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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)
ENERGY STAR,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
EPA
Description
Website for finding rebates and special offers near you on ENERGY STAR certified products. Products that earn the ENERGY STAR label meet strict energy-efficiency specifications set by the U.S. EPA helping you save energy and money while protecting the environment.
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Author(s)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Organization(s)
EPA
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Archived 2014 EPA newsroom release describing new EnergyStar standards for clothes dryers.
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Author(s)
Milby M,
Baker Julie D,
Yee Shannon
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Organization(s)
Partnership for Advanced Residential Retrofit,
PARR
Description
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.
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Author(s)
ENERGY STAR
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Organization(s)
ENERGY STAR,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
EPA
Description
ENERGY STAR's Expert Home Improvements webpage.
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Author(s)
Cullin James R,
et al.
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Organization(s)
American Society of Heating Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers,
ASHRAE,
Oklahoma State University,
OSU,
Oak Ridge National Laboratory,
ORNL
Description
Study characterizing how foundation heat exchangers (FHXs) used in residential ground source heat pump systems represent a potential cost savings due to their lesser first cost over other types of heat exchangers.
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Author(s)
ENERGY STAR
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Organization(s)
ENERGY STAR,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
EPA
Description
ENERGY STAR article on finding a refrigerator or freezer recycling program.
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Author(s)
ENERGY STAR
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Organization(s)
ENERGY STAR,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
EPA
Description
Calculator helping users determine cost savings of refrigerator replacement.
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Author(s)
Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety
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Organization(s)
IBHS
Description
Calculator determining the appropriate design pressures for steep-slope roof coverings for roofers and evlauators.
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U.S. Global Change Research Program
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Organization(s)
USGCRP
Description
Report analyzing the effect of global climate change on national interests, and providing climate predictions.
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American Home Furnishings Alliance
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Organization(s)
AHFA
Description
Regulatory compliance regarding furniture stability requirements
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Author(s)
Peachman Rachel Rabkin
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Organization(s)
Consumer Reports
Description
Article describing the danger of furniture tip-overs
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National Renewable Energy Laboratory,
U.S. Department of Energy
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Organization(s)
NREL,
DOE
Description
Website with prepopulated information about the United States renewable resources.
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Author(s)
Earle Lieko,
et al.
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Organization(s)
National Renewable Energy Laboratory,
NREL,
Mountain Energy Partnership
Description
Research report presenting results of short term tests on measures used in an energy efficiency retrofit project in California.
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Author(s)
U.S. Department of Energy
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Organization(s)
DOE
Description
Fact sheet defining a grid-interactive efficient building and its benefits.
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Author(s)
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
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Organization(s)
DOE
Description
Website highlighting the DOE Building Technologies Office Grid-interactive Efficient Buildings Initiative, including technical reports, other publications, resources, and presentations.
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Author(s)
Goetzler Bill,
Guernsey Matt,
Kassuga Theo
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Organization(s)
U.S. Department of Energy,
DOE
Description
Report evaluating HVAC building technologies based on their ability to provide grid services and the type of value provided, including efficiency, load shed, load shift, and modulation.
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Author(s)
Nubbe Valerie,
Yamada Mary
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Organization(s)
U.S. Department of Energy,
DOE
Description
Report evaluating lighting and electronic building technologies based on their ability to provide grid services and the type of value provided, including efficiency, load shed, load shift, and modulation.
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Author(s)
Fares Robert,
Nubbe Valerie,
Neukomm Monica
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Organization(s)
U.S. Department of Energy,
DOE
Description
Report providing an introduction to core concepts of GEBs, and explaining how flexible building loads can be integrated and controlled to benefit consumers, the grid, and society more broadly.
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Author(s)
Roth Amir,
Reyna Janet
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Organization(s)
U.S. Department of Energy,
DOE
Description
Report addressing the current state of these technologies and the challenges of adapting these to the GEB context.
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Author(s)
Harris Chioke,
et al.
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Organization(s)
U.S. Department of Energy,
DOE
Description
Report focuseing on dynamic window and opaque envelope technologies for GEBs, including electrochromic glazing, automated attachments, and thermal storage.
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Author(s)
Institute of Refrigeration
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Organization(s)
IOR,
Carbon Trust
Description
Guide describing refrigeration leaks, including common leak points, how to fix them, and how to prevent them.
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Author(s)
Rice Joseph
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Organization(s)
Green Building Advisor,
GBA
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Blog post about heat pump clothes dryers.
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Author(s)
Northeast Energy Efficiency Parternship
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Organization(s)
NEEP
Description
A website detailing initiatives on the east coast for the installation and use of high efficiency products.
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Author(s)
U.S. Department of Energy
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Organization(s)
DOE
Description
Factsheet profiling a simple modification that can be made to window air-conditioners to improve their energy efficiency.
