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Author(s)
Cullin James R,
et al.
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Organization(s)
American Society of Heating Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers,
ASHRAE,
Oklahoma State University,
OSU,
Oak Ridge National Laboratory,
ORNL
Description
Study characterizing how foundation heat exchangers (FHXs) used in residential ground source heat pump systems represent a potential cost savings due to their lesser first cost over other types of heat exchangers.
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Author(s)
Federal Emergency Management Agency
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FEMA
Description
Website providing a compilation of guidance, case studies, tools, and training to assist local communities as they are in the midst of managing recovery post-disaster.
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Federal Emergency Management Agency
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FEMA
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Fact sheet discussing safe room and storm shelter door assemblies along with ICC® 500 compliance.
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Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Organization(s)
FEMA
Description
Website providing links to scalable guidance and tools about the importance of earthquake mitiation to the private sector, its owners, managers, and employees.
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Federal Emergency Management Agency
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FEMA
Description
Website describing the national flood insurance program and how to purchase flood insurance.
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Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Organization(s)
FEMA
Description
A website providing information on funding for mitigation programs to reduce disaster losses under FEMA's Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.
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Author(s)
Bohac Dave,
et al.
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Organization(s)
NorthernSTAR,
University of Minnesota,
UMN
Description
Report describing a project focused on the use of home energy ratings as a tool to promote energy retrofits in existing homes.
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Author(s)
Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety
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Organization(s)
IBHS
Description
Calculator determining the appropriate design pressures for steep-slope roof coverings for roofers and evlauators.
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Author(s)
Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety
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Organization(s)
IBHS
Description
Webpage providing access to the training for building professionals to earn certification as FORTIFIED™ Home Evaluators and FORTIFIED-Wise credentials.
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U.S. Global Change Research Program
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Organization(s)
USGCRP
Description
Report analyzing the effect of global climate change on national interests, and providing climate predictions.
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Author(s)
National Renewable Energy Laboratory,
U.S. Department of Energy
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Organization(s)
NREL,
DOE
Description
Website with prepopulated information about the United States renewable resources.
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Organization(s)
EPA,
ENERGY STAR
Description
Website with information about ENERGY STAR criteria for geothermal heat pumps.
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Author(s)
Wiehagen Joseph,
Del Bianco Marie,
Wood Amber
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Organization(s)
NAHB Research Center,
Home Innovation Research Labs,
HIRL,
U.S. Department of Energy,
DOE
Description
Report detailing field walk-through evaluations, energy simulations for projected savings with exterior insulation upgrades, building envelope energy improvement cost estimates, and installation and maintenance of monitoring equipment and data.
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Author(s)
Earle Lieko,
et al.
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Organization(s)
National Renewable Energy Laboratory,
NREL,
Mountain Energy Partnership
Description
Research report presenting results of short term tests on measures used in an energy efficiency retrofit project in California.
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Author(s)
ENERGY STAR
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Organization(s)
ENERGY STAR
Description
A comprehensive list of all ENERGY STAR home performance programs.
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Author(s)
Kipp Jennison M,
Taylor Nicholas W,
Jones Pierce H
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Organization(s)
Building Energy Efficient Housing for America,
BEEHA,
National Renewable Energy Laboratory,
NREL
Description
Report detailing an evaluation of Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC) residential energy efficiency demand side management (DSM) programs to assess their impacts and relative measures of energy and economic performance.
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Author(s)
Petrie Thomas W,
et al.
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Organization(s)
Oak Ridge National Laboratory,
ORNL,
American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy,
ACEEE
Description
Report sumarizing results of an ICF investigation of side-by-side houses in Knoxville, Tennessee.
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Author(s)
Diez Roy
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Organization(s)
New Home Source
Description
Article summarizing for potential homeowners items to check or demand from the builder in designing a home for a cold climate.
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Author(s)
Theresa Gilbride
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Organization(s)
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Description
Factsheet describing the performance criteria and key components of DOE Zero Energy Ready homes.
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Author(s)
Springer David,
German Alea
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Organization(s)
Alliance for Residential Building Innovation,
ARBI,
Davis Energy Group
Description
Report on on lessons learned from building one multifamily home to the Zero Energy Ready Home program requirements.
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Author(s)
NOAA Office for Coastal Management
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Organization(s)
NOAA
Description
Case study describing Alachua County, Florida’s, green infrastructure strategy for land use development that incorporates rain gardens, ponds, swales, and native vegetation to manage stormwater.
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ENERGY STAR
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Organization(s)
ENERGY STAR
Description
A website explaining the measurement of light bulbs, measurable in lumens, & brightness levels that ENERGY STAR products produce.
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Author(s)
ENERGY STAR
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Organization(s)
ENERGY STAR
Description
A website explaining the basics of LED lightning, their lifespan, their use in general lighting applications, the amount of heat produced, and why you should choose ENERGY STAR certified LED products for your home.
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Author(s)
ENERGY STAR
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Organization(s)
ENERGY STAR
Description
A fact sheet providing information on ENERGY STAR certified LED bulbs & how to find the right one to fit your lighting fixture.
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Author(s)
U.S Green Building Council
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Organization(s)
USGBC
Description
Website explaining the LEED v4.1 program and providing a portal for those who want to investigate or start a LEED project.
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Author(s)
ENERGY STAR,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Organization(s)
EPA,
ENERGY STAR
Description
ENERGY STAR lightbulb criteria.
