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Energy Retrofit Field Study and Best Practices in a Hot-Humid Climate

2013

Martin Eric,

Sutherland Karen,

McIlvaine Janet E R

Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Construction,

BA-PIRC,

Florida Solar Energy Center,

FSEC

Research study examining efficiency retrofit opportunities, typical renovation practices, and pathways for achieving U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) goals for existing homes in Florida.

Energy Savings and Breakeven Costs for Residential Heat Pump Water Heaters in the United States

2013

Maguire Jeff,

et al.

National Renewable Energy Laboratory,

NREL

Report investigating performance and energy savings potential of heat pump water heaters.

Energy Savings From System Efficiency Improvements in Iowa's HVAC SAVE Program

2013

Baker Julie D,

et al.

Partnership for Advanced Residential Retrofit,

PARR,

Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance,

MEEA,

U.S. Department of Energy,

DOE

Report using pre- and post-system upgrade data to analyze the energy savings associated with Iowa's HVAC SAVE program for space heating.

Energy Savings from Window Attachments

2013

Curcija Charlie,

et al.

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory,

LBNL,

U.S. Department of Energy,

DOE

Report describing a comprehensive analysis on energy savings from multiple types of shading devices in multiple climate zones.

Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings, Standard 90.1-2013, ANSI/ASHRAE

2013

American Society of Heating Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers

ASHRAE

A standard providing minimum energy efficiency requirements for buildings that are not low-rise residential buildings.

ENERGY STAR Certified Ventilating Fans

2013

ENERGY STAR

U.S. Department of Energy,

DOE,

ENERGY STAR

Factsheet describing the benefits of purchasing and installing ENERGY STAR rated fans and ventilation products.

Evaluating Ventilation Systems for Existing Homes

2013

Aldrich Robb,

Arena Lois

Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings,

CARB,

Steven Winter Associates,

SWA,

National Renewable Energy Laboratory,

NREL,

U.S. Department of Energy,

DOE

Report describing the evaluation and selection of ventilation systems for homes retrofitted for energy aesthetic and health/safety improvements in Las Vegas.

Evaluation of Automated Model Calibration Techniques for Residential Building Energy Simulation

2013

Robertson Joseph,

Collis Jon,

Polly Benjamin

National Renewable Energy Laboratory,

NREL,

Colorado School of Mines

Research study simulation adapting and applies the general framework described in Building Energy Simulation Test for Existing Homes for self-testing residential building energy model calibration methods.

Evaluation of CNT Energy Savers Retrofit Packages Implemented in Multifamily Buildings

2013

Farley Jene,

Ruch Russell

Partnership for Advanced Residential Retrofit,

PARR,

U.S. Department of Energy,

DOE

Report exploring feasibility of designing prescriptive retrofit measure packages for typical Chicago region multifamily buildings in order to achieve 25% source energy savings.

Evaluation of Early Performance Results for Massachusetts Homes in the National Grid Pilot Deep Energy Retrofit Programs

2013

Gates Cathy,

Neuhauser Ken

Building Science Corporation,

BSC,

U.S. Department of Energy,

DOE

Report summarizing post-retrofit results for 13 existing homes in a deep energy retrofit pilot program.

Evaluation of Retrofit Delivery Packages

2013

Berman Mark,

Smith Pepper,

Porse Erik

Alliance for Residential Building Innovation,

ARBI,

Davis Energy Group

Report evaluating opportunities to improve and streamline delivery of residential retrofit measures.

Evaluation of Savings in Energy-Efficient Public Housing in the Pacific Northwest

2013

Kunkle Rick,

et al.

Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Construction,

BA-PIRC,

U.S. Department of Energy,

DOE

Research study documenting market-ready energy solutions to improve the efficiency of new affordable housing in the marine climate of Washington State.

Evaluation of the Effective Moisture Penetration Depth Model for Estimating Moisture Buffering in Buildings

2013

Woods Jason,

Winkler Jon,

Christensen Dane

National Renewable Energy Laboratory,

NREL

Research study examining the effective moisture penetration depth (EMPD) model and its suitability for building simulations.

Evaluation of Two CEDA Weatherization Pilot Implementations of an Exterior Insulation and Over-Clad Retrofit Strategy for Residential Masonry Buildings in Chicago

2013

Neuhauser Ken

Building Science Corporation,

BSC

Report examining implementation of an exterior insulation and over-clad strategy for brick masonry buildings in Chicago.

Excavationless Exterior Foundation Insulation Exploratory Study

2013

Mosiman Garrett,

Wagner Terence L,

Schirber Tom

NorthernSTAR,

University of Minnesota,

U.S. Department of Labor,

DOE

Research study searching for combinations of existing technologies that could enable a minimally invasive, cost-competitive, easily deployable method of upgrading soil-side foundation insulation in existing buildings.

Expert Meeting Report: Cladding Attachment Over Exterior Insulation

2013

Baker Peter

Building Science Corporation,

BSC,

U.S. Department of Energy,

DOE

Report about an expert meeting focused on issues surrounding cladding attachment and performance of walls with exterior insulating sheathing.

