Resources

Energy Efficient Cities: Using a Community-Based Approach to Achieve Greater Results in Comprehensive, Whole-House Energy-Efficiency Programs

Carl Nelson - September, 2011

The Energy Efficient Cities project was developed to demonstrate the delivery of innovative residential energy-efficiency programs to reduce energy use and environmental impact in at least 6,000 homes through a community-wide partnership approach.

Type Report/Technical Document  Categories Residential, Program Design, Behavior

Actual Savings and Performance of Natural Gas Tankless Water Heaters

Dave Bohac, P.E.; Ben Schoenbauer; Martha Hewett (Center for Energy and Environment); Mary Sue Lobenstein (Lobenstein Consulting); Tom Butcher (Brookhaven National Laboratory) - August, 2010

This project field tested efficiency improvements and energy savings achieved by replacing standard hot water heaters with tankless models.

Type Report/Technical Document  Categories Residential

Secondhand Smoke Transfer and Reductions by Air Sealing and Ventilation in Multiunit Buildings: PFT and Nicotine Verification

D. L. Bohac, M. J. Hewett, S. K. Hammond, D. T. Grimsrud - July, 2010

This study was undertaken to quantify bulk air transfer between units and document transfer of Secondhand Smoke species before and after treatments that sealed boundaries between units and provided a minimum amount of continuous exhaust ventilation of each unit.

Type Report/Technical Document  Categories Multifamily, Policy, Indoor Air Quality