Case Study
Description
Case study describing an energy efficient retrofit project in hot-humid climates.
Guide
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Guide describing requirements and best practices for mechanical garage exhaust in multifamily buildings.
Guide
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Guide describing the practice of burying HVAC ducts in loose-fill insulation on the attic floor.
Guide
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Guide describing approaches to burying and encapsulating ducts in unconditioned attics to increase the overall R-value of duct insulation.
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.
Guide
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Guide describing how to provide combustion air for fireplaces and how to test fireplaces for combustion safety.
Case Study
Description
Case study showing project and performance data and energy-efficiency measures for a DOE 2017 Housing Innovation Award winning home that was certified to the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria.
Guide
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Guide describing the use of building cavities as supply or return ducts.
Guide
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Guide describing how to undercut the doors in bedroom walls to balance air pressures between rooms and to enable stale air to return to a central heating system.
Reference
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Information sheet about buried ducts.
Case Study
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Case study describing the design and testing of 10 high-performance homes in Farmington, Connecticut.
Case Study
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Case study describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2014 Housing Innovation Award winner that scored HERS 49 without PV.
Reference
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Website describing Minnesota Power’s New Construction Energy Efficiency program that promotes building practices and technologies that enhance new residential construction.
Guide
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Guide describing how to hang HVAC ducts with supporting straps or saddles to adequately support ducts so they do not sag and are not pinched or compressed.
Guide
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Guide describing how to conduct testing for adequate combustion air in the space where a combustion appliance is located if the appliance is located within the conditioned space of the home.
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 testing of a 30-home, high-performance, energy-efficient, sustainable community.
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 combustion furnaces with selection and installation guidance.