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 the first certified DOE Zero Energy Ready Home—the “Wilson Residence” in Winter Park, Florida.
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.
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.
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 package of energy- efficiency measures for new manufactured homes in the Pacific Northwest, including triple-pane highly efficient windows.
Case Study
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Case study describing a multifamily, affordable housing retrofit project that achieved 44% energy savings using readily available, cost effective measures.
Case Study
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Case study describing the first DOE Zero Energy Ready Home in Georgia that achieved a HERS score of 40 without PV and -10 with PV.
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 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 2017 Housing Innovation Award winner that scored HERS 38 without PV and 4 with PV.
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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Guide describing condensing clothes dryers, which have a secondary heat exchanger and do not require exterior venting.
Guide
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Guide describing how to install energy-efficient refrigerators in new and existing homes.
Guide
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This measure guide describes basic steps for designing and installing an indirect (anti-freeze) solar hot water system.
Guide
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Guide describing how to provide combustion air for fireplaces and how to test fireplaces for combustion safety.
Guide
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Guide describing how to install a corrosion-resistant drain pan in condensate-producing HVAC equipment.
Guide
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Guide describing the installation of boiler controls in multifamily housing.
Guide
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Guide describing how to correctly vent a clothes dryer to direct exhaust air out of the home.