and defining the minimum structural and system components needed to support a solar energy system.
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Author(s)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Organization(s)
EPA
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Website tool intended to guide home builders in assessing whether a new home has the proper physical orientation to support a future installation of a solar energy system.
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Author(s)
U.S. Department of Energy
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Organization(s)
DOE
Description
Webpage describing a DOE Cold Climate Heat Pump Challenge. The challenge engages industry partners and focuses around the Cold Climate Heat Pumps, a more environmental and efficient heating alternative to traditional heating.
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Author(s)
Energy Information Administration,
EIA
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Organization(s)
U.S. Energy Information Administration
Description
Website providing data on household energy usage collected from the Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS), a nationally representative sample of more than 18,000 housing units, representing the 123.5 million housing units occupied as primary residences in the U.S.
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Author(s)
Spitler Jeffrey D,
et al.
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Organization(s)
Oklahoma State University,
OSU,
Oak Ridge National Laboratory,
ORNL
Description
Paper covering a parametric study of foundation heat exchanger-based ground source heat pump systems for several house configurations in a range of European locations, with an emphasis on determining feasible combinations.
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Author(s)
Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Organization(s)
FEMA
Description
A fact sheet educating homeowners on the importance of residential safe rooms, including their cost and how to register a safe room with local officials.
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Author(s)
Bickel Stephen,
Phan-Gruber Emily,
Christie Shannon
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Organization(s)
D&R International,
D+R International,
U.S. Department of Energy,
DOE
Description
DOE report characterizing the installed base of windows and window coverings, and how users operate window coverings in order to enable precise quantification of energy savings.
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Author(s)
ENERGY STAR
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Organization(s)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
EPA,
ENERGY STAR
Description
Homepage for ENERGY STAR’s windows, skylights, and doors program providing information for consumers and links to product directories.
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Author(s)
U.S. Resiliency Council
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Organization(s)
USRC
Description
Website describing the USRC, which "brings an unparalleled level of capability to the mission of improving community resilience in the built environment."
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Organization(s)
EPA
Description
Resource to help builders better understand the WaterSense requirements for labeled homes and assist them in meeting the criteria so they can receive the label for their new construction.
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Author(s)
Puttagunta Srikanth,
et al.
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Organization(s)
Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings,
CARB,
Steven Winter Associates,
SWA,
U.S. Department of Energy,
DOE
Description
Report about a deep energy retrofit Cool Energy House.