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Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: HartmanBaldwin Design/Build, Pasadena, California

Author(s)

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Organization(s)

PNNL

Publication Date

September, 2009

Case study describing a retrofit project in the hot-dry and mixed-dry climate zones.

Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight: Ferrier Custom Homes, Dallas, Texas

Author(s)

U.S. Department of Energy

Organization(s)

DOE

Publication Date

October, 2009

Case study describing a building project in hot-dry and mixed-dry climates.

Existing Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Green Home Solutions by Grupe, Lodi, California

Author(s)

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Organization(s)

PNNL

Publication Date

September, 2009

Case study describing a retrofit project in the hot-dry and mixed-dry climate zones.

Building America Best Practices Case Study Whole-House Solutions for New Homes - Artistic Homes, Albuquerque, NM

Author(s)

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Organization(s)

PNNL

Publication Date

September, 2013

Case study about Artistic Homes of Albuquerque, New Mexico, the first home builder in the United States to offer true net zero energy construction to the average home buyer on every home it builds.

Construction Guide - Next Generation High Performance Walls in Climate Zones 3-5, Part I: 2x6 Walls

Author(s)

Kochkin Vladimir,

Wiehagen Joseph

Organization(s)

U.S. Department of Energy,

DOE,

Home Innovation Research Labs,

HIRL

Publication Date

June, 2017

Part I of the Guide addresses walls constructed with 2x6 wood frame studs, wood structural panel (WSP) sheathing as exterior sheathing, gypsum board as interior sheathing, and a cladding system installed over WSP sheathing in low-rise residential buildings up to three stories in height.