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2012 edition of code establishing a baseline for existing building retrofits to reach appropriate safety levels under new construction requirements covered in other ICC codes.

Document providing specifications (including the definition of a consistent reference building for new construction, assumptions and methods for analyzing retrofits of existing buildings) to facilitate accurate and consistent analysis of new and existing, single-family and multifamily, buildings...

Code describing energy codes for energy-conserving and compliant designs in Florida.

Report describing testing and analysis on deep energy retrofits of existing single-family homes in the U.S.

Report presenting the building america research to market plan.

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

Guidance document on deep energy retrofits.

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.

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.

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.

ENERGY STAR website providing information about programs, products and energy efficiency information.

Study investigating homeowner measure package choices in the Illinois Home Performance with ENERGY STAR program compared to cost-optimal choices determined through Building Energy Optimization (BEopt) modeling software.

Animated video demonstrating the continuous load path of a hurricane on a house.

Research report presenting results of short term tests on measures used in an energy efficiency retrofit project in California.

Report presenting performance results from tests conducted on an energy efficiency retrofit project in Stockton, California.

Webpage from DOE describing how to conserve energy and save money with a home energy audit.

Report on air-sealing programs for energy-efficiency retrofits.

Study conducted to help determine cost-effective solutions for heating and cooling houses that are designed to be energy efficient.

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