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Article summarizing for potential homeowners items to check or demand from the builder in designing a home for a cold climate.
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Research study investigating the energy performance and cost effectiveness of several state-of-the-art retrofit strategies that could be used in residential houses in the Boston and New England area.
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Presentation from Light Home on how to construct homes in hot climate zones.
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Case study describing building in cold and very cold climates.
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Video describing a furring in framing technique to further insulate a pre-existing Alaskan house.
Case Study
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Case study describing Building America's Optimized Solutions for energy efficient home construction in cold and very cold climates.
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Presentation by Home Performance Contractor Academy giving building science advice for for homes in dry climate zones, specifically building envelope, air sealing, and attics. Part 5 of 7.
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Case study describing Building America's Optimized Solutions for energy efficient home construction in hot-dry and mixed-dry climates.
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Webinar that reviews market-ready and innovative technology options for all-electric homes in cold climates. It will also discuss building envelope options as well as HVAC and water heating solutions. Free EEBA Digital Chalk account required to view.
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Case study describing Building America's Optimized Solutions for energy efficient home construction in a mixed-dry climate.
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Case study describing Building America's Optimized Solutions for energy efficient home construction in a hot-humid climate.
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The objective of this research was to quantify the field performance of wood-frame walls clad with a variety of common claddings in a mixed-humid climate.
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Report focusing on building envelopes that have been enhanced with phase change materials (PCMs), which can simultaneously reduce total cooling loads and shift peak-hour loads.
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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. Walls with...
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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.
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Case study describing the application of insulated siding on an existing home.