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Building America Performance Analysis Procedures, Revision 1

Publication Date
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Author(s)
Hendron Robert,
et al.
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Organization(s)
National Renewable Energy Laboratory,
NREL,
Partnership for Resource Conservation,
Mountain Energy Partnership,
U.S. Department of Energy,
DOE
Description
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.

Introduction to Buildings Systems Performance: Houses that Work II

Publication Date
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Author(s)
Building Science Corporation,
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
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Organization(s)
BSC,
NREL
Description
Report that describes BSC's Houses That Work II (HTWII) climate-specific technical resource, beginning with an overall HTWII introduction and four sections explaining the four most important hygro-thermal climate regions: Hot-Humid, Mixed-Humid, Cold, and Hot-Dry/Mixed-Dry.

The reHABITAT Guide: For Energy- and Resource-Efficient Retrofit Strategies

Publication Date
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Author(s)
Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings,
National Renewable Energy Laboratory,
Steven Winter Associates
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Organization(s)
CARB,
NREL,
SWA
Description
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.

Toward Simple, Affordable Zero Energy Houses

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Author(s)
Christian Jeffrey E,
Beal David,
Kerrigan Philip
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Organization(s)
Oak Ridge National Laboratory,
ORNL,
Florida Solar Energy Center,
FSEC,
Building Science Corporation,
BSC
Description
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.