Skip to main content

Resources

Explore a library of home construction and renovation guidance and easily search through galleries containing hundreds of building science-related photos, drawings, videos, CAD files, case studies, and presentations.

Filter

View Library

Showing 49 - 72 of 86 results:

Case Study:

New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Lancaster County Career and Technology Center Green Home 3 - Mount Joy, Pennsylvania

Case Study:

Operation Helping Hands Green Dream 2 Prototype, New Orleans, Louisiana

Presentation:

Planning for Results - Best Practices That You Can Apply to Your Business

Image:

Pool pumps perform many functions in a swimming pool including circulating water through the filtration system and heater, backwashing the filter, operating a chlorinator, providing water for the pool sweeper, etc.

Pool pumps perform many functions in a swimming pool including circulating water through the filtration system and heater, backwashing the filter, operating a chlorinator, providing water for the pool sweeper, etc.
Image:

RESNET Grade I installation of spray foam insulation

RESNET Grade I installation of spray foam insulation
Image:

Right - Batt was properly split around wires to achieve RESNET Grade I

Right - Batt was properly split around wires to achieve RESNET Grade I
Image:

Right - Rigid foam slab edge insulation is installed along the exterior edge of a monolithic slab foundation.

Right - Rigid foam slab edge insulation is installed along the exterior edge of a monolithic slab foundation.
Image:

Right – An ENERGY STAR washer and heat pump dryer save energy and money for home owners.

Right – An ENERGY STAR washer and heat pump dryer save energy and money for home owners.
Image:

Right – RESNET grade I installation of batt insulation

Right – RESNET grade I installation of batt insulation
Image:

Right – RESNET Grade I installation of blown insulation

Right – RESNET Grade I installation of blown insulation
Image:

Right – This National Fenestration Rating Council (NFRC) label shows the insulation U-Factor, solar heat gain coefficient, visible transmittance, and condensation resistance for this triple-pane window.

Right – This National Fenestration Rating Council (NFRC) label shows the insulation U-Factor, solar heat gain coefficient, visible transmittance, and condensation resistance for this triple-pane window.
Image:

Right – This regional production builder of DOE Zero Energy Ready certified homes provides monthly in-house training sessions to educate its staff on the energy-efficiency features of its high-performance homes.

Right – This regional production builder of DOE Zero Energy Ready certified homes provides monthly in-house training sessions to educate its staff on the energy-efficiency features of its high-performance homes.
Image:

Right – Window meets ENERGY STAR requirements

Right – Window meets ENERGY STAR requirements
Image:

Right- The WaterSense label shows this toilet uses less water.

Right- The WaterSense label shows this toilet uses less water.
Image:

Rigid foam forms an insulating bond break between the foundation wall and the slab

Rigid foam forms an insulating bond break between the foundation wall and the slab
Image:

Service water pressure gauge

Service water pressure gauge
Presentation:

Site Supervisor Designation: Modules

Site Supervisor Designation: Modules
Image:

Southern Energy Homes constructed the first DOE Zero Energy Ready certified manufactured home and the DOE collected 15 months of performance data on it, a HUD code home, and an ENERGY STAR home.

Southern Energy Homes constructed the first DOE Zero Energy Ready certified manufactured home and the DOE collected 15 months of performance data on it, a HUD code home, and an ENERGY STAR home.
Image:

Spray foam insulation is installed in open wall cavities to air seal and insulate

Spray foam insulation is installed in open wall cavities to air seal and insulate
Case Study:

Technology Solutions Case Study: Zero Energy Ready Home and the Challenge of Hot Water on Demand

Image:

The EnergyGuide label for this refrigerator shows that it is estimated to use 630 kWh/yr (approximately 1.7 kWh per day) based on a standard test procedure

The EnergyGuide label for this refrigerator shows that it is estimated to use 630 kWh/yr (approximately 1.7 kWh per day) based on a standard test procedure
Image:

These apartments built by Haynes Construction in Meriden, Connecticut, achieved certification to both the U.S. Department of Energy’s Zero Energy Ready Home Program and the Passive House Institute U.S. and were funded as affordable housing.

These apartments built by Haynes Construction in Meriden, Connecticut, achieved certification to both the U.S. Department of Energy’s Zero Energy Ready Home Program and the Passive House Institute U.S. and were funded as affordable housing.
Image:

These townhomes built by Haynes Construction in Meriden, Connecticut, achieved certification to both the U.S. Department of Energy’s Zero Energy Ready Home Program and the Passive House Institute U.S. and were funded as affordable housing.

These townhomes built by Haynes Construction in Meriden, Connecticut, achieved certification to both the U.S. Department of Energy’s Zero Energy Ready Home Program and the Passive House Institute U.S. and were funded as affordable housing.
Image:

This home bears a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home label on its front window next to the ENERGY STAR window label.

This home bears a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home label on its front window next to the ENERGY STAR window label.