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Builders and Buyers Handbook for Improving New Home Efficiency, Comfort, and Durability in the Hot-Dry and Mixed-Dry Climates
Building America's system design recommendations and process improvements can help all builders interested in re-engineering their home designs to achieve high performance. This best practices handbook helps builders develop durable, comfortable homes that achieve 30% energy savings in space conditioning and water heating in hot-dry and mixed-dry climates. The handbook contains chapters for every member of the builder's team—from managers to site planners to designers, site supervisors, the trades, and marketers. There is also a chapter to help homeowners select the best systems for their new home.
Building America Best Practices Series: Volume 2 (PDF 4.7 MB) Download Adobe Reader
For your convenience, here are the individual chapters of the Best Practices Series, Volume 2:
- H&D Front Cover September 2005 (PDF 258 KB)
- H&D Title Page (PDF 218 KB)
- H&D Acknowledgments (PDF 216 KB)
- H&D Contents (PDF 270 KB)
- H&D Introduction (PDF 342 KB)
- H&D Homeowners (PDF 476 KB)
- H&D Managers (PDF 384 KB)
- H&D Marketers (PDF 377 KB)
- H&D Site Planners (PDF 546 KB)
- H&D Designers (PDF 1 MB)
- H&D Site Supervisors (PDF 374 KB)
- H&D Trades (PDF 1 MB)
- H&D Case Study A (PDF 313 KB)
- H&D Case Study B (PDF 390 KB)
- H&D Case Study C (PDF 463 KB)
- H&D Case Study D (PDF 382 KB)
- H&D Appendix I (PDF 143 KB)
- H&D Appendix II (PDF 143 KB)
- H&D Appendix III (PDF 762 KB)
- H&D Appendix IV (PDF 168 KB)
- H&D Appendix V (PDF 355 KB)
- H&D Back Cover (PDF 192 KB)
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