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Residential Cold-Climate Heat Pump Technology Challenge Cold-climate heat pumps (CCHPs) provide both space heating and cooling for homes, and incorporate advanced features that allow for improved heating capacity and efficiency at cold weather conditions c Details Bookmark & Share
Air Barriers—Airtight Drywall Approach This information sheet explains several steps to take to use gympsum board drywall properly to create a continuous and complete air barrier system Details Bookmark & Share
Technology Solutions Case Study: Project Overcoat: Airtightness Strategies and Impacts for 1 1/2-Story Homes, Minneapolis, Minnesota In this project, the U.S. Department of Energy NorthernSTAR Building America Partnership team studied the effectiveness of the External Thermal Moisture Management System (ETMMS) as a solution for imp Details Bookmark & Share
Technology Solutions Case Study: Durable Interior Foundation Insulation Retrofits for Cold Climates, Cloquet, Minnesota Thermal and moisture problems in existing basements create a unique challenge as the exterior face of the wall is not easily or inexpensively accessible. This approach by the NorthernSTAR Building Ame Details Bookmark & Share
Technology Solutions Case Study: Innovative Retrofit Foundation Insulation Strategies, Minneapolis, Minnesota Basements in climates 6 & 7 can account for a fraction of a home's total heat loss when fully conditioned. These foundations are a source of moisture, with convection in open block cavities redistribu Details Bookmark & Share

Residential Cold-Climate Heat Pump Technology Challenge
Cold-climate heat pumps (CCHPs) provide both space heating and cooling for homes, and incorporate advanced features that allow for improved heating capacity and efficiency at cold weather conditions c Details Bookmark & Share

Air Barriers—Airtight Drywall Approach
This information sheet explains several steps to take to use gympsum board drywall properly to create a continuous and complete air barrier system Details Bookmark & Share

Technology Solutions Case Study: Project Overcoat: Airtightness Strategies and Impacts for 1 1/2-Story Homes, Minneapolis, Minnesota
In this project, the U.S. Department of Energy NorthernSTAR Building America Partnership team studied the effectiveness of the External Thermal Moisture Management System (ETMMS) as a solution for imp Details Bookmark & Share

Technology Solutions Case Study: Durable Interior Foundation Insulation Retrofits for Cold Climates, Cloquet, Minnesota
Thermal and moisture problems in existing basements create a unique challenge as the exterior face of the wall is not easily or inexpensively accessible. This approach by the NorthernSTAR Building Ame Details Bookmark & Share

Technology Solutions Case Study: Innovative Retrofit Foundation Insulation Strategies, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Basements in climates 6 & 7 can account for a fraction of a home's total heat loss when fully conditioned. These foundations are a source of moisture, with convection in open block cavities redistribu Details Bookmark & Share

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Lighting for Health and Wellness Recommendations in Offices: A Circadian Lighting Pilot Project in Chicago, Illinois A report that details the lighting design process for a lighting system aiming to meet relevant circadian lighting metric recommendations and includes a comparison of simulation tools, a discussion of Details Bookmark & Share
The Impact of Circadian Lighting Design Strategies on Lighting and Cooling Energy of an Office Space A DOE-funded study of the potential electrical and thermal energy impacts of using daylight and electric light to meet existing recommendations for human health and well-being, conducted by Pacific No Details Bookmark & Share
End-Use Load Profiles for the U.S. Building Stock: Practical Guidance on Accessing and Using the Data End-use load profiles (EULP), which quantify how and when energy is used, are critically important to utilities, public utility commissions, state energy offices, and other stakeholders. Applications Details Bookmark & Share
DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study HIA 2021: United Way of Long Island, Housing for Heroes, Medford, NY Case study of a DOE 2021 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in a cold climate that got a HERS 33 without PV, with 1,936 square feet, gable roof with asphalt shingles, attic insulated with 14 Details Bookmark & Share
DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study HIA 2021: Thrive Home Builders, The Vitality Collection, Denver, CO Case study of a DOE 2021 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in a cold climate that got a HERS 5 with PV, with 3,934 square feet, ENERGY STAR appliances and windows, LED lighting, and a heat Details Bookmark & Share

Lighting for Health and Wellness Recommendations in Offices: A Circadian Lighting Pilot Project in Chicago, Illinois
A report that details the lighting design process for a lighting system aiming to meet relevant circadian lighting metric recommendations and includes a comparison of simulation tools, a discussion of Details Bookmark & Share

The Impact of Circadian Lighting Design Strategies on Lighting and Cooling Energy of an Office Space
A DOE-funded study of the potential electrical and thermal energy impacts of using daylight and electric light to meet existing recommendations for human health and well-being, conducted by Pacific No Details Bookmark & Share

End-Use Load Profiles for the U.S. Building Stock: Practical Guidance on Accessing and Using the Data
End-use load profiles (EULP), which quantify how and when energy is used, are critically important to utilities, public utility commissions, state energy offices, and other stakeholders. Applications Details Bookmark & Share

DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study HIA 2021: United Way of Long Island, Housing for Heroes, Medford, NY
Case study of a DOE 2021 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in a cold climate that got a HERS 33 without PV, with 1,936 square feet, gable roof with asphalt shingles, attic insulated with 14 Details Bookmark & Share

DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study HIA 2021: Thrive Home Builders, The Vitality Collection, Denver, CO
Case study of a DOE 2021 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in a cold climate that got a HERS 5 with PV, with 3,934 square feet, ENERGY STAR appliances and windows, LED lighting, and a heat Details Bookmark & Share