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EIA
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Description
Federal statistics about national energy consumption in residential homes in 2020
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BA-PIRC,
Newport Ventures
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Description
Report summarizing commissioning, short-term testing, utility bill data analysis, and results of on-site monitoring of a deep energy retrofit.
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AHRI
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Description
This directory contains the I=B=R Ratings for cast-iron, steel, aluminum and copper boilers, baseboard and finned tube radiation, indirect-fired water heaters, effective as of the date of this publication.
Organization(s)
NorthernSTAR Building America Partnership,
NorthernSTAR,
University of Minnesota
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Description
Report describing combined space- and water-heating (combi) systems using a high-efficiency direct-vent burner.
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Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings,
CARB,
Steven Winter Associates,
SWA
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Description
Research report anayzing the results of a large retrofit project, turining an old school into near zero energy consumption apartments in Greenfield MA.
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DOE
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Description
Website from the U.S. Department of Energy providing consumers with information on saving energy and using renewable energy technologies.
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National Renewable Energy Laboratory,
NREL
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Description
Report investigating performance and energy savings potential of heat pump water heaters.
Organization(s)
CARB,
Steven Winter Associates,
SWA
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Description
Research study evaluating 14 heat pump water heaters, attempting to provide publically available field data on new HPWHs by monitoring the performance of three recently released products .
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DOE
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Description
Report evaluating HVAC building technologies based on their ability to provide grid services and the type of value provided, including efficiency, load shed, load shift, and modulation.
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National Renewable Energy Laboratory,
NREL
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Description
Report identifying the target market for solar water heaters and potential pathways and cost/performance targets that must be met for these systems to realize large energy savings.
Organization(s)
NorthernSTAR Building America Partnership,
NorthernSTAR,
University of Minnesota
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Description
Report describing the installation and operation of forced-air heating and domestic hot water combi systems in residential homes.
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NMIC
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Web resource that lays out the pre-work considerations, methods and finishes for installing mechanical insulation.
Organization(s)
American Society of Heating Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers,
ASHRAE
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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.
Organization(s)
IBACOS,
National Renewable Energy Laboratory,
NREL
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Description
Report discussing instrumentation methods and field operation characteristics of two GSHPs in test houses, including a comparison between the manufacturers listed COP values and the COPs calculated from field data.
Organization(s)
NorthernSTAR Building America Partnership,
NorthernSTAR,
University of Minnesota
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Description
This project analyzed combined condensing water heaters or boilers and hydronic air coils to provide high efficiency domestic hot water (DHW) and forced air space heating. Called "combi" systems, they provided similar space and water heating performance less expensively than installing two...
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NAHB Research Center,
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
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Description
Report providing information based on research and case studies, to remodelers and consumers about opportunities to increase home energy performance.
Organization(s)
ARBI,
National Renewable Energy Laboratory,
Davis Energy Group
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Description
Report about proper water heater selection developed to provide step-by-step procedures for evaluating preferred cost-effective options for energy efficient water heater alternatives based on local utility rates, climate, and anticipated loads.
Organization(s)
Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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Description
Report about partnership to build three communities of net zero houses.
Organization(s)
Building Science Corporation,
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
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Description
Report describing work conducted by the Building Science Corporation (BSC) Building America Research Teams Energy Efficient Housing Research Partnerships project.