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Durisol Wall Form System: www.durisol.com
Roxul CavityRock®: www.roxul.com
Building Science Corporation (www.buildingscience.com): The Building Science Corporation publishes many resources on their website. Look at their 'Technical Resources' section and the FAQs.
Water Management Guide. Lstiburek (Building Science Press): This guide presents a variety of recommendations for minimizing water intrusion into homes, addressing water in the liquid form — rain water and ground water.
Builder's Guide to Cold Climates: The Cold Climate edition of the Builder’s Guide provides the building industry with the latest and best practical information on how to apply building science principles to structures as systems in colder regions.
Builder's Guide to Hot-Humid Climates: The Hot-Humid edition of the Builder’s Guide provides the building industry with the latest and best practical information on how to apply building science principles to structures as systems in hot-humid climate regions.
Builder's Guide to Hot-Dry/Mixed-Dry Climates: The Hot-Dry/Mixed-Dry edition of the Builder’s Guide provides the building industry with the latest and best practical information on how to apply building science principles to structures as systems.
Builder's Guide to Mixed-Humid Climates: The Mixed-Humid edition of the Builder’s Guide provides the building industry with the latest and best practical information on how to apply building science principles to structures as systems in mixed-humid climate regions.
Building Science for Building Enclosures: This advanced text is intended for the building professions: the engineer, architect or technical specialist involved in the design, construction, operation, maintenance, repair and renovation of buildings.
Moisture Control Handbook: Moisture control is essential to designing energy efficient, healthy buildings. Uncontrolled moisture in a building envelope rapidly degrades structural materials and insulation.
Understanding Psychrometrics: Psychrometrics serves as a lifetime reference manual and a basic refresher cours for those who use psychrometrics on a recurring basis and provides a 4-to-6-hour complete psychrometrics learning module.
Ventilation Guide: This guide presents a variety of recommendations for improving indoor air quality in residential buildings through controlled mechanical ventilation.
Insulating Guide: The Insulating Guide provides builders and contractors with a variety of proven techniques for properly insulating a home.
Building Science Seminars: These advanced two-day seminars about optimizing building performance include designing buildings that perform as they should: efficiently and without assemblies that spall, decay, corrode, peel, blister, mold, condense water, leak air and water and otherwise annoy occupants, clients and authorities with jurisdiction.
Building Greensburg: The U.S. Department of Energy’s Building America Program is reeingineering the American home for energy efficiency and affordability. This industry-led, cost-shared partnership program uses a systems engineering approach to reduce energy use, utility bills, construction time, and construction waste.
Building America: Building America is a private/public partnership that develops energy solutions for new and existing homes. It combines the knowledge and resources of industry leaders with the U.S. Department of Energy’s technical capabilities and together they act as a catalyst for change in the home building industry.
Building America Best Practices Guides: Volumes 1 through 5 include best practices for hot-humid, hot-dry and mixed-dry, cold, mixed-humid and marine climates. Volume 6 includes high-performance home technologies: solar thermal and photovoltaic systems.
Advanced Energy Corporation: Advanced Energy creates economic, environmental and social benefits through innovative and market-based approaches to energy issues.
American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy: ACEEE is a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing energy efficiency as a means of promoting both economic prosperity and environmental protection.
American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers: ASHRAE advances technology to serve humanity and promote a sustainable world. Membership is open to any person associated with the field.
Near-Zero Is Goal of Some Home Builders: High energy costs have fueled an interest in near-zero energy homes, and while their first cost might still be excessive, consumers are letting builders know that better efficiency and lower fuel bills are on their minds.
Building Knowledge Inc.: BKI is an industry-leading company dedicated to providing assistance and information needed to design, build and sell better homes.
The Energy & Environmental Building Association (EEBA)™: Provides education and resources to transform the residential design and construction industry to profitably deliver energy efficient and environmentally responsible buildings and communities.
Florida Solar Energy Center: As the state of Florida’s energy research institute, FSEC conducts research in building science, photovoltaics, solar thermal, hydrogen and alternative fuels, fuel cells and other advanced energy technologies.
National Renewable Energy Laboratory: NREL is the nation’s primary laboratory for renewable energy and energy efficiency research and development. They are focused on advancing the U.S. Department of Energy’s and our nations’ energy goals.
Residential Energy Services Network: RESNET is a non-profit organization dedicated to the success of the building energy performance certification industry, set the standards of quality, and increase the opportunity for ownership of high performance buildings.
Rocky Mountain Institute: RMI is an independent, non-profit organization fostering the efficient and restorative use of resources to make the world secure, just, prosperous, and life-sustaining.
Southface Energy Institute: Southface is a non-profit that promotes sustainable homes, workplaces and communities through education, research, advocacy and technical assistance.
U.S. EPA Energy Star Building Programs: Energy Star is a joint program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department Energy helping us all save money and protect the environment through energy efficient products and practices.
H2NØ: Mechanical Systems and Moisture Control: H2NØ is a book written by Andy Ask about HVAC-Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning with an emphasis on moisture control-how mechanical systems might help or hinder keeping buildings dry. This page gives more information about the book. H2NØ is available from www.buildingsciencepress.com.
A Better Way to Rate Green Buildings: In this paper, Henry Gifford, of Gifford Fuel Saving Inc., asks "LEED sets the standard for green buildings, but do green buildings actually save any energy?"
Henry Gifford - EnergySavingScience.com: A personal website for Henry Gifford with technical information on building energy efficiency, information on his speaking schedule, and details of other projects.
Building Science Fundamentals Seminar: Building Science Fundamentals is a two-day seminar that teaches the basic knowledge needed to design and build durable, energy efficient, affordable and healthy buildings. Dr. Joseph Lstiburek and Dr. John Straube will discuss building science principles (such as the control of heat, air and moisture and IAQ) and show you how to apply them to low-energy enclosure design, advanced HVAC systems, forensic investigations, and the repair and retrofit of existing buildings.
Designing Low Energy Buildings: Tools, Techniques and Technologies Seminar: In this one-day seminar, John Straube will examine challenging techniques for heating, cooling and ventilation low energy buildings, including: natural ventilation, radiant heating and cooling, and passive design approaches for commercial and advanced residential building enclosures.
Joseph Lstiburek: Figuring Stuff Out Seminar: In a one-day seminar, Joseph Lstiburek will provide an entertaining and provocative examination of building investigation approaches based on a lifetime of experience..."stuff you don’t find in books." A client has a problem. The client wants to hire you to figure it out. Where do you start?
Housebuilder's Update: The Passive House: thoughts and reflections: Mark Brinkley discusses houses in the UK and Germany built to the PassivHaus standard.