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Acronyms and Abbreviations |
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Foreword |
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Preface |
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2 | (6) |
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Components of household energy use |
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3 | (1) |
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4 | (1) |
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Other components of household energy use |
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5 | (2) |
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7 | (1) |
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What Does It Mean To Be Net-Zero Energy? |
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8 | (8) |
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Where is the energy produced? |
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How is the energy measured? |
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10 | (3) |
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13 | (3) |
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16 | (3) |
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19 | (26) |
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Making Choices Instead of Paying Premiums for Greener Buildings |
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20 | (7) |
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Net Cost of Ownership - Who Pays, Who Benefits? |
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Homeowner-builder/long-term owner |
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28 | (1) |
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29 | (2) |
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Multifamily affordable housing projects |
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31 | (3) |
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34 | (1) |
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Other Multifamily Findings |
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34 | (1) |
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Incentives and Innovative Financial Arrangements |
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35 | (1) |
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Payback - the Relative Cost-Efficiency of Various Options |
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36 | (9) |
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First, the conventional wisdom |
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36 | (1) |
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37 | (1) |
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38 | (3) |
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Relative cost-effectiveness |
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41 | (4) |
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45 | (28) |
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What Is Integrated Design, and Why Does It Matter? |
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45 | (2) |
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47 | (2) |
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49 | (20) |
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50 | (2) |
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Phase 2. Building Your Team |
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52 | (6) |
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Phase 3. Launching the Process |
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58 | (2) |
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Phase 4. Promoting Teamwork |
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60 | (6) |
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Phase 5. Working through the Design |
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66 | (3) |
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Does Integrated Design Cost More? |
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69 | (2) |
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A Footnote about Construction |
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71 | (2) |
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Minimize the Energy Your Building Needs |
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73 | (64) |
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73 | (5) |
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73 | (2) |
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Form factors: the influence of context |
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75 | (2) |
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77 | (1) |
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78 | (25) |
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79 | (2) |
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81 | (5) |
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86 | (8) |
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94 | (1) |
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95 | (6) |
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101 | (2) |
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Comfort Strategies and Systems |
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103 | (19) |
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106 | (9) |
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115 | (7) |
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122 | (4) |
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126 | (11) |
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126 | (3) |
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129 | (1) |
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Drain water heat recovery |
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130 | (1) |
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131 | (1) |
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Multifamily considerations |
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131 | (6) |
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Minimize the Occupants' Energy Needs |
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137 | (38) |
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138 | (7) |
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138 | (2) |
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140 | (1) |
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141 | (1) |
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Clothes washers and dryers |
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142 | (3) |
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145 | (7) |
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147 | (3) |
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150 | (1) |
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151 | (1) |
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151 | (1) |
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152 | (5) |
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152 | (2) |
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154 | (1) |
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154 | (2) |
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156 | (1) |
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157 | (1) |
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Be aware and buy wisely (or not at all) |
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159 | (2) |
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After buying: tips for minimizing plug loads |
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161 | (1) |
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162 | (2) |
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Managing Heating and Other Systems |
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164 | (1) |
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165 | (6) |
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Simple plug-in electric meters |
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166 | (1) |
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Whole-home electricity monitors |
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167 | (1) |
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Smart electric metering dashboards |
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167 | (1) |
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168 | (3) |
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171 | (4) |
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175 | (34) |
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177 | (10) |
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Do you need separate storage? |
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179 | (1) |
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Estimating hot water demand and storage |
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180 | (1) |
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Estimating collector size |
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181 | (1) |
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182 | (1) |
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Passive or active? Open loop or closed? |
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183 | (1) |
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Should you include a solar thermal system? |
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184 | (2) |
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186 | (1) |
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187 | (2) |
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Fuel choices: all-electric? |
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187 | (2) |
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Solar Electricity: Photovoltaics |
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189 | (7) |
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190 | (2) |
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192 | (4) |
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196 | (6) |
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198 | (2) |
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200 | (2) |
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202 | (1) |
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203 | (1) |
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203 | (1) |
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Choosing a Renewable System |
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203 | (1) |
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204 | (5) |
Appendix A Resources / Bibliography |
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209 | (12) |
Appendix B Case Study Resources |
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221 | (6) |
Appendix C National High-Performance Home Programs |
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227 | (4) |
Appendix D Green Building Advisor |
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