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40% Whole-House Energy Savings in the Marine Climate, Volume 11

Publication Date
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Author(s)
Baechler Michael C,
et al.
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Organization(s)
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory,
PNNL,
Oak Ridge National Laboratory,
ORNL,
U.S. Department of Energy,
DOE
Description
Report providing builders in marine 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.

Builders Challenge Quality Criteria Support Document

Publication Date
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Author(s)
Baechler Michael C,
et al.
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Organization(s)
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory,
PNNL,
Oak Ridge National Laboratory,
ORNL,
U.S. Department of Energy,
DOE
Description
Document providing guidance to U.S. home builders who want to accept the challenge.

Community-Wide Zero Energy Ready Home Standard

Publication Date
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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.

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.