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Basement Insulation Systems, BA-0202

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Author(s)
Building Science Corporation
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Organization(s)
BSC
Description
Report describing approaches to insulating basements in homes built to meet Energy Star levels of performance of heat loss reduction.

Residential Heating and Cooling Loads Component Analysis

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Author(s)
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
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Organization(s)
LBNL
Description
Report describing a study using parametric computer simulations of 112 single-family and 63 multi-family residential building prototypes to quantify the contributions of building components such as roofs, walls, windows, infiltration, outside air, lighting, equipment, and people to the aggregate...