Case Study
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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.
Information Guide
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Information guide describing how to apply a whole-house approach to home improvement with energy efficiency upgrades, improved indoor air quality, and increased comfort.
Case Study
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Case study describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2017 Housing Innovation Award winner that scored HERS 41 without PV and 8 with PV.
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.
Case Study
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Case study describing Building America's Optimized Solutions for energy efficient home construction in a mixed-dry climate.
Case Study
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Case study describing Building America's Optimized Solutions for energy efficient home construction in a hot-humid climate.
Case Study
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Case study describing Building America's Optimized Solutions for energy efficient home construction in hot-dry and mixed-dry climates.
Case Study
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Case study describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2013 Housing Innovation Award Winner in Winter Park FL that scored HERS 57 without PV or HERS -7 with PV.
Video
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Video describing the high-performance building details of a new home construction project.
Case Study
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Case study describing the family-run Treasure Homes that achieved a HERS rating of 46 without PV on its prototype “Gem” home, located on the blustery shores of Lake Michigan in northern Indiana.
Case Study
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Case study describing a deep energy retrofit, turning an old school into 12 high-end apartments in Greenfield, MA.
Reference
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Guidebook providing useful examples of high performance retrofit techniques for the building enclosure of wood frame residential construction in a cold and somewhat wet climate.
Case Study
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Case study describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2014 Housing Innovation Award winner that scored HERS 69 without PV and -1 with PV.
Case Study
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Case study describing 50% energy saving projects for new multifamily homes in cold climates.
Case Study
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Case study describing the Green Home 3 project, which achieved a 44% whole-house energy savings over the Building America New Construction B10 Benchmark, DOE Zero Energy Ready Home certification, and National Green Building Standard Gold-level certification.
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.
Information Guide
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Information guide describing the concept of moisture flow in residential buildings.
Guide
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Guide describing how to use a blower door test to determine building envelope air leakage.