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Book presenting the best techniques for energy and resource efficient residential construction in the colder climates of North America.

Report on improving passive design adoption rates.

Research project evaluating the pre-and post-retrofit energy consumption of a marine climate retrofit, compare actual energy use to original predictions, and identify opportunities for cost savings in other similar retrofits in this climate.

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.

Research study making several recommendations to whole-home program designers and implementers for improving the cost effectiveness and reach of whole-home programs.

Report on air-sealing programs for energy-efficiency retrofits.

Research study identifying the best performing, most energy-efficient and cost- effective techniques to provide controlled mechanical ventilation and humidity control in hot- humid climates with thermally efficient building envelopes.

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) is interested in finding cost-effective solutions for deep energy retrofits (DERs) related to exterior wall insulation in a cold climate, with targets of 50% peak load reduction and 50% space conditioning energy savings.

This document covers a description of the need and applied solutions for supplemental dehumidification in warm-humid climates, especially for energy efficient homes where the sensible cooling load has been dramatically reduced.

Report reviewing unvented roof assemblies, such as conditioned attics and unvented cathedral ceilings that are becoming common in North American construction.

Fact Sheet describing the need for supplemental dehumidification, dehumidifier configuration options, and design considerations.

Report presenting performance results from tests conducted on an energy efficiency retrofit project in Stockton, California.

Report describing how space-conditioning systems are operating in the field and if these systems are meeting required standards.

Report on heating and cooling air-distribution ducts that are insulated, installed close to the ceiling in a vented attic and covered with attic insulation to minimize energy loss.

Report on field monitoring of inverter-driven ASHPs in cold-climate homes.

Information sheet about reservoir claddings.

Brochure with details on HVAC duct air sealing.

Information sheet about sealing combustion appliances to ensure good indoor air quality.

Report about seven pilot homes and development of guidelines for deep energy retrofits in cold climates.

Article from NAHB research center describing home building techniques for homes in hot climate zones.

Research study that utilizes EnergyPlus equipped with the moisture capacitance model to analyze the indoor relative humidity in three home types.

Report describing procedures for increasing sensible efficiencies through increased flow rates across the air handling unit and increased indoor coil sizes.

Report outlining the steps of translating a new home construction scope of work (SOW) to SOW for retrofit.

Information sheet providing information about vapor management in building assemblies.

Brochure with information about ducts in conditioned space.