Case Study
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Case study describing an energy efficient retrofit project in hot-humid climates.
Case Study
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Case study describing a builder in Georgia that designs energy-efficient homes for a green community, yielding homes with HERS scores as lowas 59 and electric bills as low as $50 a month.
Guide
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Guide describing how to design HVAC systems to be located within the conditioned space of the home, either in a utility closet or in an attic, basement, or crawl space.
Video
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Video describing how to seal air handler cabinet seams.
Reference
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Report about a building project in the marine climate.
Reference
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Information sheet about buried ducts.
Reference
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Report detailing retrofit of two existing houses in the Wyandotte Neighborhood program.
Reference
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Project discussing buried or encapsulated ducts and their pros and cons.
Reference
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Report about partnership to build three communities of net zero houses.
Reference
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Report providing information based on research and case studies, to remodelers and consumers about opportunities to increase home energy performance.
Reference
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Report investigating performance and energy savings potential of heat pump water heaters.
Reference
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Report describing work conducted by the Building Science Corporation (BSC) Building America Research Teams Energy Efficient Housing Research Partnerships project.
Guide
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Guide describing the use of building cavities as supply or return ducts.
Case Study
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Case study describing a four-square Concord home retrofitted by Building Science Corporation in Massachusetts.
Case Study
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Case study describing the first DOE Zero Energy Ready Home in Georgia that achieved a HERS score of 40 without PV and -10 with PV.
Case Study
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Case study describing the retrofit of a leaky air handler.
Guide
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Guide describing how to thoroughly seal HVAC ducts to ensure air delivery without leakage, and to ensure economical and quiet performance of the HVAC system.
Case Study
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Case study describing a cost-effectively reducing energy use by over 50% in an existing home.
Guide
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Guide describing how to install jump ducts in bedroom walls to balance air pressures between rooms, enabling stale air to return of the central air handler, even when room doors are closed.
Case Study
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Case study describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2014 Housing Innovation Award winner that scored HERS 45 without PV and 32 with PV and is the first home in the world to use a tri-generation system to supply electricity, heating, and cooling on site.
Guide
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Guide describing how to create a designated shelter-from-heat space in a home to help occupants successfully weather an extreme heat event.
Guide
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Guide describing how to upgrade or expand an existing HVAC system.
Guide
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Guide describing design and installation of compact duct systems for central heating and cooling systems.
Guide
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Guide describing the use of ducted returns to return stale air from bedrooms and bathrooms to a central heating system.