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Research study describing experiments run in an unoccupied 1600 square foot house to evaluate the delivered performance as well as the relative performance of a SEER 21 variable capacity heat pump versus a SEER 13 heat pump.

Archived 2014 EPA newsroom release describing new EnergyStar standards for clothes dryers.

PDF detailing the inspection and verification guidance for WaterSense labeled new homes including indoor and outdoor efficiency requirements, and homeowner and building management education.

Guidance on performance of current diagnostics as well as a draft test method for use in future air flow evaluations.

Measure Guideline describing how to assess and carry out the isolation of natural draft combustion appliances from the conditioned spaces of low-rise residential buildings.

This measure guideline provides guidance on combustion safety inspection procedures for appliances and heating equipment that use indoor air for combustion and dilution of flue gases in low-rise residential buildings.

Report describing a lighting and smart power strip retrofit evaluation that was conducted on 56 all-electric, existing Florida homes to see how lighting and miscellaneous electric loads might be reduced.

This report investigates whether mini-split heat pumps can live up to their potential for one market segment: multifamily retrofits.

Research project aimed to verify whether homes in the New Jersey HPwES program achieved 30% source energy savings, and if so, what measures were implemented to achieve them.

The ENERGY STAR criteria for refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers, and freezers.

Resource to help builders better understand the WaterSense requirements for labeled homes and assist them in meeting the criteria so they can receive the label for their new construction.

Technical study exploring the impact of different installation faults on heat pump performance in a single-family house.

Website providing consumers with resources to find, select and install heat pump water heaters.

A research paper discussing the use of foundation heat exchangers for ground source heat pump systems in European climates.

Resource that provides a checklist of program criteria for water-efficient new homes under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) WaterSense program.