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Federal statistics about national energy consumption in residential homes.

Report on improving passive design adoption rates.

Part of a larger LBNL report (Deep Energy Retrofit Guidance for the Building America Solutions Center), the Lessons Learned chapter focuses on successful deep energy retrofit projects throughout the U.S.

Archived 2014 EPA newsroom release describing new EnergyStar standards for clothes dryers.

Report on on lessons learned from building one multifamily home to the Zero Energy Ready Home program requirements.

Report showing how to identify, inventory, and screen buildings that are potentially hazardous because of seismic hazards.

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.

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.

Resource to help builders better understand the WaterSense requirements for labeled homes and assist them in meeting the criteria so they can receive the label for their new construction.

Resource that provides a checklist of program criteria for water-efficient new homes under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) WaterSense program.

Report assessing the performance and cost-effectiveness of a zero net energy community project in Davis, CA.