Showing 51 - 100 of 182 results:
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National Association of Home Builders Research Center,
et al.
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NAHB Research Center,
DOE,
GBA,
ORNL,
EPA
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Document presenting step-by-step process for installing rigid insulating sheathing over wood studs or house wrap.
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Author(s)
Ojczyk Cindy
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Organization(s)
University of Minnesota,
U.S. Department of Energy,
DOE,
NothernSTAR
Description
Report exploring alternative methods to find long-term solutions to energy loss in 1 ½-story homes to save energy, improve comfort, prevent frost buildup on the underside of the roof deck, and reduce the risk of ice dam formation/reformation.
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Author(s)
Hudson Rebecca,
Vijayakumar Gayathri
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Organization(s)
Steven Winter Associates,
U.S. Department of Energy and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Description
A presentation describing the details of the ENERGY STAR Multifamily New Construction program requirements.
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Author(s)
Less Brennan,
Walker Iain S
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Organization(s)
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Description
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.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Organization(s)
NOAA
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Website helping communities address coastal issues with data, tools, and training resources.
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U.S. Department of Energy
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Organization(s)
DOE
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Website listing implementation timelines and links to various versions of the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home national program requirements.
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Author(s)
U.S. Department of Energy
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Organization(s)
DOE
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PDF file explaining the DOE's Zero Energy Ready Home National Requirements (Rev. 04).
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Author(s)
Zero Energy Ready Home,
U.S. Department of Energy
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Organization(s)
ZERH,
DOE
Description
Checklist describing solar water heating recommendations per the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home program.
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Author(s)
Spirko Jack
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Organization(s)
Permaculture Research Institute
Description
Article describing the difference between swales and hugels (berms used to create soil from woody debris).
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Author(s)
ADM Associates,
et al.
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Organization(s)
CEC,
LBNL,
FSEC
Description
Research project addressing low-cost options that reduce monthly energy costs and improve the quality of life by enhancing comfort levels in low-income homes.
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ENERGY STAR
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Organization(s)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
EPA,
ENERGY STAR
Description
Website describing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's ENERGY STAR New Homes and Apartments program with links to builder and homeowner resources.
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ENERGY STAR
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Organization(s)
ENERGY STAR
Description
A FAQ explaining the purpose of the Energy Independence and Security Act, a law which sets energy efficiency standards for lightbulbs.
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Author(s)
Baechler Michael C,
et al.
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Organization(s)
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory,
PNNL,
Oak Ridge National Laboratory,
ORNL,
U.S. Department of Energy,
DOE
Description
Document providing descriptions of the many insulation options available to homeowners, along with guidance on where, when, and how to install insulation throughout your house.
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Author(s)
ENERGY STAR
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Organization(s)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Description
ENERGY STAR factsheet describing the HVAC Quality Installation Program
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Author(s)
ENERGY STAR
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Organization(s)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
EPA,
ENERGY STAR
Description
A list of clothes dryers that made the EnergyStar Most Efficient list for 2021, delivering cutting technological innovation along with energy efficiency.
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Author(s)
ENERGY STAR
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Organization(s)
ENERGY STAR,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
EPA
Description
Webpage on the ENERGY STAR website that list products that exceed the ENERGY STAR minimum criteria for their category, with links to several product categories, including windows, HVAC, home appliances, and computer monitors.
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Author(s)
ENERGY STAR
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Organization(s)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
EPA
Description
Website showing compliance timelines for various versions of the ENERGY STAR Multi-Family New Construciton program requirements with links to national program requirements documents and checklists.
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Author(s)
ENERGY STAR
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Organization(s)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
EPA,
ENERGY STAR
Description
Webpage with links to documents providing the program requirements and checklists for ENERGY STAR Certified Multifamily Homes, national and regional program requirements.
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Author(s)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Organization(s)
EPA
Description
Webpage with links to documents providing the program requirements and checklists for ENERGY STAR Certified Single-Family New Homes.
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Author(s)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Organization(s)
EPA
Description
Archived 2014 EPA newsroom release describing new EnergyStar standards for clothes dryers.
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Building Science Corporation
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Organization(s)
BSC
Description
Information sheet briefly summarizing double stud with spray foam wall construction including the advantages and disadvantages of this construction strategy.
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Author(s)
Judkoff Ron,
et al.
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Organization(s)
National Renewable Energy Laboratory,
NREL,
J. Neymark & Associates
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Document providing an example procedure for establishing acceptance-range criteria to assess results from software undergoing BESTEST-EX.
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Federal Emergency Management Agency
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FEMA
Description
Website providing a compilation of guidance, case studies, tools, and training to assist local communities as they are in the midst of managing recovery post-disaster.
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Federal Emergency Management Agency
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FEMA
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Fact sheet discussing safe room and storm shelter door assemblies along with ICC® 500 compliance.
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Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Organization(s)
FEMA
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Website providing links to scalable guidance and tools about the importance of earthquake mitiation to the private sector, its owners, managers, and employees.
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Federal Emergency Management Agency
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FEMA
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Website describing the national flood insurance program and how to purchase flood insurance.
