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Author(s)
Leah Draffen
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Organization(s)
Builder Online
Description
Article describing ways builders can improve the hurricane resistance of the homes they construct, especially 1) strengthening the continuous load path, 2) upgrading the building envelope, and 3) improving the roof system performance.
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Author(s)
David Yuill,
et al.
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Organization(s)
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Description
Report describing a project whose goal was to determine the prevalence of residential comfort system faults with a focus on air conditioners and heat pumps, and on key faults that can occur during installation: (1) incorrect refrigerant charge level (undercharge or overcharge); (2) indoor coil...
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Author(s)
Michael Gevelber,
Michael Browne,
and Tharanga Jayarathne
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Organization(s)
Boston University,
Advanced Building Analysis
Description
Report (1) compares existing measurement methods, based on field testing in a wide range of buildings, (2) presents the development of two new methods to directly measure exterior and interior leakage of an attached unit, and compares to existing methods; and (3) experimentally evaluates the...
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Organization(s)
EPA
Description
Fact sheet describing actions homeowners can take to safely cleanup their homes after a flood with links to additional resources from the EPA.
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Author(s)
Kaushik Biswas,
et al.
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Organization(s)
GTI Energy,
Dvele Inc.,
Oak Ridge National Laboratory,
ORNL
Description
Report documenting the Transformative Efficiency and Automation in Modular Homes (TEAMH) project, which evaluates the integration of advanced building envelope technologies and automation-assisted modular construction to improve residential energy performance and construction efficiency.