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This library contains research reports produced by the Building America program and other building science resources used to support this Solution Center. The materials cover both new construction and existing homes. Use the search box and/or the filters to explore hundreds of residential building resources. Access to some references not produced by Building America may require purchase from the publisher. Documents are listed alphabetically. While we continually update our database, links may have changed since posting. Please contact our webmaster if you find broken links.

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Miller
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Mayfield Renewables
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Website article describing the advantages and disadvantages of AC and DC battery energy storage systems and inverters for solar power systems.
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Clean Energy Reviews
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CER
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Website providing comparison charts and reviews of battery energy storage systems for solar power systems.
Author(s)
Bhandari Mahabir,
Kunwar Niraj,
Gehl Anthony,
Curcija Charlie
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory,
ORNL,
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory,
LBNL
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DOE-sponsored report describing a study investigating the energy savings potential of cellular shades in homes.
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Clean Energy Reviews
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CER
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Website providing comparison charts and reviews of hybrid inverters for solar power systems.
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Sacramento Municipal Utility District
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SMUD
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Webpage describing benefits of adding battery storage to homes and an estimation tool.
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Clean Energy Reviews
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CER
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Website providing comparison charts and reviews of off-grid inverters for solar power systems.
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Solar Pathfinder
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Solar Pathfinder
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Tool determining the most economical and efficient photovoltaic array location and position.
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Solmetric Inc.
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Solmetric Inc.
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Handheld solar site analysis tool capturing whole-horizon images for a site and generating shading analysis reports.