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NorthernSTAR 1.5-Story Demonstration House of Cold Climate Solutions for Affordable Housing
This is a NorthernSTAR renovation project for Urban Homeworks incorporating installation of a combination space and water heater, Overcoat insulation retrofit on the roof, and Excavationless foundation insulation retrofit.
STRUCTURE 1401 North 16th Ave Minneapolis, MN 55411
Var...
Jacobson, R. et al University of Minnesota NorthernSTAR Building America Partnership
Apr 27, 2016
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NorthernSTAR Project Overcoat: Exterior Insulation Strategies for 1.5-Story Roof Applications in Cold Climates
This is a repository for all NorthernSTAR Overcoat insulation retrofit projects. Both houses received Overcoat insulation retrofit on roof only, performed by Cocoon Insulation.
1 St. Louis Park house St. Louis Park, MN
2 Edina house Edina, MN
In this second study, the team wishe...
Jacobson, R. et al University of Minnesota NorthernSTAR Building America Partnership
Apr 27, 2016
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Public Housing: A Tailored Approach to Energy Retrofits Raleigh
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 country. These units range from scattered single-family houses to high-rise apartments. In this project, the Advan...
Dentz, J. et al The Levy Partnership, Inc Systems Building Research Alliance
Apr 27, 2016
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Spray Foam Exterior Insulation with Stand-Off Furring New York
IBACOS and Green Homes America 1 (GHA) collaborated with the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) Advanced Buildings Program to research a variation of a commercial curtain wall assembly for residential construction as part of a comprehensive whole-ho...
Rapport, A. et al Ibacos Innovation
Apr 27, 2016
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NorthernStar Zero Energy Ready Homes
This is a repository for all NorthernSTAR Zero Energy Ready certified homes.
Amaris Homes Model Home St. Paul, MN 55110
Description: Model home completed September 2013
The DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study looks to study and eventually design zero net energy homes in cold we...
Huelman, P. University of Minnesota NorthernSTAR Building America Partnership
Apr 27, 2016
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Monitoring of Double-Stud Wall Moisture Conditions in the Northeast
BSC TO5 Task 2.2 Monitoring of Double Stud Wall Moisture Conditions in the Northeast
Field test data available for wood moisture contents, temperature, and relative humidity.
STRUCTURE House Devens, MA 01432
Three double-stud assemblies were compared: 12-in. ocSPF, 12-in. cellulo...
Ueno, K. Building Science Corporation
Apr 27, 2016
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Analysis of Joist Masonry Moisture Content Monitoring
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 in a solid brick building in zone 5A that was retrofitted with interior insulation. Eleven joists throughout the bui...
Ueno, K. Building Science Corporation
Apr 27, 2016
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Measure Guideline: Deep Energy Enclosure Retrofit for Interior Insulation of Masonry Walls and Flat Roofs
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 Insulation of Masonry Walls
Lawrence, MA 01840
This Measure Guideline describes a deep energy enclosure retrofit solution ...
Musunuru, S. et al Building Science Corporation
Apr 27, 2016
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Comparative Performance of Four Prototype Mechanical Building Cooling Systems in a Desert Climate
Data and result of approximately fifteen months of monitoring of four houses located in the desert climate of Borrego Springs, California. Four houses were constructed using identical floor plans but differing wall materials, and different cooling systems that were designed to red...
Springer, D. et al Davis Energy
Jul 20, 2016
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Evaluating an Exterior Insulation and Finish System for Deep Energy Retrofits
This report provides a case study of a deep energy retrofit using a site-applied exterior insulation and finish system (EIFS). Prefabricated EIFS panels are also discussed as a potential wall insulation retrofit solution. EIFSs are common in new and retrofit commercial constructio...
Dentz, J. and Podorson, D. The Levy Partnership, Inc Systems Building Research Alliance
Apr 27, 2016
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Thermostatic Radiator Valve Evaluation and Demonstration
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 (i.e., heating fuel serves a central plant and use is not submetered). Losses from these systems are typically high, and...
Dentz, J. and Ansanelli, E. The Levy Partnership, Inc Systems Building Research Alliance
Apr 27, 2016
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Measured Performance of a Varied Airflow Small-Diameter Duct System
In this study, researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy's Building America team IBACOS built on research previously done in two new-construction unoccupied test houses-one in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Poerschke and Stecher 2014) and one in Fresno, California (Stecher and Poe...
Poerschke, A. Ibacos Innovation
Apr 27, 2016
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Raleigh Housing Authority Duct Sealing Evaluation
In multifamily and attached buildings, manual duct sealing methods are often impractical or very costly and disruptive because of the difficulty in accessing leakage sites. In this project, two retrofit duct sealing techniques manually applied sealants and injecting a spray sealan...
