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Better Duct Systems for Home Heating and Cooling; Building Technologies Program (Brochure)

2004

National Renewable Energy Laboratory

NREL

Brochure intended to provide readers with a working knowledge of residential heating and cooling duct systems.

Builder System Performance Package Targeting 30% - 40% Savings in Space Conditioning Energy Use: December 2002 - December 2003

2004

Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings,

National Renewable Energy Laboratory,

Steven Winter Associates

CARB,

NREL,

SWA

Report describing the recommended best practices to achieve energy savings without compromising health or safety.

Builders and Buyers Handbook for Improving New Home Efficiency, Comfort, and Durability in the Hot and Humid Climate, Volume 1

2004

Baechler Michael C,

Love Pat M

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory,

PNNL,

Oak Ridge National Laboratory,

ORNL,

U.S. Department of Energy,

DOE

Document providing a resource to help builders large and small build high-quality, energy-efficient homes that achieve 30% energy savings in space conditioning and water heating in the hot and humid climate.

Choosing Thermostatic Radiator Valves

2004

Gifford Henry

American Boiler Manufacturers Association

Part 2 of an article discussing how to maximize two-pipe steam systems for resident space heating.

Strategies for Energy Efficient Remodeling: SEER 2003 Case Study Report

2004

Drumheller S Craig,

Wiehagen Joseph

NAHB Research Center,

National Renewable Energy Laboratory,

NREL

Report providing information based on research and case studies, to remodelers and consumers about opportunities to increase home energy performance.

Washington State Residential Ventilation and Indoor Air Quality Code (VIAQ): Whole House Ventilation Systems Field Research Report

2002

Devine John,

et al.

Washington State University Extension Energy Program,

WSU Extension Energy Program,

American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy,

ACEEE,

U.S. Department of Energy,

DOE

Report describing a field study of 31 homes to test envelope and duct leakage and fan flowrates, and to determine ventilation operation characteristics.