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NorthernSTAR Project Overcoat: Exterior Insulation Strategies for 1.5-Story Roof Applications in Cold Climates
Department of Energy —
This is a repository for all NorthernSTAR Overcoat insulation retrofit projects. Both houses received Overcoat insulation retrofit on roof only, performed by Cocoon... -
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Public Housing: A Tailored Approach to Energy Retrofits - Raleigh
Department of Energy —
More than 1 million U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development-supported public housing units provide rental housing for eligible low-income families across the... -
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Measure Guideline: Deep Energy Enclosure Retrofit for Interior Insulation of Masonry Walls and Flat Roofs
Department of Energy —
Measure Guideline: Deep Energy Enclosure Retrofit for Zero Energy Ready House Flat Roofs BSC TO5 Task 7.4 Deep Energy Enclosure Retrofit (DEER) for Interior... -
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Approaches to 30% Energy Savings at the Community Scale in the Hot-Humid Climate
Department of Energy —
The Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Construction, formerly the Building America Industrialized Housing Partnership, has worked with several... -
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Thermostatic Radiator Valve Evaluation and Demonstration
Department of Energy —
A large stock of multifamily buildings in the Northeast and Midwest uses hot water or steam for space heating. Typically, residents do not pay for heat directly... -
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Analysis of Joist Masonry Moisture Content Monitoring
Department of Energy —
BSC TO5 Task 7.2 Analysis of Joist Masonry Moisture Content Monitoring House - Lawrence, MA 01840 This work involved the field monitoring of embedded wood joist ends... -
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Excavationless Exterior Foundation Insulation Field Study - Minnesota
Department of Energy —
The NorthernSTAR Building America Partnership team implemented an innovative, minimally invasive foundation insulation upgrade technique on an existing home. The... -
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Conway St Apartments - Olive Street Development
Department of Energy —
This dataset describes a a viable approach to zero net energy (or "zero energy ready") in small, multifamily buildings-either for new construction or major... -
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Raleigh Housing Authority Duct Sealing Evaluation
Department of Energy —
In multifamily and attached buildings, manual duct sealing methods are often impractical or very costly and disruptive because of the difficulty in accessing leakage... -
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Evaluation of the Performance of Houses With and Without Supplemental Dehumidification in a Hot-Humid Climate
Department of Energy —
Understanding indoor humidity conditions in low energy homes in hot-humid climates is critical to promoting long term occupant comfort, indoor air quality and... -
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EcoVillage: A Net Zero Energy Ready Community - Ithaca Crawlspace
Department of Energy —
The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Building America team, Consortium for Residential Buildings (CARB), is working with the EcoVillage cohousing community in... -
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Simplified Space Conditioning in Low-Load Homes
Department of Energy —
TO3 2.1.6: Simplified Space Conditioning IBACOS anticipates that houses achieving 50% whole-house source energy savings with respect to the Building America 2010... -
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Brookfield Homes Passive House Performance Evaluation
Department of Energy —
TO4 3.1.3: Brookfield Homes Short-Term Results TO5 3.1.3: Brookfield Passive House Monitoring To further define its market position on high performance homebuilding,... -
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Performance and Costs of Ductless Heat Pumps in Marine-Climate High-Performance Homes Habitat for Humanity The Woods
Department of Energy —
The Washington State University (WSU) Energy Program's Building America (BA) team conducted a case study of a high-performance affordable housing community: The Woods... -
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Control Strategies to Reduce the Energy Consumption of Central Domestic Hot Water Systems
Department of Energy —
Domestic hot water (DHW) is the second-largest energy end use in U.S. buildings; it is exceeded only by space conditioning. In this study, the U.S. Department of... -
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Analysis of Pre-Retrofit Building and Utility Data - Southeast United States
Department of Energy —
This project delves into the workflow and results of regression models on monthly and daily utility data (meter readings of electricity consumption), outlining a... -
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Greenbelt Homes Pilot Program: Summary of Building Envelope Retrofits, Planned HVAC Equipment Upgrades, and Energy Savings
Department of Energy —
In fall 2010, Greenbelt Homes, Inc. (GHI) a 1,566-home cooperative of circa 1930-1940 homes in Greenbelt, Maryland, undertook a multiyear pilot energy efficiency... -
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Moisture Risk in Unvented Attics Due to Air Leakage Paths - Minneapolis Minnesota
Department of Energy —
IBACOS completed an initial analysis of moisture damage potential in an unvented attic insulated with closed-cell spray polyurethane foam. To complete this analysis,...