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Part of a larger LBNL report (Deep Energy Retrofit Guidance for the Building America Solutions Center), the Lessons Learned chapter focuses on successful deep energy retrofit projects throughout the U.S.
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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).
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Fact sheet poster describing an online tool offered within the Building America Solution Center which provides construction guidance for builders and contractors in building and renovating homes to be more resistant to natural disasters such as hurricanes, flooding, earthquakes and wildfires, etc.
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Document providing a resource to help contractors renovate historic houses, while addressing issues such as building durability, indoor air quality, and occupant health, safety, and comfort.
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Report describing a simple and general way to generate House Simulation Protocol (HSP)-consistent internal sensible and latent loads in unoccupied homes.
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Report developed for Habitat for Humanity about lessons learned from demonstration retrofit projects undertaken by Habitat for Humanity affiliates in New York, Maryland, and Pennsylvania; with building systems consulting and technical assistance provided by Steven Winter Associates.
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Case study poster describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2021 Housing Innovation Award winning custom for buyer home in the cold climate that achieved a HERS score of -16 with PV.
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Case study poster describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2021 Housing Innovation Award winning custom spec home in the mixed-dry climate that achieved a HERS score of 15 with PV.
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Case study poster describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2021 Housing Innovation Award winning custom for buyer home in the hot-humid climate that achieved a HERS score of -21 with PV.
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Case study poster describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2021 Housing Innovation Award winning custom for buyer home in the cold climate that achieved a HERS score of -25 with PV.
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Case study poster describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2021 Housing Innovation Award winning production home in the mixed-dry climate that achieved a HERS score of 34 with PV.
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Case study poster describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2021 Housing Innovation Award winning custom for buyer home in the mixed-humid climate that achieved a HERS score of 24 with PV.
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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.
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Report addressing the ever increasing percentage of whole house energy use that is attributable to miscellaneous electricity loads (MELs) and major appliances.
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This report describes how twenty homes were tested and monitored in the Zone 2 climate of Houston, Texas, U.S.A., to evaluate the humidity control performance and operating cost of six different integrated dehumidification and ventilation systems that could be applied by production homebuilders.
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Case study poster describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2022 Housing Innovation Award winning production home in the mixed-dry climate that used 2x6 16-in. o.c. walls with 5.5 inches of spray foam plus R-5 rigid continuous insulation, R-33 open-cell spray foam attic insulation, and 6.23 kW rooftop...
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Fact sheet describing best strategies to bring ductwork on single-story homes with a slab-on-grade foundation in hot, dry climates into the conditioned envelope of the home intending to highlight the pros and cons of multiple ductwork integration strategies, including traditional duct systems in...
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Document illustrating some analysis concepts that are proven to be effective and reliable in analyzing the transient energy usage of advanced energy systems as well as of entire houses.
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Report presenting a cold climate project that examines the relationships among energy efficient single-family residential thermal enclosures, room-to-room temperature variations, and simplified space conditioning systems.
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Case study poster describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2022 Housing Innovation Award winning production home in the mixed-humid climate that used 2x6 16-inch on-center walls, an R-49 insulted attic, and insulated basement to achieve a HERS score of 45 without PV.
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Report that collected field data from a whole-home program in Illinois are utilized to compare marketplace-installed measures to the energy saving optimal packages previously developed for 15 housing types.
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Case study describing a DOE 2014 Top Innovation on research leading to use of the Home Energy Rating System (HERS) software to auto-generate a fact-filled Green and Energy Efficiency Addendum intended for real estate appraisers.
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Report discussing Building America whole house systems research within the broad effort to reduce or eliminate the environmental impact of building and provides specific recommendations for future Building America research based on Building Science Corporations experience with several recent...
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Case study poster describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2022 Housing Innovation Award winning custom-for-buyer home in the mixed-humid climate that used 2x4 16-inch on-center walls, and R-30 open-cell spray foam attic insulation to achieve a HERS score of 47 without PV.
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Case study poster describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2022 Housing Innovation Award winning custom spec home in the cold climate that used R-22 ICF walls, an ICF insulated basement, and an R-50 cellulose attic insulation to achieve a HERS score of 49 without PV.
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Case study poster describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2022 Housing Innovation Award winning production home in the mixed-humid climate that used 2x6 24-in. o.c. walls, an R-49 insulated attic, and an unvented insulated crawl space to achieve a HERS score of 46 without PV.
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Case study poster describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2022 Housing Innovation Award winning attached home in the mixed-humid climate that used 2x6 16-inch on-center walls, an R-49 insulated attic, and an insulated conditioned basement to achieve a HERS score of 45 without PV.
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Report providing a strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) analysis inherent to different models as a way of thinking about the transition from traditional business models into a viable model for delivering deep energy retrofits.
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Report presenting ways public housing authorities (PHAs) can develop packages of energy efficiency retrofit measures the PHAs can cost-effectively implement with their own staff in the normal course of housing operations at the time when units are refurbished between occupancies.