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Home Energy Magazine
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Article describing how insulating and air sealing unfinished attic spaces can lead to reduced energy bills in some homes.
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Florida Solar Energy Center,
FSEC
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Description
Research study describing field testing performed in 32 two-story Florida homes to characterize wind washing failures of the house air and thermal boundary.
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Pacific Northwest National Laboratory,
PNNL,
Oak Ridge National Laboratory,
ORNL,
U.S. Department of Energy,
DOE
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Description
Report providing builders in the hot-dry and mixed-dry climates with guidance for building homes that have whole-house energy savings of 40% over the Building America benchmark with no added overall costs for consumers.
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BSC
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Description
Information sheet providing recommendations on the installation of vapor control layers.
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BSC
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Description
Information sheet describing techniques for insulating basements.
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BSC
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Description
Article explaining installing cavity insulation.
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BSC
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Description
Information sheet about insulating slabs.
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BSC
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Description
Report discussing how to create livable space in the attic that meets IRC code requirements by either creating a ventilated roof assembly, or and unvented attic assembly.
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ORNL,
SEI,
DOE
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Description
Information sheet about crawlspace insulation, including installation details.
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Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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Description
Research study describing the impact resistance performance of advanced framed wall systems with insulating sheathing as the primary sheathing from wind blown debris.
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BSC
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Description
Brochure explaining the essential basis for advanced framing and some of the more common advanced framing details.
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CARB,
Steven Winter Associates,
SWA
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Description
Document describing different spray foam materials including some pros and cons and technical specifications.
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Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings,
CARB,
Steven Winter Associates,
SWA
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Description
Information sheet about buried ducts.
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Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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Description
Report describing sloped roof assemblies with high levels of thermal performance.
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Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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Description
Report that considers a number of promising wall systems that can meet the requirement for better thermal control.
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Florida Solar Energy Center,
FSEC
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Description
Report reviewing the design and the first four months of energy performance of a near zero energy project home in Callaway, Florida during the second half of 2008.
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory,
ORNL
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Description
Report about a building project in the marine climate.
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Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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Description
Information guide describing issues with concrete floors, in multiple climate zones.
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Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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Description
Report on problems and solutions with EIFS stucco wall cladding systems.
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Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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Description
Article outlining the casuses and solutions for ice dam problems.
Organization(s)
CARB,
SWA
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Description
Information sheet about how to reduce thermal bridging in walls.
Organization(s)
Home Energy Magazine,
Steven Winter Associates,
SWA,
Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings,
CARB
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Description
Article describing a research study exploring how effective interior insulation systems are at keeping basements dry and warm.
Organization(s)
Home Energy Magazine
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Description
Article describing how an affordable multifamily building achieved energy savings for the same cost as code-minimum construction.
Organization(s)
Home Energy
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Description
Article describing the effective R-values of various subslab insulation products, including foil bubble pack.
Organization(s)
NAHB Research Center,
National Renewable Energy Laboratory,
NREL
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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)
HUD,
PATH,
NAHB Research Center
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Description
Report describing how to construct a frost protected shallow foundation (FPSF) as a practical alternative to a deeper, more-costly foundation in cold regions with seasonal ground freezing and the potential for frost heave.
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CARB,
NREL,
SWA
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Description
Report developed for Habitat for Humanity about lessons learned from demonstration retrofit projects undertaken by Habitat for Humanity affiliates in New York, Maryland, and Pennsylvania; with building systems consulting and technical assistance provided by Steven Winter Associates.
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Wisconsin Focus on Energy
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Description
High-density sidewall cavity insulation can be a major comfort and savings boost. It saves energy by slowing both conductive and convective losses, but only if the right things are done and done right. This always requires site-specific thinking.
Organization(s)
American Society of Heating Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers,
ASHRAE
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Description
Case study characterizing the framing factors for the exterior walls, ceilings, and floors of 180 wood-framed low-rise residential buildings across the United States.
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BSC
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Description
Report describing approaches to insulating basements in homes built to meet Energy Star levels of performance of heat loss reduction.
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DOE
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Description
Brochure describing insulation approaches for homes with slab-on-grade floors.
Organization(s)
DOE
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Description
Brochure with information about how to select and install house wrap and other weather-resistive barriers.
Retrofitting Knob and Tube Wiring An Investigation into Codes, Assessment, Wiring Practices and Cost
Organization(s)
Building Research Council,
School of Architecture University of Illinois,
Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs
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Description
Guide on retrofitting insulation in cavities.
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ORNL,
SEI
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Description
Information sheet with information about insulating and ventilating attics.
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LBNL
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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...