Dentz, J. et al The Levy Partnership, Inc Systems Building Research Alliance
Apr 27, 2016
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Solar Row Zero Energy Townhomes Boulder, CO
Wonderland Development has constructed a new "near zero energy" row home design in North Boulder consisting of 9 units: one 5-plex and two duplexes. NREL has performed short-term tests and installed long-term monitoring equipment in three of these units. Two of these units used a ...
Norton, P. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Sep 27, 2016
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Evaluation of Early Performance Results for Massachusetts Homes in the National Grid Pilot Deep Energy Retrofit Program
In 2009, National Grid started a DER pilot program that offered technical support and financial incentives to qualified Massachusetts homeowners who planned and successfully completed a retrofit that incorporated the performance requirements and goals of the National Grid DER meas...
Neuhauser, K. and Gates, C. Building Science Corporation
Apr 27, 2016
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Evaluation of the U.S. Department of Energy Challenge Home Program Certification of Production Builders Chicago, IL and Devens, MA
TO4 Task 3.1 K Hovnanian Chicago, IL
DOE Challenge Home Program Certified
Home Constructed and Verified
Specifications
DOE Challenge Home
Building envelope
Ceiling R-49 blown fiberglass, Grade I
Walls 2x4 framing @ 16 o.c. with R-13 fiberglass batts, Grade I
and 1"" R-5 extrude...
Loomis, H. and Kerrigan, P. Building Science Corporation
Apr 27, 2016
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Field Testing of Compartmentalization Methods for Multifamily Construction Washington DC
BSC TO5 Task 2.1 Field Testing of Compartmentalization Methods for Multifamily Construction Capitol Heights, MD 20743
A building comprising five vertical townhome units was built in the Washington, D.C., area; the townhomes were three-story slab-on-grade units (1700-2000 ft2) wit...
Ueno, K. and Lstiburek, J. Building Science Corporation
Apr 27, 2016
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Comfort in High-Performance Homes in a Hot-Humid Climate
TO5 2.3.2: Large-Scale Temperature Study
Although space-conditioning systems are required to meet standards such as those in the Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) Manual RS (Rutkowski 1997) and the ASHRAE Standard 55 (ASHRAE 2013) comfort criteria, little is known ab...
Poerschke, A. and Beach, R. Ibacos Innovation
Apr 27, 2016
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Performance and Costs of Ductless Heat Pumps in Marine-Climate High-Performance Homes Habitat for Humanity The Woods
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 (Figure 1). This BA effort is part of a larger-scale study of 30 homes funded from 2013-2016 by Tacoma Public Util...
Lubliner, M. et al Washington State University
Apr 27, 2016
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Community-Scale Attic Retrofit and Home Energy Upgrade Data Mining Hot Dry Climate
Retrofitting is an essential element of any comprehensive strategy for improving residential energy efficiency. The residential retrofit market is still developing, and program managers must develop innovative strategies to increase uptake and promote economies of scale. Residenti...
Jackson, J. et al Davis Energy
Apr 27, 2016
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Evaluation of Crawlspace Retrofits in Multifamily Buildings
In 2011 and early 2012, Building Science Corporation (BSC) collaborated with Innova Services Corporation on a multifamily community un-vented crawlspace retrofit project at Oakwood Gardens in Lansdale, Pennsylvania. BSC provided design consulting services and pre and post-retrofit...
Rudd, A. Advanced Building Systems
Apr 27, 2016
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Greenbuilt Construction Energy Efficiency Retrofit House Demonstration Sacramento
One of the homes that was part of Sacramento Municipal Utility District's (SMUD) Energy Efficiency Retrofit Demonstration (EERD) project was a 1980's era home in Fair Oaks, California, referred to as the Greenbuilt house, as Greenbuilt Construction completed the retrofit of the h...
Sparn, B. et al Mountain Energy Partnership
Aug 27, 2018
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Analysis of Pre-Retrofit Building and Utility Data Southeast United States
TO4 9.1.2: Comm. Scale Military Housing Upgrades
This project delves into the workflow and results of regression models on monthly and daily utility data (meter readings of electricity consumption), outlining a process for screening and gathering useful results from inverse model...
Beach, R. and Prahl, D. Ibacos Innovation
Apr 27, 2016
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Altona Well Field 222Rn Data
Field data and 222Rn activities from the Altona well field. 222Rn, the most stable isotope of radon, was tested for during well extraction experiments. Tracers were also tracked to monitor the well. Data include 222Rn activities and complimentary geochemical data for multiple fiel...
Brown, S. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Mar 08, 2017
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Conway St Apartments Olive Street Development
In Greenfield, Massachusetts, Olive Street Development transformed an old elementary school building into 12 high-end rental apartments. The developer aimed to get as close to net-zero performance as practical, installing: (1) R-30 high-density spray foam against the brick walls (...
Aldrich, R. and Williamson, J. Steven Winter Associates of the Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings
Apr 27, 2016
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