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Mechanical Ventilation and Indoor Air Quality in Recently Constructed U.S. Homes in Marine and Cold-Dry Climates Data from Building America Project

Data were collected to characterize whole-house mechanical ventilation (WHMV) and indoor air quality (IAQ) in 55 homes in the Marine climate of Oregon and Cold-Dry climate of Colorado in the U.S. Sixteen homes were monitored for two weeks, with and without WHMV operating. Ventilat...

Zhao, H. et al Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Mar 22, 2023
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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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Open Energy Information (OpenEI.org)

Open Energy Information (OpenEI) is a knowledge-sharing online community dedicated to connecting people with the latest information and data on energy resources from around the world. Created in partnership with the United States Department of Energy and federal laboratories acros...

Brodt-Giles, D. and (EERE), O. National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Nov 25, 2014
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The Performance House: A Cold Climate Challenge Home Old Greenwich

Working with builder partners on test homes allows for vetting of whole-house building strategies to eliminate any potential unintended consequences prior to implementing these solution packages on a production scale. To support this research, the Consortium for Advanced Residenti...

Williamson, J. et al Steven Winter Associates of the Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings

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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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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Greenbelt Homes Pilot Program: Summary of Building Envelope Retrofits, Planned HVAC Equipment Upgrades, and Energy Savings

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 retrofit project. GHI established this pilot project as a basis for decision making for the rollout of a decade-long co...

Mallay, D. et al Home Innovation Research Labs National Association of Home Builders

Jul 21, 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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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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End-Use Load Profiles for the U.S. Building Stock

The United States is embarking on an ambitious transition to a 100% clean energy economy by 2050, which will require improving the flexibility of electric grids. One way to achieve grid flexibility is to shed or shift demand to align with changing grid needs. To facilitate this, i...

Wilson, E. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

Oct 14, 2021
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