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Building America Top Innovations 2013: Next Generation Advanced Framing

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Building America Top Innovations 2013: Quality Management System Guidelines

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Building America Top Innovations 2013: Window Replacement, Rehabilitation, & Repair Guide

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Building America Top Innovations 2013: Zero Energy-Ready Single-Family Homes

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Building America Top Innovations 2014: ASHRAE Standard 62.2. Ventilation and Acceptable Indoor Air Quality in Low-Rise Residential Buildings

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Building America Top Innovations 2014: California Energy Standards Recognize the Importance of Filter Selection

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Building America Top Innovations 2014: Cost-Optimized Attic Insulation Solution for Factory-Built Homes

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Building America Top Innovations 2014: HVAC Cabinet Air Leakage Test Method

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Building America Webinar: Who's Successfully Doing Deep Energy Retrofits?

Building America Webinar: Who's Successfully Doing Deep Energy Retrofits?
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Building America's Deep Energy Retrofit Research Project Case Study: 1940s Pre-Fabricated Home., Richland, Washington

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Building America's Optimized Solutions for New Homes: Hot-Humid Climate

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Building America's Optimized Solutions for New Homes: Mixed-Humid Climate

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Building America’s Deep Energy Retrofit Research Project Case Study: 1970s Split-Entry Home, Richland, WA

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Building Enclosure: Quality Management Systems

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Building Science Corporation used convection to help cool this structural insulated panel (SIP) cottage in Georgia.

Building Science Corporation used convection to help cool this structural insulated panel (SIP) cottage in Georgia.
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Calculating Design Heating Loads for Superinsulated Buildings, Ithaca NY

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Careful landscaping can preserve roof-top solar exposure and provide shading to help control solar gain through windows.

Careful landscaping can preserve roof-top solar exposure and provide shading to help control solar gain through windows.
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Case Study: Rural Development, Inc., Wisdom Way Solar Village, Greenfield, MA

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Certified Insulated Siding: Quality, Comfort and Energy Performance

Certified Insulated Siding: Quality, Comfort and Energy Performance
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Chesapeake Habitat for Humanity: Affordable Housing Case Study

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Chimney retrofit includes metal strap reinforcement at different levels of the home

Chimney retrofit includes metal strap reinforcement at different levels of the home
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Clerestory windows bring light in from above, reflecting it off of surfaces, making it more appealing than the direct light that comes from skylights

Clerestory windows bring light in from above, reflecting it off of surfaces, making it more appealing than the direct light that comes from skylights
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Climate-specific features include bug- and moisture-resistant concrete block construction and borate-treated interior framing; a hurricane-resistant spray-foamed hip roof; and ventless roof soffits to keep out wind-driven rain.

Climate-specific features include bug- and moisture-resistant concrete block construction and borate-treated interior framing; a hurricane-resistant spray-foamed hip roof; and ventless roof soffits to keep out wind-driven rain.
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Cold Climate Building Techniques & Concepts: Furring In an Outside Wall