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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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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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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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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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Commercial Reference Building: Full Service Restaurant

Commercial reference buildings provide complete descriptions for whole building energy analysis using EnergyPlus (see "About EnergyPlus" resource link) simulation software. Included here is data pertaining to the reference building type "Full Service Restaurant" for each of the 16...
Deru, M. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Nov 25, 2014
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Commercial Reference Building: Medium Office

Commercial reference buildings provide complete descriptions for whole building energy analysis using EnergyPlus (see "About EnergyPlus" resource link) simulation software. Included here is data pertaining to the reference building type "Medium Office" for each of the 16 climate z...
Deru, M. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Nov 25, 2014
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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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Weatherization Assistance Program

The U.S. Department of Energy's Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) was created in 1976 to assist low-income families who lacked resources to invest in energy efficiency. WAP is operated in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Native American tribes, and U.S. Territories. ...
Adams, R. and (EERE), O. Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy
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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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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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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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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Modular Zero Energy Ready Homes: Bright Built Maine

Kaplan Thompson Architects (KTA) has specialized in sustainable, energy-efficient buildings, and they have designed several custom, zero-energy homes in New England. These zero-energy projects have generally been high-end, custom homes with budgets that could accommodate advanced ...
Aldrich, R. and Butterfield, K. Steven Winter Associates of the Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings
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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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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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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Innovative Technologies to Overcome Interface Challenges for Wall Retrofit Systems

In this project, we will develop a system of computer-assisted, automated workflows to specify, manufacture, and install panelized retrofit systems, focusing particularly on panel joints and interface detailing between the panels and facade openings. The proposed system will subst...
Harris, C. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Dec 13, 2021
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DOE Challenge Home Multifamily Development Mixed Climate

The U.S. Department of Energys Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) recognition program builds upon the building science requirements of ENERGY STAR Certified Homes, Version 3 and best practices tested by the Building America research and demonstration program. Multifamily units (units i...
Dentz, J. and Alaigh, K. The Levy Partnership, Inc Systems Building Research Alliance
Apr 27, 2016
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Commercial Reference Building: Midrise Apartment

Commercial reference buildings provide complete descriptions for whole building energy analysis using EnergyPlus (see "About EnergyPlus" resource link) simulation software. Included here is data pertaining to the reference building type "Midrise Apartment" for each of the 16 clima...
Deru, M. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Nov 25, 2014
7 Resources
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Commercial Reference Building: Primary School

Commercial reference buildings provide complete descriptions for whole building energy analysis using EnergyPlus (see "About EnergyPlus" resource link) simulation software. Included here is data pertaining to the reference building type "Primary School" for each of the 16 climate ...
Deru, M. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Nov 25, 2014
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Commercial Reference Building: Quick Service Restaurant

Commercial reference buildings provide complete descriptions for whole building energy analysis using EnergyPlus (see "About EnergyPlus" resource link) simulation software. Included here is data pertaining to the reference building type "Quick Service Restaurant" for each of the 1...
Deru, M. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Nov 25, 2014
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Commercial Reference Building: Secondary School

Commercial reference buildings provide complete descriptions for whole building energy analysis using EnergyPlus (see "About EnergyPlus" resource link) simulation software. Included here is data pertaining to the reference building type "Secondary School" for each of the 16 climat...
Deru, M. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Nov 25, 2014
7 Resources
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Commercial Reference Building: Small Hotel

Commercial reference buildings provide complete descriptions for whole building energy analysis using EnergyPlus (see "About EnergyPlus" resource link) simulation software. Included here is data pertaining to the reference building type "Small Hotel" for each of the 16 climate zon...
Deru, M. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Nov 25, 2014
7 Resources
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Commercial Reference Building: Small Office

Commercial reference buildings provide complete descriptions for whole building energy analysis using EnergyPlus (see "About EnergyPlus" resource link) simulation software. Included here is data pertaining to the reference building type "Small Office" for each of the 16 climate zo...
Deru, M. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Nov 25, 2014
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