Publications
Here you will find key publications and case studies outlining Building America strategies and techniques. If you prefer, you can search the full Building America Publications Database. These publications are available as Adobe Acrobat PDFs. Download Adobe Reader.
Building America Best Practices Series and Case Studies
The Best Practices handbooks help builders achieve whole-house energy savings in five major climates. Using the system recommendations and process improvements from the handbooks, all builders can re-engineer their designs to achieve improved energy performance and quality.
Additionally, Building America provides case studies in all climate zones to further illustrate how these techniques and strategies are put into practice.
Below, you can access the Best Practices handbooks and a listing of case studies by climate zone. To view a listing of climate regions by county, see the Guide to Determining Climate Regions (PDF 1.2 MB).
Cold & Very Cold Climates
- Best Practices Handbook — Volume 3 (PDF 5.6 MB)
- Case Studies
Hot-Dry & Mixed-Dry Climates
- Best Practices Handbook — Volume 2 (PDF 4.7 MB)
- Case Studies
Hot-Humid Climate
- Best Practices Handbook — Volume 1 (PDF 7.0 MB)
- Case Studies
Marine Climate
- Best Practices Handbook — Volume 5 (PDF 5.5 MB)
- Case Studies
Mixed-Humid Climate
- Best Practices Handbook — Volume 4 (PDF 5.9 MB)
- Case Studies
All Climates
- Solar Thermal & Photovoltaic Systems – Volume 6 (PDF 9.5 MB)
- Builders Challenge Quality Criteria Support Document (PDF 12.4 MB)
Publications Database
For additional resources, search the full Building America Publications Database. The database offers information from a variety of sources addressing building technologies and strategies.