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Building America Research-to-Market Plan

2015

Werling Eric

U.S. Department of Energy,

DOE

Report presenting the building america research to market plan.

Building America Residential System Research Results - Achieving 30% Whole House Energy Savings Level in Marine Climates, January 2006 - December 2006

2006

Building America Industrialized Housing Partnership,

et al.

BAIHP,

BIRA,

BSC,

CARB,

DEG,

IBACOS,

NAHBRC,

NREL,

IBCS

Report summarizing research results for the 30% energy savings level and demonstrates that lead builders can successfully provide 30% homes in the Marine Climate Region on a cost-neutral basis.

Building Energy Simulation Test for Existing Homes (BESTEST-EX)

2011

Judkoff Ron,

Neymark Joel,

Polly Benjamin

National Renewable Energy Laboratory,

NREL

Document about testing software predictions of retrofit energy savings in existing homes.

Building Energy Simulation Test for Existing Homes (BESTEST-EX) - Phase 1 Test Procedure: Building Thermal Fabric Cases

2010

Judkoff Ron,

et al.

National Renewable Energy Laboratory,

NREL,

J. Neymark & Associates

Document providing an example procedure for establishing acceptance-range criteria to assess results from software undergoing BESTEST-EX.

Building Materials Property Table, Info-500

2015

Building Science Corporation

BSC

Document presenting some of the key technical properties of many of the most common building materials.

Building Performance Institute Certified Professionals

2021

Building Performance Institute

BPI

A comprehensive list of professional certifications offered by the Building Performance Institute. The webpage includes links to overviews of the different certificates, certification scheme handbooks, and directions for taking certification exams and recertification.

Building Performance: Hurricane Andrew In Florida - Observations, Recommendations, and Technical Guidance, FIA 22

1992

Federal Emergency Management Agency

FEMA

Document containing recommendations on how to brace roofs and gable end walls based on lessons learned from analyzing the destruction from hurricane Andrew.

Building Science Introduction

2011

ENERGY STAR

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,

EPA,

ENERGY STAR

Document outlining building science principles about air flow, heat flow and moisture flow in homes.

Byggmeister Test Home: Analysis and Initial Results of Cold Climate Wood-Framed Home Retrofit

2013

Gates Cathy

National Renewable Energy Laboratory,

NREL,

Building Science Corporation,

BSC,

U.S. Department of Energy,

DOE

Report describing a deep energy retrofit project for a two-family wood framed home located in Belmont, Massachusetts.

Catalog of FEMA Building Science Resources, Sixth Edition, FEMA P-787

2021

Federal Emergency Management Agency

FEMA

Catalog describing FEMA earthquake-resistant construction resources.

Challenges and Opportunities To Achieve 50% Energy Savings in Homes: National Laboratory White Papers

2011

Bianchi Marcus V A

National Renewable Energy Laboratory,

NREL

Report summarizing the key opportunities, gaps, and barriers identified by the national laboratory white papers discussing long-term 50% energy reduction goals.

Changes to the Wind Speed Maps and Wind Design – 2010 Florida Building Code

2012

Building a Safer Florida Inc.

Florida Building Code,

FBC,

International Code Council,

ICI,

Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety,

IBHS

Fact sheet describing changes made to the 2010 Florida Building Code with regards to wind design loads and requirements.

Chicagoland Single-Family Housing Characterization

2012

Brand Larry,

et al.

Partnership for Advanced Residential Retrofit,

PARR,

National Renewable Energy Laboratory,

NREL,

CNT Energy,

Gas Technology Institute,

GTI Energy

Report identifying housing characteristics and energy use for fifteen single-family housing types and specifies measure packages that provide an optimum level of energy savings based on a BEopt analysis.

Coastal Building Success and Failures, FEMA Technical Fact Sheet No. 1.1

2010

Federal Emergency Management Agency

FEMA

Fact sheet describing the characteristics that make for a successful coastal residential building, including design and construction recommendations; also published in FEMA P-499 “Home Builder’s Guide to Coastal Construction: Technical Fact Sheet Series.”

Coastal Climate Resiliency - Retrofitting Buildings for Flood Risk

2014

Department of City Planning New York City

Report describing retrofitting options and methodology for architects, developers, and property owners to use when making decisions about retrofits for common building types in NY.

Coastal Community Resilience Indicators and Rating Systems

2015

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NOAA

Report providing tools and resources to help community planners to improve coastal resilience.

