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The manual covers residential zoning issues - multiple, single-zone, and central multi-zone systems - and includes advice on working with homeowners to adapt the heating or cooling system design to meet modern home design features.

The research report outlines a practical and cost-effective strategy utilizing central HVAC systems to optimize humidity control and ventilation in energy-efficient homes located in hot-humid climates, demonstrating significant improvements without requiring complex equipment upgrades.

Case study about high humidity, mold and condensation on surfaces in S. Florida, and how building characteristics cause and amplify these problems.

Fact sheet providing information on building-scale and utility-scale battery storage for disaster resistance.

Website for CEE, the US and Canadian consortium of natural gas and electric efficiency program administrators.

Technical report detailing the vulnerabilities of the U.S. electric grid to weather-related failures.

Report addressing the current state of these technologies and the challenges of adapting these to the GEB context.

Report describing use of the Energy in Modular (EMOD) method to design, produce, and deliver affordable, net-zero energy, low-carbon, and healthier buildings through industrialized (factory) construction of modular buildings; modeling of whole buildings and subassemblies of components, pods, panels...

Building science report describing issues with vented attics in hot-humid climates and how sealed attic construction may be a solution.