Homeowner Information Resources
Building Science Corporation provides the following copies of articles, white
papers and other information resources on a variety of topics for the
benefit of the homeowners that visit our site:
EcoVillage Homowner Handbook
BSC, December, 2003. After a high performance home has been designed,
constructed, and commissioned, what ensures that the home is actually
operated at peak performance? It takes just 24 easy-reading pages for the
homeowner to learn just how simple it is to achieve the full benefits of
these particular energy-efficient, comfortable, healthy, and durable
homes.
Glossary
HVAC
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The
How and Why of Your High Performance HVAC System
December 2003, Building Science Corporation. Perhaps the most frequently
raised concern from home owners of high performance homes is: How can I be
saving energy, money, and wear and tear on my equipment if it seems as
though my system is running a lot more than systems in other homes?
Everything You Need To Know About MOLD
- Healthy and Affordable Housing:
Housing and Asthma
Practical
Recommendations for Building, Renovating and Maintaining Housing:
2001, Dr. Joseph Lstiburek and Terry Brennan.
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What You Need To
Know About Mold
Updated January 2002, Nathan Yost, MD, Joseph Lstiburek, Ph.D, P.Eng.
& Terry Brennan, MS. This article answers your questions about mold,
what it is, where it grows, how it spreads, how can I prevent it.
- Mold Testing
January 2002, Nathan Yost, MD, Joseph Lstiburek, Ph.D, P.Eng.
& Terry Brennan, MS. Although this article is titled "Mold
Testing" it actually tells you why testing for mold is usually not
needed.
- Mold Remediation in
Occupied Homes
January 2002, Nathan Yost, MD, Joseph Lstiburek, Ph.D, P.Eng.
& Terry Brennan, MS. This article provides both general guidelines for
mold remediation as well as specific guidelines for the typical locations
where mold is most often found in houses.
- Mold: Causes, Health
Effects and Clean-up
January 2002, Nathan Yost, MD, Joseph Lstiburek, Ph.D, P.Eng.
& Terry Brennan, MS. This article briefly repeats some of the
information in the other mold articles but also includes information on
how to prevent mold in residential structures.
High Performance House Plans
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Architectural
Case Studies and Example Plans
Betsy Pettit, AIA, This presentation contains the reasons for and
the details of how to build affordable single family housing using an
advanced ?Systems Engineering? Approach.
Common Household Problems
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Relative
Humidity
April 2002, Joseph Lstiburek. Healthy Indoor Environments Conference. Dr.
Lstiburek discusses the ideal humidity levels to maintain in the house,
based on comfort and health concerns, effects on the building enclosure,
mold growth, dust mites, and wood shrinkage.
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Black Stains
on Carpets and Ghosting of Framing
1999, Joseph Lstiburek. In this piece, Lstiburek brings building science and
Halloween as closely together as is humanly possible. Another triumph of
physics over "phenomenon."
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Fan
Cycling Frequently
Asked Questions
2001, Armin Rudd. The fan cycling control is an important element of the
Building America ventilation strategy. The quick and easy read of this Q
and A with Armin Rudd "clears the air" regarding this control
strategy.
Foundation Insulation
Painting
Energy, Especially Solar Energy
Green Building
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Green Building Meets Building Science
Case Study
EcoVillage Cleveland - Cleveland, Ohio
Project is under construction. PDF
Version - 764KB
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BSC's
Green Building Treatise
Green building is all about science-physics, chemistry, and
biology. It's really about ecology because ecology is about physics,
chemistry, and biology. Green building is all about systems and
integration. That's because ecology is all about systems and the
integration of physics, chemistry, and biology.
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