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This library contains research reports produced by the Building America program and other building science resources used to support this Solution Center. The materials cover both new construction and existing homes. Use the search box and/or the filters to explore hundreds of residential building resources. Access to some references not produced by Building America may require purchase from the publisher. Documents are listed alphabetically. While we continually update our database, links may have changed since posting. Please contact our webmaster if you find broken links.

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How Many Hours-of-Safety Do Our Homes Have in Extreme Weather?

Author(s)

Jacob Corvidae,

Sneha Ayyagari

Organization(s)

RMI

Publication Date

July, 2019

Article from RMI on how climate change is leading to an increase in critical extreme heat hours and what smart building strategies can be taken to mitigate some of these effects including paint color and insulation.

Prefabricated Zero Energy Retrofit Technologies: A Market Assessment

Author(s)

Egerter Amy,

Campbell Martha

Organization(s)

Rocky Mountain Institute,

RMI,

U.S. Department of Energy,

DOE

Publication Date

March, 2020

Report describing the current state of technology and market gaps for industrialized retrofits as demonstrated by Energiesprong in the Netherlands and providing key recommendations for how the United States might develop its own capacity for such retrofits.