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Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Organization(s)
FEMA
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A website providing information on funding for mitigation programs to reduce disaster losses under FEMA's Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.
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Author(s)
Bohac Dave,
et al.
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Organization(s)
NorthernSTAR,
University of Minnesota,
UMN
Description
Report describing a project focused on the use of home energy ratings as a tool to promote energy retrofits in existing homes.
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Author(s)
Parker Danny S
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Organization(s)
Florida Solar Energy Center,
FSEC
Description
Report comparing a high-performance house with a code-built control home.
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Author(s)
Springer David,
Harrington Curtis
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Organization(s)
National Renewable Energy Laboratory,
NREL
Description
Report presenting the results from several demonstrations of a new method for sealing building envelop air leaks.
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Author(s)
Parker Danny S,
et al.
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Organization(s)
Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Construction,
BA-PIRC,
National Renewable Energy Laboratory,
NREL,
Florida Solar Energy Center,
FSEC
Description
Research report assessing the moisture and cooling load impacts of airtightness and mechanical ventilation in homes in hot-humid climates.
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Author(s)
Lstiburek Joseph W
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Organization(s)
Building Science Corporation,
BSC
Description
Article discussing flow-through assemblies of walls.
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Author(s)
Lstiburek Joseph W
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Organization(s)
Building Science Corporation,
BSC
Description
Journal article describing lessons learned from updating a 16-year-old deep-energy retrofit.
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Author(s)
Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety
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IBHS
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Webpage providing access to the training for building professionals to earn certification as FORTIFIED™ Home Evaluators and FORTIFIED-Wise credentials.
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Author(s)
Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety
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IBHS
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Website providing resources for roofers to construct high-wind, hurricane, and hail-resistant roofs from IBHS Fortified program.
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Author(s)
Parker Danny S
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Organization(s)
Florida Solar Energy Center,
FSEC
Description
The FPC Monitoring project has evaluated radiant barrier systems (RBS) as a new potential DSM program.
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Author(s)
Health Canada,
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
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Organization(s)
CMHC,
Environment Canada
Description
Results from a research program testing airtightness, implications of air leakage and contaminant reduction over the garage-to-house interface.
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Author(s)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Organization(s)
EPA,
ENERGY STAR
Description
Website with information about ENERGY STAR criteria for geothermal heat pumps.
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Author(s)
Wiehagen Joseph,
Del Bianco Marie,
Wood Amber
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Organization(s)
NAHB Research Center,
Home Innovation Research Labs,
HIRL,
U.S. Department of Energy,
DOE
Description
Report detailing field walk-through evaluations, energy simulations for projected savings with exterior insulation upgrades, building envelope energy improvement cost estimates, and installation and maintenance of monitoring equipment and data.
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Author(s)
Steven Winter Associates,
Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings
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Organization(s)
CARB,
SWA
Description
Information sheet about air barriers.
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ENERGY STAR
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Organization(s)
ENERGY STAR
Description
A comprehensive list of all ENERGY STAR home performance programs.
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Author(s)
Kipp Jennison M,
Taylor Nicholas W,
Jones Pierce H
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Organization(s)
Building Energy Efficient Housing for America,
BEEHA,
National Renewable Energy Laboratory,
NREL
Description
Report detailing an evaluation of Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC) residential energy efficiency demand side management (DSM) programs to assess their impacts and relative measures of energy and economic performance.
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Author(s)
Lstiburek Joseph
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Organization(s)
Building Science Corporation,
BSC
Description
Article describing the stack effect in buildings.
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Author(s)
Diez Roy
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Organization(s)
New Home Source
Description
Article summarizing for potential homeowners items to check or demand from the builder in designing a home for a cold climate.
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Author(s)
Theresa Gilbride
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Organization(s)
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Description
Factsheet describing the performance criteria and key components of DOE Zero Energy Ready homes.
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Author(s)
Davis Bruce,
Dastur Cyrus,
Warren William E
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Organization(s)
Oak Ridge National Laboratory,
ORNL,
Advanced Energy,
U.S. Department of Energy,
DOE
Description
Report outlining results from a 2005 hygrothermal pilot study in the South.
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Author(s)
Springer David,
German Alea
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Organization(s)
Alliance for Residential Building Innovation,
ARBI,
Davis Energy Group
Description
Report on on lessons learned from building one multifamily home to the Zero Energy Ready Home program requirements.
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Author(s)
NOAA Office for Coastal Management
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Organization(s)
NOAA
Description
Case study describing Alachua County, Florida’s, green infrastructure strategy for land use development that incorporates rain gardens, ponds, swales, and native vegetation to manage stormwater.
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Author(s)
ENERGY STAR
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Organization(s)
ENERGY STAR
Description
A website explaining the measurement of light bulbs, measurable in lumens, & brightness levels that ENERGY STAR products produce.
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Author(s)
ENERGY STAR
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Organization(s)
ENERGY STAR
Description
A website explaining the basics of LED lightning, their lifespan, their use in general lighting applications, the amount of heat produced, and why you should choose ENERGY STAR certified LED products for your home.