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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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Irradiation Data from NREL'S MDIC Stations

The Measurement and Instrumentation Data Center (MIDC) provides Irradiance and Meteorological Data from these stations: NREL Solar Radiation Research Lab, BSRN Prototype Station, Atmospheric Optical Calibration System, TSR-1, RSR Version 2, RSR Version 1, National Wind Technology...

Afshin, A. and Laboratory, N. National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Nov 25, 2014
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Field Testing of an Unvented Roof with Fibrous Insulation, Tiles, and Vapor Diffusion Venting

BSC TO5 Task 2.5 Field Testing of an Un-vented Roof with Fibrous Insulation and Tiles Winter Park, FL 32789 Field test data available for wood moisture contents, temperature, and relative humidity. Un-vented roofs (aka cathedral-ized attics) are an established presence in Florida...

Ueno, K. and Lstiburek, J. Building Science Corporation

Apr 27, 2016
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New York State Energy Research and Development Authority Exterior Building Solutions To Insulation

TO4 8.2.2: Space Cond. for Deep Energy Retrofits The purpose of this project for the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) is to find new or improved strategies for exterior building solutions in regard to insulation that will provide extensive energy...

Beach, R. et al Ibacos Innovation

Apr 27, 2016
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Advancing Replicable Solutions for High-Performance Homes in the Southeast JMC Patrick Square

The work presented in this report advances the goals of the U.S. Department of Energy Building America program by improving the energy peformance of affordable and market-rate housing. Southface Energy Institute (Southface), part of the U.S. Department of Energy Building America r...

Sweet, M. et al Southface

Apr 27, 2016
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Transient Cold-Climate Building Foundation Hygrothermal Experimental Data

The data consist of two years of continuous transient experimental measurements on the hygrothermal performance of concrete masonry block walls in a full basement in a cold climate (US DOE climate zone 7). The walls were insulated in compliance with the thermal requirements of the...

Merket, N. and Laboratory, N. National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Jun 30, 2015
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Mini-Split Heat Pump Evaluation and Zero Energy Ready Home Support

This project was created from a partnership between the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) Building America research team, IBACOS, Inc., and a production builder of high-performance homes called Imagine Homes, which is located in San Antonio, Texas-a hot-humid climate. The primar...

Rapport, A. and Herk, A. Ibacos Innovation

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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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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Moisture Risk in Unvented Attics Due to Air Leakage Paths Minneapolis Minnesota

IBACOS completed an initial analysis of moisture damage potential in an unvented attic insulated with closed-cell spray polyurethane foam. To complete this analysis, the research team collected field data, used computational fluid dynamics to quantify the airflow rates through ind...

Rapport, A. et al Ibacos Innovation

Apr 27, 2016
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Excavationless Exterior Foundation Insulation Field Study Minnesota

The NorthernSTAR Building America Partnership team implemented an innovative, minimally invasive foundation insulation upgrade technique on an existing home. The approach consisted of using hydrovac excavation technology combined with a liquid insulating foam. Two houses were orig...

Jacobson, R. et al University of Minnesota NorthernSTAR Building America Partnership

Apr 27, 2016
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Occupant Behavior in Commercial Buildings: Synthetic Population, Co-Simulation with EnergyPlus and Agent Based Modeling

This technical manual serves as an outline of three separate research projects related to building energy performance modeling of occupant behavior, conducted at the Rutgers Center for Green Building (RCGB): a Synthetic Population project, a Co-Simulation of Synthetic Population w...

Andrews, C. National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Apr 26, 2016
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Curated Modeled Fault Data Set

The curated fault model simulation data set consists of tagged and fully-described time series representing simulated faults for the AFDD test building (ORNLs Flexible Research Platform (FRP)), including baseline performance, faulty performance, and corresponding energy impact. A ...

Kim, J. and Leach, M. National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Jun 24, 2019
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Sacramento Deep Energy Retrofit (DER) Home Study

This project was part of the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) Deep Energy Retrofit (DER) Project which included several other homes in addition to the the subject of this study. Some of the reports and presentations included in this dataset cover the whole DER project....

Keesee, M. Sacramento Municipal Utility District

Aug 10, 2016
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Approaches to 30% Energy Savings at the Community Scale in the Hot-Humid Climate

The Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Construction, formerly the Building America Industrialized Housing Partnership, has worked with several community-scale builders within the hot-humid climate zone to improve performance of production-, or community-scale, h...

Beal, D. et al University of Central Florida Florida Solar Energy Center

Apr 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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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