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.
HUD: Multifamily Utility Benchmarking Toolkit
This toolkit is a comprehensive guide to utility benchmarking for the multifamily sector and includes links to key resources and requirements, tools and reports, case studies, and FAQs.
Heat Pumps can be the next AC: A study
Watch a great presentation about replacing AC with variable speed heat pumps (VSHPs).
BPI: Technical Standards
View and download the current approved BPI Technical Standards.
HVAC & IAQ: What Works!
Watch as IAQ Radio and Chris Howells discuss HVAC & IAQ, and which works best.
DOE: Geothermal Heat Pumps
This resource webpage provides information on Geothermal Heat Pumps for consumers with links to fact sheets, videos, information pages, and geothermal basics.
Weatherization Installer Job Aids
Weatherization job aids are step-by-step visual guides created to assist home energy professionals with effective, durable, and safe energy efficiency upgrades.
What is the Building Envelope Performance (BEP) value?
Watch the video to learn how the BEP value is used to describe the overall thermal performance of a building envelope.
DOE: Better Buildings E-Learning Center
This online resource offers a collection of webinars and e-learning courses for improving building energy efficiency.
Energy Vanguard: Heat Pump Basics
Allison Bailes offers a solid outline of the basics of heat pumps in the Energy Vanguard Blog.
A Cup of Joe: Net Zero Energy Houses
Watch as Joe Lstiburek and Betsy Pettit share their lessons learned from past net zero building projects.
Better Buildings Residential Network Image Libraries
View the list of online databases that can provide your program with quality, high-resolution images to tell your energy efficiency story.
A Short Guide to a Radical Retrofit
Watch as builders take you through the key principles of undertaking a radical retrofit of a home.
Using Diagnostics to Solve Problems in New Home
In this video, Corbett Lunsford and Scott True discuss using diagnostics to solve mystery problems in a new home.
HVAC: Refrigeration Cycle 101
The basic air conditioning and refrigeration refrigerant circuit explained and illustrated in simple terms.
Better Buildings Webinar Series
Learn from experts about proven best practices, cost-effective strategies, and innovative new ways to approach sustainability and energy performance.
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