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Report describing an analysis method for determining optimal residential energy efficiency retrofit packages and applies the analysis method to a 1960s-era home in eight U.S. cities.

Report using a field test plan to evaluate the success of implementing energy efficiency upgrades at the community scale incorporating whole-house systems integrated measures package (SIMP).

Report describing a simple and general way to generate House Simulation Protocol (HSP)-consistent internal sensible and latent loads in unoccupied homes.

Report addressing the ever increasing percentage of whole house energy use that is attributable to miscellaneous electricity loads (MELs) and major appliances.

Study investigating homeowner measure package choices in the Illinois Home Performance with ENERGY STAR program compared to cost-optimal choices determined through Building Energy Optimization (BEopt) modeling software.

Technical report describing the evaluation of four different ventilation strategies for providing make-up air in high-performance, new construction multifamily buildings in the Northeast, emphasizing the challenges posed by increasing airtightness standards and the variability of system performance...

Report describing two retrofit duct sealing techniques - manually-applied sealants and injecting a spray sealant, that were implemented in several low-rise multi-unit buildings in North Carolina.

Technical report describing the SPS (Structural Panel System), an innovative implementation of the "perfect wall" concept, situating environmental control layers on the exterior side of structural components for improved constructability, cost-effectiveness, and performance, validated through the...

Journal article presenting a discussion of the state-of-the- art in electricity management in smart homes, the various enabling technologies that will accelerate this concept, and topics around consumer behavior with respect to energy usage.

FSEC certification and testing page for solar systems.

Document discussing moisture considerations and testing techniques for concrete floors.

Website blog with guidance about calculating heat-loss.

Report discussing the potential energy savings of new high-efficiency downlights, and the results of product testing to date.

Report proposing a procedure for estimating the whole opaque wall R-value (whole-wall R-value), independent of system type and construction materials.

Correcting pressure imbalances in your HVAC system can result in a healthier, more efficient home.

Factsheet describing how to test the duct leakage of a manufactured home in the manufactured home factory.

Report describing a project focused on the use of home energy ratings as a tool to promote energy retrofits in existing homes.

Report about instrumentation and limited short-term testing completed on a retrofit unoccupied test house in Fresno, California.

Repor ourlining testing results from a 53 home monitored sample, long-term energy use of electric resistance clothes dryers.

California Office of the State Fire Marshal's compiled and searchable list of different building materials and their test results for fire resistance.

ASTM standard test method for surface burning response of different building materials which was published in the year 2022 and is available for preview and purchase at the reference link.