Video
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Video describing how the Cold Climate Housing Research Center solar thermal water heating system works.
Reference
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Website describing how solar water heaters -- also called solar domestic hot water systems -- can be a cost-effective way to generate hot water for your home.
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Research project aimed to verify whether homes in the New Jersey HPwES program achieved 30% source energy savings, and if so, what measures were implemented to achieve them.
Video
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Video from Home Innovation Research Labs giving a background on efficient tankless water heaters.
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A retrofit sheet providing information on elevating and securing water heaters to protect against damage during a flood.
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Federal statistics about national energy consumption in residential homes in 2020
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Factsheet describing how to secure water heaters to resist seismic activity.
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2009 edition of code establishing a baseline for the design and installation of fuel gas systems and gas fired appliances through performance requirements.
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Wepage providing information on ENERGY STAR certified gas tankless water heaters with information on how they cut water heating expenses as well as a product finder tool to find ENERGY STAR certified products.
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.
Case Study
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Case study describing new home construction in the marine climate that achieved 50% savings over the 2004 IECC.
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 basic steps for designing and installing an indirect (anti-freeze) solar hot water system.