Resource Library
The latest resources for the home and building performance industry
Our online resource library is a compilation of home performance resources, including downloadable PDFs, webinar playbacks, videos, and industry reports. This library is continually updated to include the latest information and educational content.
Contractor Toolkit: Attracting Business Using Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
Download the Contractor Toolkit to improve your local visibility and help you attract customers online.
BPA: Building Science Principles Course: A Free Resource for Educators
This introductory course, presented in slideshow format, is designed to be a starting point for those interested in any career in residential energy efficiency. The course provides learners with basic information on how homes work through the lens of building science.
IREC: Registered Apprenticeships Toolkit for Clean Energy Employers
This toolkit is intended to provide employers and other stakeholders with the background information and supplemental resources needed to implement Registered Apprenticeship Programs (RAPs) to develop a clean energy workforce.
Insulation Institute: Getting Your Home Heat Pump Ready
This guide details the key actions homeowners should take prior to upgrading their homes with a high-efficiency heat pump.
Non-Energy Impacts of Weatherization
Download to read the study which discusses various issues related to incorporating non-energy impacts (NEIs) into costeffectiveness screening and measure selection in the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP).
DOE: Building America Solution Center
Read to find expert information about hundreds of high-performance construction topics (including air sealing and insulation, HVAC components, windows, indoor air quality, labeling programs, and more) on the Building America Solution Center, or BASC, website.
Passive House Accelerator: Cracking the Case by Thinking Thermally
This presentation covers the general concepts of infrared technology, technique & use as a communication tool – connection to #Solarpunk, infrared in existing homes as well as a tool for other diagnostics & high-performance projects.
BPI: Home Energy Auditing Standard
ANSI/BPI-1100-T-2023 Home Energy Auditing Standard defines the minimum criteria for conducting a building science-based residential whole-building assessment.
Alliance to Save Energy: Energy 2040 Policy Recommendations
Download the Policy Priorities, and let’s work to build a net-zero future by putting Energy Efficiency First.
IAQ Radio: ASHRAE 62.1 Ventilation & Acceptable Indoor Air Quality – Is Acceptable, Acceptable?
Watch IAQ Radio as they welcome Dr. Brendon Burley PE, Jennifer Isenbeck PE and Meghan McNulty PE for a show called ASHRAE 62.1 Is Acceptable, Acceptable? The ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 62.1-2022, Ventilation and Acceptable Indoor Air Quality has been under the microscope with COVID and now RSV, Flu, etc.
RMI: Energy Service Agreements for Efficiency and Electrification Retrofit
This report covers the role certain types of energy service agreements (ESAs), combined with federal incentives, can play in scaling AMFH retrofits, maximizing the impact of the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act in decarbonizing existing buildings.
IAQ Radio: Building Science & Wood: A Balanced Design Approach
Learn more about how wood is part of a balanced design approach from an expert in the area for years.
Insulation Institute: Commonly Asked Questions About the 25C Energy Efficient Home Improvement Credit
Answers to the most commonly asked questions that insulation contractors have posed recently about the IRA’s 25C Tax Credit.
Energy Circle: How to Talk to Homeowners About Building Science
Building science is just that—a science—and many of the home health and comfort issues that homeowners face involve complex information and techniques that can be difficult to understand. To make the communication process easier, read these tips.
Clark County NV: Home Energy Efficiency Checklist
This monthly checklist helps Nevada residents stay on top of energy-saving home maintenance while connecting to local rebates and assistance programs.
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