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Title: Building America Best Practices Series Volume 13: Energy Performance Techniques and Technologies: Preserving Historic Homes

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1105106· OSTI ID:1105106

This guide is a resource to help contractors renovate historic houses, while addressing issues such as building durability, indoor air quality, and occupant health, safety, and comfort. The best practices described in this document are based on the results of research and demonstration projects conducted by Building America’s research teams. Building America brings together the nation’s leading building scientists with over 300 production builders to develop, test, and apply innovative, energy-efficient construction practices. The guide is available for download from the DOE Building America website www.buildingamerica.gov.

Research Organization:
Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-76RL01830
OSTI ID:
1105106
Report Number(s):
PNNL-20185; BT0101000
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English