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Author(s)
ENERGY STAR
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Organization(s)
ENERGY STAR
Description
A website explaining why homeowners should install ENERGY STAR certified lightbulbs, which helps to save homeowners on utility bills and protect the environment.
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Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Organization(s)
FEMA
Description
Guide describing sound mitigation measures to lower building natural disaster vulnerability to assist local officials and community decision makers in coastal areas.
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Author(s)
Burdick Arlan,
Rapport Ari,
Poerschke Andrew
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Organization(s)
Integrated Building and Construction Solutions,
IBACOS,
Wathen Castanos Hybrid Homes,
WCHH,
U.S. Department of Energy,
DOE
Description
Report using a field test plan to evaluate the success of implementing energy efficiency upgrades at the community scale incorporating whole-house systems integrated measures package (SIMP).
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Author(s)
Chasar Dave,
vonSchramm Valerie
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Organization(s)
Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Construction,
BA-PIRC,
National Renewable Energy Laboratory,
NREL,
Florida Solar Energy Center,
FSEC,
U.S. Department of Energy,
DOE
Description
Report summarizing a case study about the performance of three occupied homes built in 2009 in San Antonio, Texas.
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Minnesota Power
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Organization(s)
Minnesota Power
Description
Website describing Minnesota Power’s New Construction Energy Efficiency program that promotes building practices and technologies that enhance new residential construction.
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National Fenestration Rating Council
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Organization(s)
NFRC
Description
Database from the National Fenestration Rating Council providing a directory of NFRC-certified window products searchable by manufacturer, product type, CPD number, or various NFRC label specifications.
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Author(s)
National Association of Home Builders Research Center,
U.S. Department of Energy
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Organization(s)
NAHB Research Center,
DOE
Description
Report detailing the proposed point structure for the prescriptive approach of the energy efficiency chapter of the NGBS update.
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Author(s)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
National Weather Service
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Organization(s)
NOAA,
NWS
Description
A website issuing watches, warnings, forecasts, and analyses of hazardous tropical weather and increasing the understanding of hazards.
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Author(s)
Roberts David
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Organization(s)
National Renewable Energy Laboratory,
NREL
Description
Information sheet about the National Residential Efficiency Measures Database, a public database that characterizes the performance and costs of common residential energy efficiency measures.
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Author(s)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
National Weather Service
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Organization(s)
NOAA,
NWS
Description
The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale is a 1 to 5 rating based on a hurricane's sustained wind speed.
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Author(s)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
National Weather Service
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Organization(s)
NOAA,
NWS
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The Enhanced F-scale is a set of wind estimates (not measurements) based on damage which uses three-second gusts estimated at the point of damage based on a judgment of 8 levels of damage to the 28 indicators listed.
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Author(s)
Hewes Tom,
Peeks Brady
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Organization(s)
Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Construction,
BA-PIRC,
Northwest Energy Works
Description
Research study conducted on new specifications that would improve on the energy requirements of a NEEM home.
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Author(s)
German Alea,
Porse Erik,
Weitzel Elizabeth
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Organization(s)
Alliance for Residential Building Innovation,
ARBI,
Davis Energy Group
Description
Report presenting performance results from tests conducted on an energy efficiency retrofit project in Stockton, California.
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Author(s)
Colon Carlos J,
et al.
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Organization(s)
Florida Solar Energy Center,
FSEC
Description
Paper examining the monitored performance of four newly constructed near zero energy homes in Florida.
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Author(s)
Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Organization(s)
FEMA
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Author(s)
Taggart Jim,
Sikora Jeannie,
Wood Amber
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Organization(s)
NAHB Research Center,
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Description
Report designed to help a builder understand quality management and its role in transitioning from conventional to HPH building and remodeling.
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Author(s)
Applied Technology Council,
Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Organization(s)
ATC,
FEMA
Description
Report showing how to identify, inventory, and screen buildings that are potentially hazardous because of seismic hazards.
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Author(s)
Dunlop James P,
et al.
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Organization(s)
Florida Solar Energy Center,
FSEC
Description
A report presenting alternative approaches for reducing the costs of roof-mounted, grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) systems.
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Author(s)
Energy Information Administration
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Organization(s)
EIA
Description
Data tables on U.S. renewable energy consumption and general trends in the market for renewable energy.
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Author(s)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Organization(s)
EPA
Description
The RERH specifications and checklists take a builder and a project design team through the steps of assessing a home’s solar resource potential and defining the minimum structural and system components needed to support a solar energy system.
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Author(s)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Organization(s)
EPA
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Website tool intended to guide home builders in assessing whether a new home has the proper physical orientation to support a future installation of a solar energy system.
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Author(s)
Energy Information Administration,
EIA
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Organization(s)
U.S. Energy Information Administration
Description
Website providing data on household energy usage collected from the Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS), a nationally representative sample of more than 18,000 housing units, representing the 123.5 million housing units occupied as primary residences in the U.S.
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Author(s)
Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Organization(s)
FEMA
Description
A fact sheet educating homeowners on the importance of residential safe rooms, including their cost and how to register a safe room with local officials.
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Author(s)
ENERGY STAR
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Organization(s)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
EPA,
ENERGY STAR
Description
Homepage for ENERGY STAR’s windows, skylights, and doors program providing information for consumers and links to product directories.