Reference Links

Heating and Cooling Systems

U.S. DOE/EERE Energy Savers Space Heating and Cooling web pages include information on geothermal heat pumps, condensing furnaces, radiant heating and evaporative coolers:
http://www.energysavers.gov/your_home/space_heating_cooling/index.cfm/mytopic=12300

Air Distribution Systems

Air Handlers: An Appliance of Airtight Defiance? (study):
http://securedb.fsec.ucf.edu/pub/pub_show_detail?v_pub_id=4227

Design and Construction of Interior Duct Systems (study):
http://securedb.fsec.ucf.edu/pub/pub_show_detail?v_pub_id=4013

Mechanical Ventilation

Energy and Environmental Building Alliance (EEBA) Builder Guides:
http://www.eeba.org/bookstore/cat-Builders_Guides-4.aspx

Home Ventilating Institute (HVI):
http://www.hvi.org

Energy Impacts of Various Residential Mechanical Ventilation Strategies (study):
http://securedb.fsec.ucf.edu/pub/pub_show_detail?v_pub_id=4438

General

FSEC Homes web site includes hot/humid climate building priorities, builder programs, energy rating information and FAQs:
http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/consumer/buildings/homes/index.htm

Building America Best Practices Series
http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/building_america/publications.html

FSEC Online Publication Search page:
http://securedb.fsec.ucf.edu/pub/pub_search

Incentives

DSIRE web site provides a national, state by state and local listing of energy efficiency and renewable energy incentives:
http://www.dsireusa.org