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FEMA
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Report from FEMA describing techniques for floodproofing structures.
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Journal of Light Construction,
JLC
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Description
Article describing various types of caulks and sealants, their formulas and best uses.
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National Fenestration Rating Council,
NFRC
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Description
Step-by-step guide demonstrating replacement window selection process.
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UFEI,
Cal Poly
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Description
Website tool that can search for trees by name or characteristics and retrieve data describing tree attributes including site preferences and general characteristics and considerations.
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National Institute of Standards and Technology,
NIST
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Description
Technical study exploring the impact of different installation faults on heat pump performance in a single-family house.
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NAHB Research Center,
Home Innovation Research Labs,
HIRL,
National Renewable Energy Laboratory,
NREL,
Southface
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Description
Report describing construction of test homes in Atlanta, GA meeting Building America savings targets and serving as a basis of design for other homes Martin Dodson plans to build within the Serenbe community.
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Contractor Magazine
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Description
Second part of an article series focusing on servicing high efficiency modcon boilers. This part focuses on paperwork and follow-up communication with the homeowner for scheduling annual maintenance.
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Contractor Magazine
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Description
Article describing the author's experiences in owning and servicing a modcon boiler.
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U.S. Fire Administration,
FEMA
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Description
Description webpage providing information about home fire safety during sever weather for consumers.
Organization(s)
Integrated Building and Construction Solutions,
IBACOS,
U.S. Department of Energy,
DOE
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Description
Report describing development of a package of energy efficiency measures to achieve 60% energy savings in a test house.
Organization(s)
EPA
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Description
Website with consumer information about duct cleaning.
Organization(s)
Florida Solar Energy Center,
FSEC,
Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Construction,
BA-PIRC,
U.S. Department of Energy,
DOE
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Description
Report comparing the performance of seven differing types of residential water heating systems in a side-by-side test configuration over a full year period.
Organization(s)
Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Construction,
BA-PIRC,
Florida Solar Energy Center,
FSEC,
U.S. Department of Energy,
DOE
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Description
Document about testing of seven water heating systems in the Hot Water Systems laboratory in central Florida.
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sidingcost.org
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Description
Website providing the pros and cons of different siding materials for home building, including wood, vinyl, fiber cement, stucco, brick, metal, and stone.
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FEMA
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Description
Fact sheet describing basic design and installation tips for various types of siding for high-wind regions, including vinyl, wood, and fiber cement and discusses sustainable design issues; also published in FEMA P-499 “Home Builder’s Guide to Coastal Construction: Technical Fact Sheet Series.”
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Integrated Building and Construction Solutions,
IBACOS
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Description
Study conducted to help determine cost-effective solutions for heating and cooling houses that are designed to be energy efficient.
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Insulspan
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Description
Website providing information about INSULSPAN structurally insulated panels.
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DOE
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Description
A website providing information on how to properly size a water heater based on tank size, volume, peak hour demand and other factors.
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U.S. DOE
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Description
Information sheet describing how to select a properly sized water heater based on household usage patterns, peak demand, and heater type—whether tankless, solar, or storage-based—to ensure efficiency and adequate hot water supply.
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SIL International,
GTIS
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Description
Web page describing the basics of how to size and build a battery bank for electricity storage.
Organization(s)
Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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Description
How hard can it be to insulate a flat sheet of concrete? I mean you only have three choices – on the top, on the bottom, or on the edge. OK, you might have some combination of the three as well.
Organization(s)
American Society of Heating Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers,
ASHRAE
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Description
Paper describing the development and testing of an affordable net-zero energy house in Lenoir City, Tennessee.
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DOE
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Description
A website discussing the use of consumer-grade small electric wind systems such as turbines to lower energy costs.
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National Renewable Energy Laboratory,
NREL
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Description
Technical report providing site selection guidance for installation of small wind turbines.