Expert Meeting Report: Energy Savings You Can Bank On

2013

Berman Mark,

et al.

Alliance for Residential Building Innovation,

ARBI,

Davis Energy Group,

U.S. Department of Energy,

DOE

Expert meeting on the topic of performance guarantees and financing vehicles for energy efficiency upgrades.

Expert Meeting Report: Exploring the Disconnect Between Rated and Field Performance of Water Heating Systems

2013

Hoeschele Marc,

Weitzel Elizabeth

Alliance for Residential Building Innovation,

ARBI,

Davis Energy Group,

U.S. Department of Energy,

DOE

The main objective of this expert meeting was to bring together a group of experts intimately involved with issues related to assessing the performance of residential high efficiency water heating systems.

Expert Meeting Report: Foundations Research Results

2013

Ojczyk Cindy,

Huelman Patrick H,

Carmody John

NorthernSTAR,

University of Minnesota,

UMN

Expert meeting report describing the need for greater understanding of foundation systems including moisture and insulation issues.

Expert Meeting Report: Windows Options for New and Existing Homes

2013

Rothgeb Stacey

NorthernSTAR,

National Renewable Energy Laboratory,

NREL

Expert meeting report aimed at a greater understanding of the windows research that Building America partners and national laboratories are engaged in to help professionals and consumers choose best practice strategies.

Expert Meeting: Optimized Heating Systems Using Condensing Boilers and Baseboard Convectors

2013

Arena Lois

Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings,

CARB,

National Renewable Energy Laboratory,

NREL,

Steven Winter Associates,

SWA

Expert meeting held to review and discuss results and future plans for research to improve the performance of hydronic heating systems using condensing boilers and baseboard convectors.

Expert Meeting: Recommended Approaches to Humidity Control in High Performance Homes

2013

Rudd Armin

Building Science Corporation,

BSC

Expert meeting report recommending approaches to humidity control in high performance homes.

Extension Foundation - A Partner to Cooperative Extension

2013

Extension Foundation

Extension Foundation,

Cooperative Extension,

New Technologies for Agricultural Extension,

NTAE

Homepage for Extension Foundation, a partner of the Cooperative Extension System, whose goal is providing an interactive learning environment delivering the best, most researched knowledge from the best land-grant university minds across America.

External Insulation of Masonry Walls and Wood Framed Walls

2013

Baker Peter

Building Science Corporation,

BSC,

National Renewable Energy Laboratory,

NREL

Research study developing baseline engineering analysis to support the installation of thick layers of exterior insulation (2 in. to 8 in.) on existing masonry walls and wood framed walls.

Field Assessment of Energy Audit Tools for Retrofit Programs

2013

Bohac Dave,

et al.

NorthernSTAR,

University of Minnesota,

UMN

Report describing a project focused on the use of home energy ratings as a tool to promote energy retrofits in existing homes.

Flexible Residential Test Facility: Impact of Infiltration and Ventilation on Measured Heating Season Energy and Moisture Levels

2013

Parker Danny S,

et al.

Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Construction,

BA-PIRC,

Florida Solar Energy Center,

FSEC

Research study outlining savings from reducing air infiltration, with and without the addition of mechanical ventilation, using two identical laboratory homes designed to model existing Florida building stock.

Floodproofing Non-Residential Buildings, FEMA P-936

2013

Low David K,

et al.

Federal Emergency Management Agency,

FEMA

Report describing dry floodproofing technologies for non-residential buildings, including information about regulatory requirements, design considerations, and descriptions of floodproofing methods and equipment.

Fort Devens: Cold Climate, Energy-Efficient, Market-Rate Townhomes

2013

Zoeller William,

Grab Joanna,

Slattery Matt

Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings,

CARB,

Steven Winter Associates,

SWA,

U.S. Department of Energy,

DOE

Report about development of effective strategies to reduce the overall building energy use in line with Building America goals in this modestly priced market rate project.

Foundation Design Handbook

2013

Carmody John,

et al.

Oak Ridge National Laboratory,

ORNL,

University of Minnesota

Handbook providing guidance on the design and construction of foundations for homes, including insulation, air sealing, and water management details for basements, crawlspaces, and slabs.

Greenbelt Homes Pilot Energy Efficiency Programs Phase 1 Summary: Existing Conditions and Baseline Energy Use

2013

Wiehagen Joseph,

Del Bianco Marie,

Wood Amber

NAHB Research Center,

Home Innovation Research Labs,

HIRL,

U.S. Department of Energy,

DOE

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.

Ground Source Heat Pump Sub-Slab Heat Exchange Loop Performance in a Cold Climate

2013

Mittereder Nick,

Poerschke Andrew

Integrated Building and Construction Solutions,

IBACOS,

U.S. Department of Energy,

DOE

Report presenting a cold climate project examining and alternative approach to ground source heat pump ground loop design.

Guide to Closing and Conditioning Ventilated Crawlspaces

2013

Dickson Bruce

Integrated Building and Construction Solutions,

IBACOS,

National Renewable Energy Laboratory,

NREL

Report explaining the issues and concerns with conventional ventilated crawlspaces and to outline prescriptive measures for improvements that will create healthier and more durable spaces.