Coastal Construction Manual - Principles and Practices of Planning, Siting, Designing, Constructing, and Maintaining Residential Buildings in Coastal Areas, Fourth edition, Volume I, FEMA P-55

2011

Coulbourne William,

et al.

Federal Emergency Management Agency,

FEMA,

Applied Technology Council,

ATC,

URS Group,

DK Low and Associates,

Atkins,

TLSmith Consulting

Volume 1 of a two-volume report providing a comprehensive approach to planning, siting, and risk management for homes constructed in coastal environments.

Coastal Construction Manual - Principles and Practices of Planning, Siting, Designing, Constructing, and Maintaining Residential Buildings in Coastal Areas, Fourth Edition, Volume II, FEMA P-55

2011

Coulbourne William,

et al.

Federal Emergency Management Agency,

FEMA,

Applied Technology Council,

ATC,

URS Group,

DK Low and Associates,

Atkins,

TLSmith Consulting

Volume II of a two-volume report providing a comprehensive approach to design, construction, and renovation of homes located in coastal environments.

Coastal Hazards: The Importance of “Going Green and Building Strong”

2019

Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety

IBHS

Article summarizing the IBHS stance on building practices that can mitigate the impact of high winds and storm surge on structures.

Commissioning of the Fresno, California, Retrofit Unoccupied Test House

2013

Stecher Dave,

Imm C

Integrated Building and Construction Solutions,

IBACOS,

U.S. Department of Energy,

DOE

Report about instrumentation and limited short-term testing completed on a retrofit unoccupied test house in Fresno, California.

Comparison of Home Retrofit Programs in Wisconsin

2013

Cunningham Kerrie,

Hannigan Eileen

University of Minnesota,

UMN,

U.S. Department of Energy,

DOE

Research study comparing various retrofit models in Wisconsin to evaluate performance in terms of savings per home and program cost per home to assess the relative cost effectiveness of each program design.

Conceptual 3D Advanced Framing Drawing

2011

Green Building Advisor

Document containing a 3D drawing (CAD) of advanced framing details.

Construction of Low-Rise Buildings in Cyclone Prone Areas and Modification of Cyclone

2015

Keote Shreyas Ashok,

Kumar Dhanendra,

Singh Rishabh

Journal of Energy and Power Sources,

Indian Institute of Technology BHU Varanasi,

IIT BHU

Article describing construction best practices to help reduce the wind-induced pressure loads on a low-rise building during a hurricane.

Cooling with a Whole-House Fan

2022

U.S. Department of Energy

DOE

DOE Energy Saver webpage summarizing the use of whole-house fans for cooling.

Cost Effectiveness of Home Energy Retrofits in Pre-Code Vintage Homes in the United States

2012

Fairey Philip W,

Parker Danny S

U.S. Department of Energy,

DOE,

Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Construction,

BA-PIRC,

National Renewable Energy Laboratory,

NREL

Report describing the analytical study of renewable energy retrofits to homes built before 1980 and whether it is cost efficient or not.

Cost of Constructing a Home

2020

Ford Carmel

National Association of Home Builders,

NAHB

Document describing the methodology and results from 2009 to 2019 of the National Association of Home Builders' Construction Cost survey, which collects information from builders on the various components that go into the sales price of a typical single-family home.

Deep Energy Retrofit Guidance for the Building America Solutions Center

2015

Less Brennan,

Walker Iain S

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory,

LBNL

Guidance document on deep energy retrofits.

Deep Energy Retrofits - Lessons learned

2015

Less Brennan,

Walker Iain S

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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.

Deep Energy Retrofits - Occupant Behavior

2015

Less Brennan,

Walker Iain S

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory,

LBNL

Part of a larger LBNL report (Deep Energy Retrofit Guidance for the Building America Solutions Center), the Occupant Behavior chapter discusses how to assess homeowner behavior patterns and use these patterns to enhance overall energy savings.

Deep Energy Retrofits - Over-Time, Phased Guidance

2015

Less Brennan,

Walker Iain S

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory,

LBNL

Part of a larger LBNL report (Deep Energy Retrofit Guidance for the Building America Solutions Center), the Over Time, Phased Guidance chapter presents a phased approach to deep energy retrofits.

Design Guide For Improving Hospital Safety In Earthquakes Floods and High Winds: Providing Protection To People And Buildings, FEMA 577

2007

Federal Emergency Management Agency

FEMA

FEMA risk management series guide on hospital safety and resilience to natural disasters.

