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Zero Energy Ready Home,
U.S. Department of Energy
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Organization(s)
ZERH,
DOE
Description
Checklist describing solar water heating recommendations per the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home program.
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Author(s)
Gilbride Theresa L
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Organization(s)
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory,
PNNL
Description
Fact sheet poster describing benefits and qualification of U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) certified Zero Energy Ready Homes and providing eight examples of certified homes.
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Author(s)
Christensen Craig B,
Barker Greg M
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Organization(s)
National Renewable Energy Laboratory,
NREL,
Mountain Energy Partnership
Description
Study presenting generalized results regarding the effect of surface orientation on annual incident solar radiation for locations in the United States.
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Author(s)
Parker Danny S
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Organization(s)
CleanTechnica
Description
Article describing a case study in which a whole-house battery and PV system was tested in a home with cooling and refrigeration during a hurricane in Florida.
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Author(s)
ADM Associates,
et al.
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Organization(s)
CEC,
LBNL,
FSEC
Description
Research project addressing low-cost options that reduce monthly energy costs and improve the quality of life by enhancing comfort levels in low-income homes.
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Author(s)
ENERGY STAR
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Organization(s)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
EPA,
ENERGY STAR
Description
Website describing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's ENERGY STAR New Homes and Apartments program with links to builder and homeowner resources.
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Author(s)
ENERGY STAR
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Organization(s)
ENERGY STAR
Description
A FAQ explaining the purpose of the Energy Independence and Security Act, a law which sets energy efficiency standards for lightbulbs.
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Author(s)
ENERGY STAR
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Organization(s)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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ENERGY STAR factsheet describing the HVAC Quality Installation Program
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Author(s)
ENERGY STAR
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Organization(s)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
EPA,
ENERGY STAR
Description
A list of clothes dryers that made the EnergyStar Most Efficient list for 2021, delivering cutting technological innovation along with energy efficiency.
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Author(s)
ENERGY STAR
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Organization(s)
ENERGY STAR,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
EPA
Description
Webpage on the ENERGY STAR website that list products that exceed the ENERGY STAR minimum criteria for their category, with links to several product categories, including windows, HVAC, home appliances, and computer monitors.
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Author(s)
ENERGY STAR
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Organization(s)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
EPA
Description
Website showing compliance timelines for various versions of the ENERGY STAR Multi-Family New Construciton program requirements with links to national program requirements documents and checklists.
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Author(s)
ENERGY STAR
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Organization(s)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
EPA,
ENERGY STAR
Description
Webpage with links to documents providing the program requirements and checklists for ENERGY STAR Certified Multifamily Homes, national and regional program requirements.
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Author(s)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Organization(s)
EPA
Description
Webpage with links to documents providing the program requirements and checklists for ENERGY STAR Certified Single-Family New Homes.
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Author(s)
Vieira Robin K,
Sheinkopf Kenneth G,
Sonne Jeffrey K
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Organization(s)
Florida Solar Energy Center,
FSEC
Description
Document talking about the topic Energy-Efficient Florida Home Building.
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Author(s)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Organization(s)
EPA
Description
Archived 2014 EPA newsroom release describing new EnergyStar standards for clothes dryers.
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Author(s)
Sullivan Greg P,
et al.
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Organization(s)
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory,
PNNL
Description
DOE-sponsored report describing the experimental setup and results of field studies on using interior cellular shading attachments to reduce solar heat gain in summer and reduce heat loss in winter.
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Author(s)
Peterson Joseph M,
et al.
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Organization(s)
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory,
PNNL
Description
Report describing the methods and results of a field evaluation of the energy performance of cellular shade window coverings.
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Author(s)
Cort Katherine A,
Hunt Walter E
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Organization(s)
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory,
PNNL
Description
DOE-sponsored report describing the experimental setup and results of field studies on using exterior fabric shading attachments to reduce solar heat gain, reduce glare, and improve comfort.
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Author(s)
Bhandari Mahabir,
et al.