Guidelines for Ventilating Attics and Cathedral Ceilings to Avoid Icings at Their Eaves

2001

Tobiasson Wayne N,

Buska James S,

Greatorex Alan R

Oak Ridge National Laboratory,

ORNL,

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Report describing the use of fresh air ventilation systems to eliminate the formation of icicles and ice dams along the eaves of roofs.

Healthy and Affordable Housing: Practical Recommendations for Building, Renovating and Maintaining Housing

2001

Brennan Terry,

Lstiburek Joseph W

Building Science Corporation,

BSC

Document providing guidance about building healthy homes using building science principles.

High-Efficiency Window Air Conditioners

2013

U.S. Department of Energy

DOE

Factsheet profiling a simple modification that can be made to window air-conditioners to improve their energy efficiency.

High-R Walls for New Construction Structural Performance: Integrated Rim Header Testing

2013

Wiehagen Joseph,

Desjarlais Andre O,

Kochkin Vladimir

NAHB Research Center,

National Renewable Energy Laboratory,

NREL

Report providing testing methodology to evaluate structural rim header designs over openings up to 6 ft. wide and applicable to one- and two-story homes.

High-R Walls for New Construction Structural Performance: Wind Pressure Testing

2013

Desjarlais Andre O,

Kochkin Vladimir

NAHB Research Center,

National Renewable Energy Laboratory,

NREL

Report with test results that serve as a baseline of data for further material tests of other high-R wall systems and for comparison to whole-house wind pressure testing.

Home Fire Sprinkler Cost Assessment

2013

Newport Partners,

National Fire Protection Association

NFPA

Report assessing the costs of home fire sprinkler systems.

Hood River Passive House

2013

Hales David

WSU Extension Energy Programs,

Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Construction,

BA-PIRC

Report documenting short-term test results of the Shift House and compares the results of Passive House Planning Package and Building Energy Optimization modeling of the project.

How To: Mounting Solar on Sips

2013

Sughrue Patrick

Premier SIPS Structural Insulated Panels,

Home Power Magazine

A structural insulated panel (SIP) roof has no embedded lumber in the structure, and therefore nothing substantial for attaching PV array and solar hot water mounts. Single or double lumber splines could be put into the panels, or I-joists at 4-foot intervals could be added.

Hybrid Wall Evaluation for Ten New Construction Homes in Wyandotte, Michigan

2013

Lukachko Alex,

Grin Aaron,

Bergey Daniel

Building Science Corporation,

BSC

Report detailing the design and construction of 10 new houses under the Wyandotte Neighborhood Stabilization Program 2.

Hygric Redistribution in Insulated Assemblies: Retrofitting Residential Envelopes Without Creating Moisture Issues

2013

Lstiburek Joseph W,

Smegal Jonathan

Building Science Corporation,

BSC

Report exploring four questions to determine the level of risk associated with adding drained exterior insulation to the exterior of an existing home during an energy retrofit.

Impact of Pilot Light Modeling on the Predicted Annual Performance of Residential Gas Water Heaters

2013

Maguire Jeff,

Burch Jay

National Renewable Energy Laboratory,

NREL

Journal article presenting modeling of residential gas water heaters via dynamic simulation models to determine the effect of the pilot light on their annual energy consumption.

Improved Modeling of Residential Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps for Energy Calculations

2013

Cutler Dylan,

et al.

National Renewable Energy Laboratory,

NREL,

University of Colorado,

Report presenting improved air conditioner (AC) and heat pump (HP) modeling methods in the context of whole-building simulation tools.

Insurance Difference Between a Hip and Gable Roof

2013

Colucci Robert

RTC Insurance Advisors

Article describing the insurance savings of a home with a hip roof versus a gable roof from the perspective of an insurance advisor.

Interference Effects on Wind Loads on Low-Rise Hip Roof Buildings

2001

Ahmad Shakeel,

Kumar Krishen

Aligarh Muslim University,

University of Roorkee

Article describing how the configuration of surrounding buildings affects the wind loads on a hip roof in a low-rise building.

Is Your Home Protected From Earthquake Disaster? A Homeowner’s Guide to Earthquake Retrofit

2001

Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety

IBHS

Document from IBHS explaining how to inspect homes for earthquake preparedness and retrofit solutions for homes that have suffered structural damage as a result of earthquakes.

Joni Mitchell, Water and Walls, BSI-071

2013

Lstiburek Joseph W

BSC,

Building Science Corporation

Article describing walls and moisture development on them.

Laboratory Evaluation of Gas-Fired Tankless and Storage Water Heater Approaches to Combination Water and Space Heating

2013

Kingston T,

Scott S

Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Construction,

BA-PIRC,

Gas Technology Institute,

GTI Energy

Report summarizing results of testing emerging combo water heating technologies under controlled laboratory operations, that differentiate the performance of the various packaged equipment configurations being offered.

Laboratory Performance Testing of Residential Window Air Conditioners

2013

Winkler Jon,

et al.

National Renewable Energy Laboratory,

NREL

Report providing information about laboratory testing of four residential window air conditioners.

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