Designing Your Home to Survive Wildfires

2021

Milne Murray

University of California Los Angeles,

UCLA

Wildfire resistant home checklist from Murray Milne, a professor of architecture at UCLA, who outlines seven steps to take to improve a home's chance of survival during a wildfire.

Developing an Energy Performance Modeling Startup Kit

2012

Wood Amber

NAHB Research Center,

National Renewable Energy Laboratory,

NREL,

U.S. Department of Energy,

DOE

Report identifying business models for the remodeling industry that foster remodelers adoption of energy efficiency services.

Developing Pre-Disaster Resilience Based on Public and Private Incentivization

2015

Multihazard Mitigation Council and Council on Finance,

Insurance and Real Estate

National Institute of Building Sciences,

NIBS

Report providing information on ways to incentivize funding of hazard mitigation programs.

Development of Laboratory Test Methods for Low-Cost Indoor Air Quality Sensors

2024

Nebbia Joe

Newport Partners,

U.S. Department of Energy,

DOE

Research report describing the development of standardized test methods for PM2.5 and CO2 sensors enabling reliable, low-cost indoor air quality monitoring and improvement.

Digital Coast

2020

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NOAA

Website helping communities address coastal issues with data, tools, and training resources.

Disconnect or Redirect Your Downspout Brochure

2020

Mid-America Regional Council

MARC

A guide on the use of rain barrels for greater water efficiency and use in gardens and lawns.

DOE Building Energy Codes Program

2020

U.S. Department of Energy

DOE

Website providing information on U.S. residential and commercial building codes including adoption status.

DOE Challenge Home Consolidated Renewable Energy Ready Checklist

2021

U.S. Department of Energy

DOE

Consolidated checklist for the U.S. Department of Energy Challenge Home National Program.

DOE Zero Energy Ready Home National Program Requirements

2022

U.S. Department of Energy

DOE

Website listing implementation timelines and links to various versions of the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home national program requirements.

DOE Zero Energy Ready Home National Requirements, Rev. 04

2020

U.S. Department of Energy

DOE

PDF file explaining the DOE's Zero Energy Ready Home National Requirements (Rev. 04).

DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Program

2020

U.S. Department of Energy

DOE

Homepage for DOE's Zero Energy Ready Homes program.

DOE Zero Energy Ready Homes

2023

Gilbride Theresa L

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory,

PNNL

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.

Don’t Try Building Hugel Swales

2015

Spirko Jack

Permaculture Research Institute

Article describing the difference between swales and hugels (berms used to create soil from woody debris).

Durability by Design: 2nd Edition: A Professional's Guide to Durable Home Design

2015

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development,

Office of Policy Development and Research

HUD,

PD&R

Designer checklist covering hazards involving ground and surface water, rain and water vapor, HVAC and plumbing, sunlight, insects, decay, and natural hazards, and builder checklist covering all disaster resistance, sorted by building component.

Earthquake Home Retrofit Handbook, How to Complete an Earthquake Retrofit Plan for Wood-Frame Residential Buildings.

2007

Seattle Project Impact

A book describing how to complete an earthquake retrofit plan for wood-frame residential buildings.

Earthquake Retrofit Your Home

2020

City of San Jose,

State of California,

Planning Building and Code Enforcement

City of San Jose,

State of California,

Planning Building and Code Enforcement

Factsheet describing ways to retrofit a home to make it more earthquake resistant.

Earthquake Safety

2022

American Red Cross

Webpage providing earthquake safety tips including proactive home structure and utility action items.

Effect of Residential Ventilation Techniques for Hot and Humid Climates on Indoor Concentrations and Emission Rates of Volatile Organic Compounds

2005

Hodgson Alfred T,

Moyer Neil,

Beal David

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory,

LBNL,

Florida Solar Energy Center,

FSEC

A report describing six mechanical ventilation strategies that were evaluated for their ability to control indoor humidity levels over 14-day periods with simulated occupancy.

Effect on Wind Pressures by Variation of Roof Pitch of Low-Rise Hip-Roof Building

2015

Irtaza,

Javed,

Jameel

Asian Journal of Civil Engineering

Article presenting a numerical study of wind pressure on the low-rise hip-roof building by varying the roof pitch using computational fluid dynamics computer modeling and wind tunnel testing of hip roofs with different roof pitches: 15°, 20°, 30° and 40°.

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