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Brochure intended to provide readers with a working knowledge of residential heating and cooling duct systems.

Document illustrating some analysis concepts that are proven to be effective and reliable in analyzing the transient energy usage of advanced energy systems as well as of entire houses.

Information sheet with information about insulating and ventilating attics.

Part 2 of an article discussing how to maximize two-pipe steam systems for resident space heating.

Report investigating the nature, strength, and durability of connections between high performance dwellings and developments.

Results from a research program testing airtightness, implications of air leakage and contaminant reduction over the garage-to-house interface.

Standards for requirements, performance, construction, workmanship and others for structural-use panels.

Guide on retrofitting insulation in cavities.

Report providing information based on research and case studies, to remodelers and consumers about opportunities to increase home energy performance.

Brochure describing insulation approaches for homes with slab-on-grade floors.

Brochure with information about how to select and install house wrap and other weather-resistive barriers.

Report developed for Habitat for Humanity about lessons learned from demonstration retrofit projects undertaken by Habitat for Humanity affiliates in New York, Maryland, and Pennsylvania; with building systems consulting and technical assistance provided by Steven Winter Associates.

Paper describing testing for the first of a series of six near net-zero-energy test houses, using the results to work towards the construction of a true net-zero-energy house.