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Energy Code Reference Guide


Contents

PDF icon  Introduction and Acknowledgements

Building Science, Definitions, and General Requirements

PDF icon  1. Building Science and Performance Testing
PDF icon  2. Building Science and Building Envelopes
PDF icon  3. When is a Residential Building Considered a Commercial Building?
PDF icon  4. What’s in a Window Label?
PDF icon  5. Energy Certificate (Label)

Building Thermal Envelope

PDF icon  6. Residential Energy Code Compliance Approaches
PDF icon  7. Fenestration U-Factors
PDF icon  8. Frost Protected Shallow Foundations
PDF icon  9. Unvented Crawlspaces
PDF icon  10. Metal Stud Walls
PDF icon  11. Unvented Attics
PDF icon  12. Air Barrier Installation Illustrated
PDF icon  13. Air Barriers and Building Tightness
PDF icon  14. House Tightness Testing
PDF icon  15. Multifamily Building Tightness Testing
PDF icon  16. Vapor Retarders

Systems and Lighting

PDF icon  17. Duct Tightness Testing
PDF icon  18. Mechanical Ventilation
PDF icon  19. Residential Heating and Cooling Load Calculations
PDF icon  20. Lighting Requirements

Prepared by the National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT)
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Author: Dale Horton, Architect

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