Organization(s)
NREL
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Description
Fact sheet describing field validations of a smart ventilation system to assess its effectiveness in assisting low-load homes in humid environments by maintaining acceptable indoor humidity conditions while ensuring adequate ventilation and indoor air quality.
Organization(s)
Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings,
CARB,
Steven Winter Associates,
SWA
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Description
Report describing a comparison of hydrothermal performances of DryRightTM fiberglass batts and kraft-faced fiberglass batts in a south facing wall assembly with a moisture storage cladding material.
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National Renewable Energy Laboratory,
NREL
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Description
Fact sheet outlining the research behind how smart ventilation controls boost energy efficiency and indoor air quality, including research findings from seasonal temperature, timer, and real-time weather-based controls showing that all three systems showed potential for energy savings while...
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NEEA
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Description
Website providing consumers with resources to find, select and install heat pump water heaters.
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National Fire Protection Association,
NFPA
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Description
Article describing building smoke control systems.
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Tobacco Free NYS
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Description
Initiatives of smoke-free housing policies in New York State.
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HUD
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Description
Toolkits for residents and owner/managers who live and work in federally assisted housing.
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FEMA
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Description
Report informing building stakeholders about the risks a snow event poses to their buildings, preventative measures to take before the snow season, and actions that should be taken before, during, and after a snow event.
Organization(s)
Medeek Design
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Description
Webpage providing information about design snow loads and a free interactive ground snow load mapping tool for the contiguous United States, as well as snow load calculation methods.
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American Society of Civil Engineers,
ASCE
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Description
Guide providing detailed explanations of the snow load provisions contained in Standard ASCE/SEI 7-16: Minimum Design Loads and Associated Criteria for Buildings and Other Structures.
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NRCS,
NWCC,
SSWSF
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Description
The website by U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) National Water and Climate Center tracks snowpack sensor stations at multiple sites across the country providing an interactive US map of snow loads.
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Clean Energy Reviews,
CER
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Description
Website article describing the way solar panels are coupled to AC and DC battery energy storage systems.
Organization(s)
Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings,
CARB,
Steven Winter Associates,
SWA
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Description
Report providing a synopsis of a project to evaluate the performance of a roof-integrated solar water heating system.
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SEIA
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Description
SEIA resources page.
Organization(s)
Solar Pathfinder
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Description
Tool determining the most economical and efficient photovoltaic array location and position.
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EPA
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Description
Guidelines to assist builders in designing and constructing homes equipped with a set of features that make the installation of solar energy systems after the completion of the home’s construction easier and less expensive.
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National Renewable Energy Laboratory,
NREL
Description
Document providing incident solar radiation data and window overhang sizing guidance for multiple locations across the U.S.
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SRCC
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Description
The Solar Rating & Certification Corporation is the leading solar heating and cooling product certification program in North America, certifying to the requirements of International and Uniform Codes and Standards
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National Renewable Energy Laboratory,
NREL
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Description
Report identifying the important aspects of building design and construction to enable installation of solar photovoltaic and heating systems at some time after the building is constructed.
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FSEC
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A research paper exploring the design, installation, repair and maintenance of solar water and pool heating technologies.
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DOE
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Website describing how solar water heaters -- also called solar domestic hot water systems -- can be a cost-effective way to generate hot water for your home.
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EPA
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Description
The RERH specifications and checklists take a builder and a project design team through the steps of assessing a home’s solar resource potential and defining the minimum structural and system components needed to support a solar energy system.
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EPA
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Description
Specifications to assist builders in designing and constructing homes equipped with a set of features that make the installation of solar energy systems after the completion of the home’s construction easier and less expensive.
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DOE
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Description
Webpage describing the basics of solar plus storage operations on homes.
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Solmetric Inc.
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Description
Handheld solar site analysis tool capturing whole-horizon images for a site and generating shading analysis reports.
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Walls & Ceilings
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Description
Factsheet describing the use of rigid foam insulation to meet energy efficiency requirements and minimize fire risks.