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Explore this extensive library of building science guidance including research reports from DOE’s Building America program as well as hundreds of other articles, fact sheets, webpages, and reference documents related to constructing and renovating homes.

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Building Plans for Advanced Framing

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Green Building Advisor
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Green Building Advisor
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Website providing CAD files and drawings of advanced framing details.

Carpentry, 7th Edition

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Author(s)
Koel Leonard
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American Technical Publishers,
ATP
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Book describing Carpentry and Construction, Construction Materials, Hand Tools, Power Tools, Construction Equipment, Jobsite Safety, and Working Conditions, Building Design and Print reading, Inspections Survey Instruments and Operations, Foundation and Outdoor Slab Construction, Floor, Wall, and...

Construction Instruction

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Construction Instruction Experience Center
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CIEC
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Website providing building science based guidance and training for residential construction.

DSIRE - Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency

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NC Clean Energy Technology Center
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NC Clean Energy Technology Center,
North Carolina State University,
NC State University
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Website for finding policies and incentives by state for renewables and efficiency.

IAQ Guidelines for Occupied Buildings under Construction

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Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors’ National Association
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SMACNA
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Book providing project management guidance in maintaining satisfactory indoor air quality (IAQ) of occupied buildings undergoing renovation or construction.

Mortgage Industry National Home Energy Rating Standards

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RESNET
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RESNET
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RESNET standards aimed to ensure that accurate and consistent home energy ratings are performed by accredited home energy rating providers through their raters nationwide.

Realizing Resilience through Incentives - Results from the Institute’s 2016 Symposia

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Tobias Leanne,
Blais Neil,
Schneider Philip J
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National Institute of Building Sciences,
NIBS
Description
Article describing key takeaways from two symposia held during Building Innovation 2016: The National Institute of Building Sciences Fourth Annual Conference and Expo, including that resilience can be affordable and cost-effective.

Sensitivity Analysis of Installation Faults on Heat Pump Performance

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Piotr Domanski,
Hugh Henderson,
Payne W Vance
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National Institute of Standards and Technology,
NIST
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Technical study exploring the impact of different installation faults on heat pump performance in a single-family house.

The State of the Nation's Housing 2010

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Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University
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Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University
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Even as the worst housing market correction in more than 60 years appeared to turn a corner in 2009, the fallout from sharply lower home prices and high unemployment continued.

Ultra-Low Energy Residences

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Christian Jeffrey E
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American Society of Heating Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers,
ASHRAE
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Case study about affordable housing in a mixed, humid climate.

Western Red Cedar Siding General Installation

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Western Red Cedar Lumber Association
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Western Red Cedar Lumber Association
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Webpage describing how to flashing installation