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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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Retrofitting a 1960s Split-Level Cold-Climate Home

The U.S. Department of Energy Building America research team Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) partnered with Preferred Builders, a previous CARB partner and builder of the Performance House (DOE 2013) and the owners of a 1960s split-level home in Westport, Conn...
Puttagunta, S. Steven Winter Associates of the Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings
Apr 27, 2016
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Control Strategies to Reduce the Energy Consumption of Central Domestic Hot Water Systems

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 Energy's Building America research team Advanced Research Integrated Energy Solutions installed and tested two types o...
Dentz, J. et al The Levy Partnership, Inc Systems Building Research Alliance
Apr 27, 2016
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Simplified Space Conditioning in Low-Load Homes

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 Benchmark (Hendron and Engebrecht 2010a) will be considered "low load." Low load is defined by IBACOS as a house with ...
Poerschke, A. and Stecher, D. 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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Achieving Challenge Home in Affordable Housing in the Hot Humid Climate

The Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Construction (BA-PIRC), one of the Building America research team leads, has partnered with two builders as they work through the Challenge Home certification process in one test home each. The builder partners participatin...
Beal, D. et al University of Central Florida Florida Solar Energy Center
Apr 27, 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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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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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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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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Field Testing Unvented Roofs with Asphalt Shingles in Cold and Hot-humid Climates

BSC TO5 Task 7.1 Field Testing Unvented Roofs with Asphalt Shingles in Cold Climates Bolingbrook, IL 60440 BSC TO5 Task 7.1 Field Testing Unvented Roofs with Asphalt Shingles in Hot-Humid Climates Friendswood, TX 77546 To understand the long-term moisture performance of unvented ...
Ueno, K. and Lstiburek, J. Building Science Corporation
Apr 27, 2016
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Phased Retrofits in Existing Homes in Florida Phase I: Shallow and Deep Retrofits

The U.S. Department of Energy's Building America research team Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Construction is collaborating with Florida Power & Light (FPL) to conduct a phased residential energy-efficiency retrofit program. This research seeks to establish ...
Beal, D. et al University of Central Florida Florida Solar Energy Center
Apr 27, 2016
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INTEGRATE Inverse Network Transformations for Efficient Generation of Robust Airfoil and Turbine Enhancements

The INTEGRATE (Inverse Network Transformations for Efficient Generation of Robust Airfoil and Turbine Enhancements) project is developing a new inverse-design capability for the aerodynamic design of wind turbine rotors using invertible neural networks. This AI-based design techno...
Vijayakumar, G. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
May 04, 2021
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Renewable Energy Cost Database

The database is a compilation of existing cost data for wind, solar photovoltaic (solar PV), solar thermal (CSP), and geothermal energy technologies, including historical costs and projected costs for each. The data sources and references used to compile this information are inclu...
Hill, G. and Agency, E. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Dec 31, 2009
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Error-Level-Controlled Synthetic Forecasts for Renewable Generation

Renewable energy resources, including solar and wind energy, play a significant role in sustainable energy systems. However, the inherent uncertainty and intermittency of renewable generation pose challenges to the safe and efficient operation of power systems. Recognizing the imp...
Zhang, X. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Jun 01, 2021
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Cost of Renewable Energy Spreadsheet Tool (CREST)

CREST is an economic cash flow model designed to allow policymakers, regulators, and the renewable energy community to assess project economics, design cost-based incentives (e.g., feed-in tariffs), and evaluate the impact of various state and federal support structures. CREST is ...
Lowder, T. and Laboratory, N. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Nov 25, 2014
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Transparent Cost Database: Generation, BioFuels, Vehicle Levelized Costs

For emerging energy technologies, a variety of cost and performance numbers are cited in presentations and reports for present-day characteristics and potential improvements. Amid a variety of sources and methods for these data, the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy...
Staff, T. and Laboratory, N. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Nov 25, 2014
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Energy Technology Cost and Performance Data

This data indicates the range of recent cost estimates for renewable energy and other technologies. The estimates are shown in dollars per installed kilowatts of generating capacity. This data provides a compilation of available national-level cost data from a variety of so...
Ziebold, G. and Laboratory, N. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Nov 25, 2014
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