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Organization(s)
Oak Ridge National Laboratory,
ORNL,
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory,
LBNL
Description
DOE-sponsored report describing a study investigating the energy savings potential of cellular shades in homes.
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Author(s)
Cort Katherine A,
et al.
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Organization(s)
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory,
PNNL
Description
DOE-sponsored report describing a study investigating condensation buildup on windows when using insulating shades.
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Author(s)
Judkoff Ron,
et al.
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Organization(s)
National Renewable Energy Laboratory,
NREL,
J. Neymark & Associates
Description
Document providing an example procedure for establishing acceptance-range criteria to assess results from software undergoing BESTEST-EX.
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Author(s)
Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Organization(s)
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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Author(s)
Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Organization(s)
FEMA
Description
Fact sheet discussing safe room and storm shelter door assemblies along with ICC® 500 compliance.
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Author(s)
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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Author(s)
Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Organization(s)
FEMA
Description
Website describing the national flood insurance program and how to purchase flood insurance.
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Author(s)
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)
Parker Danny S,
Sonne Jeffrey K,
Sherwin John S
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Organization(s)
Florida Solar Energy Center,
FSEC
Description
Study reporting the results of comparative testing of the effect of various roof types on cooling energy performance in a test facility.
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Author(s)
Florida Solar Energy Center
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Organization(s)
FSEC
Description
Website with information for consumers about solar thermal systems for homes.
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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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Author(s)
Aldrich Robb
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Organization(s)
Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings,
CARB,
Steven Winter Associates,
SWA
Description
Brochure on specifications for PV systems.
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Author(s)
Aldrich Robb
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Organization(s)
Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings,
CARB,
Steven Winter Associates,
SWA
Description
Brochure on specifications for solar thermal systems.
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Author(s)
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
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Organization(s)
NREL
Description
A website providing geospatial data , tools, and maps including data on the U.S. solar resources for solar power.
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Author(s)
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)
U.S. Department of Energy
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Organization(s)
DOE
Description
Fact sheet defining a grid-interactive efficient building and its benefits.
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Author(s)
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
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Organization(s)
DOE
Description
Website highlighting the DOE Building Technologies Office Grid-interactive Efficient Buildings Initiative, including technical reports, other publications, resources, and presentations.
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Author(s)
Nubbe Valerie,
Yamada Mary
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Organization(s)
U.S. Department of Energy,
DOE
Description
Report evaluating lighting and electronic building technologies based on their ability to provide grid services and the type of value provided, including efficiency, load shed, load shift, and modulation.
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Author(s)
Heat Island Group,
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
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Organization(s)
LBNL
Description
LBNL webpage introducing heat island effect and cool materials concepts, and providing links to LBNL pages explaining cool pavements, cool roofs, and cool walls.
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Author(s)
Heat Island Group,
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
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Organization(s)
LBNL
Description
LBNL webpage providing resources and tools related to cool technologies, including the SRI calculator and the DOE Cool Roof Calculator.
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Author(s)
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
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Organization(s)
NREL
Description
Provides consumers with general information on solar water heating systems and how to select a contractor.
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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 an introduction to current photovoltaic and solar thermal building practices.
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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
Description
Best Practices document providing an introduction to current photovoltaic and solar thermal building practices.
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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)
Sanchez
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Organization(s)
Home Power
Description
Web article about solar site assessment.
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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)
Christian Jeffrey E
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Organization(s)
Oak Ridge National Laboratory,
ORNL,
American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy,
ACEEE
Description
Report presenting construction methods, building products, appliances and equipment of four single-family houses that achieve dramatic energy reductions and approach “net zero energy” use.
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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)
Sughrue Patrick
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Organization(s)
Premier SIPS Structural Insulated Panels,
Home Power Magazine
Description
A structural insulated panel (SIP) roof has no embedded lumber in the structure, and therefore nothing substantial for attaching PV array and solar hot water mounts. Single or double lumber splines could be put into the panels, or I-joists at 4-foot intervals could be added.
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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.