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Cold Climate Housing Research Center,
CCHRC
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Video describing how to install an inset window in an integrated truss house built in cold climates like Alaska.
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Video describing how to prep and air seal the wall cavity for window installation.
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Guide describing the design and installation considerations for recladding of above grade walls using insulated vinyl siding.
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PNNL
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Case study describing a retrofit project in the hot-dry climate.
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PNNL
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Case study describing a retrofit project in the hot-dry climate.
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PNNL
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Case study describing the design and testing of 10 high-performance homes in Farmington, Connecticut.
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PNNL
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Case study describing new home construction in the hot-humid climate, optimizing thermal enclosure, HVAC, water heating and lighting measures.
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Guide describing how to install stucco over rigid foam insulation in new and existing homes.
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Guide describing how to apply an air control layer directly over existing wall sheathing and cover with two layers of insulating sheathing held in place by vertical furring strips.
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PNNL,
DOE
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Case study describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2017 Housing Innovation Award winner that scored HERS 38 without PV and 4 with PV.
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Vinyl Siding Institute,
Newport Ventures
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This presentation will help you define insulated siding, understand R-value testing of insulated siding, describe proper installation of insulated siding, comply with energy codes and understand building energy performance program and software recognition.
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SEI
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Fact sheet describing building envelope performance measures applicable to residential and small commercial construction.
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NREL
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Report about a project with successful integration of numerous energy-conservation and renewable-energy features into a beautiful, comfortable, and very energy-efficient off-grid home.
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Colorado State University,
U.S. Department of Agriculture,
USDA
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Fact sheet describing air-sealing concerns and remedies, including HRV/ERV installation, caulking, spray foam, and weatherstrip installation.
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Ply Gem Siding Group
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Siding installation guide for Ply Gem Siding Group products.
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Partnership for Advanced Residential Retrofit,
PARR,
U.S. Department of Energy,
DOE
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Report exploring feasibility of designing prescriptive retrofit measure packages for typical Chicago region multifamily buildings in order to achieve 25% source energy savings.
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BSC
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Case study describing a four-square Concord home retrofitted by Building Science Corporation in Massachusetts.
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DOE
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Case study describing building in cold and very cold climates.
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LBNL
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Report describing a study using parametric computer simulations of 112 single-family and 63 multi-family residential building prototypes to quantify the contributions of building components such as roofs, walls, windows, infiltration, outside air, lighting, equipment, and people to the aggregate...
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Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings,
CARB,
National Renewable Energy Laboratory,
NREL,
Steven Winter Associates,
SWA
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Report describing the design and construction of a highly energy efficient community of ten duplexes in Greenfield, Massachusetts.
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BSC
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Case study describing project conducted by Habitat for Humanity of Greater Lowell (HfHGL) and Building Science Corporation (BSC).
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BSC
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Case study describing a Concord Cape Cod style home designed in August 2008 by architects and engineers at Building Science Corporation, who developed the drawing set and specifications for the high performance custom home in Concord, Massachusetts.
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PNNL,
DOE
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Case study describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2014 Housing Innovation Award winner that scored HERS 49 without PV.
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PNNL
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Case study describing a whole-house, deep energy retrofit project in the marine climate.
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PNNL
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Case study describing techniques used to prevent thermal bypass in new homes.
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PNNL
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Case study describing a new construction building project of 20 homes that earned HERS scores that represent greater than 50% energy savings in heating and cooling over the 2004 IECC.
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HIRL
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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.
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PNNL
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Case study describing new home construction in the marine climate that achieved 50% savings over the 2004 IECC.
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PNNL,
DOE
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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.
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Guide describing ways to seal drywall to the top plate of an exterior wall to air-seal the wall cavity.
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Guide describing blown insulation into exterior wall cavities of existing homes with minimal disruption to occupants.
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Information guide listing Building America Solution Center guides that describe ways to air-seal and insulate a new or existing home's walls to resist heat gain.
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Guide describing how to install flashing that is integrated with air and water control layers around piping, vents, and other wall penetrations as part of an exterior wall retrofit.
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Guide outlining how to retrofit an exterior wall and/or attic to provide continuous air sealing.
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Guide describing how to correctly air-seal a wall with missing top plates or open wall cavities.
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The intent of this brief is to provide code-related information about insulated interior/exterior wall intersections to help ensure that the feature will be accepted as being in compliance with the code.
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Guide describing the principal of compartmentalization in multifamily buildings - the separation of dwelling units from each other and from common areas in terms of air flow. Locations where air-sealing is critical to maintain separation of air spaces and air-sealing methods especially for party walls are also described.
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This guide describes how to install a rigid air barrier to separate the porch attic from the conditioned space.
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Guide describing how to insulate a basement to improve the overall thermal performance of the building and provide more dry, usable conditioned space for home occupants and HVAC equipment.
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Guide describing ways to air-seal an attached garage in new and existing homes.
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Guide describing how to air-seal sill plates in single-family homes and multifamily buildings.
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Guide describing how to insulate closed crawlspace walls and band joist areas with rigid foam board insulation.