Case Study
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Case study describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2014 Housing Innovation Award winner in the hot-humid climate that scored HERS 44 without PV.
Video
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Video discussing how homeowners should return to their homes for the first time after a natural disaster according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Guide
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Guide describing strategies for effectively deploying integrated consumer heat pump water heaters (HPWH) in multifamily buildings.
Laboratory Testing of Heat Pump Water Heater Performance: Impact of Airflow and Space Configurations
Reference
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Report describing research conducted to support California’s Title 24, Part 6 Building Energy Efficiency Standards by analyzing the impact of installation location and ventilation on heat pump water heater (HPWH) performance, emphasizing the need for proper installation to maximize efficiency...
Reference
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Standard that applies to storage water heaters, instantaneous water heaters, and circulating water heaters including booster water heaters; the current version of this standard was published in the year 2019 and it is available for purchase along with a digital preview on the ANSI webstore page.
Case Study
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Case study describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2014 Housing Innovation Award winner in the marine climate that scored HERS 43 without PV and 13 with PV.
Video
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This video discusses why it is important to secure a water heater, and then it demonstrates how one can do it themselves. For more preparedness videos in Spanish, Russian, Khmer, Vietnamese, Korean, or Chinese, go to https://www.youtube.com/c/EMDPrepare/playlists.
Case Study
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Case study describing a whole-house, deep energy retrofit project in the marine climate.
Reference
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Conference paper summarizing the relative performance of currently available Heat Pump Water Heaters (HPWH) models, the energy implications of different installation locations (garage, basement, or conditioned space) and ducting configurations (exhaust ducting, full ducting, or no ducting), as well...
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 an alternative ground source heat pump (GSHP) cold-climate application in an attempt to reduce the installation cost of the ground loop portion by containing the entire loop beneath the basement slab.
Guide
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Guide describing the planning and installation process for Heat Pump Water Heaters (HPWHs) in single-family homes, including model selection, installation location, thermal resource adequacy, and condensate removal.
Guide
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This measure guide describes basic steps for designing a thermosiphon solar hot water system.
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 new home construction in the marine climate that achieved 50% savings over the 2004 IECC.
Guide
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Measure guide describing the need to provide an architectural drawing for a future solar hot water installation.
Case Study
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Case study describing a new home builder that strives to address health, safety, and durability issues in a hot and humid climate.
Guide
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This measure guide describes the need to install a mounting surface for equipment related to a future solar hot water installation.
Guide
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Guide describing the need to leave space for a solar hot water tank in the home’s utility room.
Guide
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Guide describing oil-fired boilers and hot water heat distribution systems used for home heating.
Guide
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Guide describing design and installation considerations for combined space and water heating systems using a tankless on-demand water heater, a hydronic heating coil and air handler, and optional cooling coil.
Guide
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Guide describing the need to install a plumbing and wiring chase for a future solar hot water installation.
Guide
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This measure guide describes basic steps for designing and installing an indirect (anti-freeze) solar hot water system.
Information Guide
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Information guide describing general program Zero Energy Ready Home requirements for photovoltaic and solar water heating systems.
Guide
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Guide describing basic steps for designing an integrated collector storage (ICS) or thermosyphon hot water system.
Information Guide
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Information guide describing the installation of a solar bypass valve on an existing hot water tank for a future solar hot water system installation.
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.
Guide
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Guide describing strategies for purging air in existing steam heating systems in multifamily buildings.
Guide
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Guide describing the installation of a tankless hot water heater to provide domestic hot water that is heated on demand without the standby losses associated with tank storage water heaters.
Guide
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Guide describing basic steps for designing a drainback solar hot water system.