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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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Community-Wide Zero Energy Ready Home Standard

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Author(s)
Herk Anastasia,
Beggs Timothy
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Organization(s)
Integrated Building and Construction Solutions,
IBACOS,
U.S. Department of Energy
Description
Report outlining the steps developers can take to create high-performance standards on a community-wide scale.

Ecosystems Research

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Author(s)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Organization(s)
EPA
Description
A map describing the average temperature of shallow groundwater in Fahrenheit across the continental United States.

Prepare Home Fuel Tanks for Possible Flooding

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Author(s)
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
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Organization(s)
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
Description
Webpage for home owners describing ways to prepare indoor and outdoor fuel tanks to avoid displacement during floods.

Public Housing: A Tailored Approach to Energy Retrofits

Publication Date
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Author(s)
Dentz Jordan,
et al.
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Organization(s)
Advanced Residential Integrated Energy Solutions,
ARIES,
Levy Partnership,
National Renewable Energy Laboratory,
NREL
Description
Report presenting ways public housing authorities (PHAs) can develop packages of energy efficiency retrofit measures the PHAs can cost-effectively implement with their own staff in the normal course of housing operations at the time when units are refurbished between occupancies.