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Author(s)
Gerbis Nicholas
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Organization(s)
Home & Garden
Description
Resource that explains how water softeners work to reduce scale.
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Author(s)
Hoak David,
Parker Danny S,
Hermelink Andreas H
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Organization(s)
Florida Solar Energy Center,
FSEC
Description
Report about measurements of three recent vintage dishwashers of very different efficiencies showing that while they are substantially more efficient than older dishwashers.
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Author(s)
Petrie Thomas W,
et al.
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Organization(s)
Oak Ridge National Laboratory,
ORNL,
American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy,
ACEEE
Description
Report sumarizing results of an ICF investigation of side-by-side houses in Knoxville, Tennessee.
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Author(s)
Wirecutter Staff
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Organization(s)
New York Times
Description
Installation tips and product suggestions for mounting hardware.
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Author(s)
Park Ga-Young
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Organization(s)
ENERGY STAR,
U.S. EPA,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Article describing considerations for choosing a room-level air cleaner to improve indoor air quality.
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Author(s)
Federal Trade Commission
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Organization(s)
FTC
Description
FTC website explaining the usefulness of the EnergyGuide label when shopping for home appliances.
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Author(s)
Green Smart Links
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Organization(s)
Green Smart Links
Description
Includes several good how-to videos for anchoring furniture to different wall types
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Author(s)
Edward Louie,
Theresa Gilbride
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Organization(s)
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
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Factsheet describing the advantages and disadvantages of induction cooktops and the role they play in energy efficiency.
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Author(s)
Gromicko Nick,
Gromicko Ben
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Organization(s)
International Association of Certified Home Inspectors,
InterNACHI
Description
Article describing the correct installation of clothes dryer exhaust ducts.
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Author(s)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Organization(s)
EPA
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PDF detailing the inspection and verification guidance for WaterSense labeled new homes including indoor and outdoor efficiency requirements, and homeowner and building management education.
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Author(s)
Building Science Corporation
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Organization(s)
BSC
Description
Article discussing indoor water management.
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Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Organization(s)
FEMA
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Guide describing sound mitigation measures to lower building natural disaster vulnerability to assist local officials and community decision makers in coastal areas.
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Author(s)
Burdick Arlan,
Rapport Ari,
Poerschke Andrew
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Organization(s)
Integrated Building and Construction Solutions,
IBACOS,
Wathen Castanos Hybrid Homes,
WCHH,
U.S. Department of Energy,
DOE
Description
Report using a field test plan to evaluate the success of implementing energy efficiency upgrades at the community scale incorporating whole-house systems integrated measures package (SIMP).
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Author(s)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Organization(s)
EPA
Description
Factsheet with information on energy efficient pool pumps.
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Author(s)
Holladay Martin
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Organization(s)
Green Building Advisor,
GBA
Description
If your kitchen has a powerful exhaust fan, it may be pulling air down your chimney or water-heater flue.
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Author(s)
Fitzgerald J,
Bohac Dave
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Organization(s)
Center for Energy and Environment,
CEE,
NorthernSTAR Building America Partnership,
NorthernSTAR,
University of Minnesota,
UMN
Description
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.
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Author(s)
Brand Larry
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Organization(s)
Partnership for Advanced Residential Retrofit,
PARR,
Gas Technology Institute,
GTI Energy
Description
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.
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Author(s)
Martin Eric,
Sutherland Karen,
Parker Danny S
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Organization(s)
Florida Solar Energy Center,
FSEC
Description
Repor ourlining testing results from a 53 home monitored sample, long-term energy use of electric resistance clothes dryers.
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Author(s)
Chasar Dave,
vonSchramm Valerie
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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,
U.S. Department of Energy,
DOE
Description
Report summarizing a case study about the performance of three occupied homes built in 2009 in San Antonio, Texas.
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Author(s)
Sutherland Karen,
et al.
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Organization(s)
Florida Solar Energy Center,
FSEC
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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.
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California Energy Commission
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Organization(s)
California Energy Commission
Description
Webpage for the CEC’s Modern Appliance Efficiency Database System
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Author(s)
California Energy Commission
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Organization(s)
CEC
Description
List of appliance brands and models, showing their performance and efficiency as tested by the appropriate standard.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
National Weather Service
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Organization(s)
NOAA,
NWS
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A website issuing watches, warnings, forecasts, and analyses of hazardous tropical weather and increasing the understanding of hazards.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
National Weather Service
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Organization(s)
NOAA,
NWS
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The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale is a 1 to 5 rating based on a hurricane's sustained wind speed.
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National Fire Protection Association
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Organization(s)
National Fire Protection Association
Description
Link to the NFPA standards collection; NFPA 211 provides guidelines for construction projects involving chimneys, fireplaces, venting systems, and solid fuel-burning appliances.