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Effect of fire prevention programs on accidental and incendiary wildfires on tribal lands in the U.S.

August 1, 2015

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Karen L. Abt, David Butry, Jeffrey P. Prestemon, Samuel Scranton

Humans cause more than 55 % of wildfires on lands managed by the USDA Forest Service and U.S. Department of the Interior, contributing to both suppression expenditures and damages. One means to reduce the expenditures and damages associated with these

Benefits and Costs of Energy Standard Adoption in New Residential Buildings: National Summary

July 7, 2015

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Joshua D. Kneifel, Eric G. O'Rear

Building Industry Reporting and Design for Sustainability (BIRDS) New Residential Database Technical Manual

June 3, 2015

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Joshua D. Kneifel, Priya D. Lavappa, Anne L. Greig, Sangwon Suh

Building Industry Reporting and Design for Sustainability (BIRDS) Tutorial for New Residential Database

June 3, 2015

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Joshua D. Kneifel, Priya D. Lavappa

Energy Price Indices and Discount Factors for Life-Cycle Cost Analysis - 2015 Annual Supplement to NIST Handbook 135

June 3, 2015

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Priya Lavappa, Joshua D. Kneifel

Sustainability Performance of the NIST Net Zero Energy Residential Test Facility Relative to a Maryland Code Compliant Design

March 30, 2015

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Joshua D. Kneifel, Eric G. O'Rear

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) received funding through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to construct a Net-Zero Energy Residential Test Facility (NZERTF). The initial goal of the NZERTF is to demonstrate that a

Impact of More Precise Construction Data on Estimated Savings from Energy Standard Adoption for Commercial Buildings

December 19, 2014

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Joshua D. Kneifel, David T. Butry

The Applied Economics Office (AEO) of the Engineering Laboratory (EL) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed the Building Industry Reporting and Design for Sustainability (BIRDS) database, which estimates the

Impact of More Precise Electricity Price Data on Estimated Energy Costs from Energy Standard Adoption for Buildings

December 19, 2014

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Joshua D. Kneifel, David T. Butry

Energy efficiency requirements in current building energy codes vary across states, and many states have not yet adopted the latest editions of ASHRAE Standard 90.1 for commercial buildings or the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) for

Energy Price Indices and Discount Factors for Life-Cycle Cost Analysis - 2014 Annual Supplement to NIST Handbook 135

October 31, 2014

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Amy S. Rushing, Joshua D. Kneifel, Priya Lavappa

This is the 2014 edition of energy price indices and discount factors for performing life-cycle cost analyses of energy and water conservation and renewable energy projects in federal facilities. It will be effective from April 1, 2014 to March 31, 2015

Life-cycle Cost Implications of More Stringent State Energy Codes

October 5, 2014

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Joshua D. Kneifel

The Economics of Residential Fire Sprinklers and the Potential Impact of Recent Code Changes

October 5, 2014

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David T. Butry

Residential fire sprinklers reduce the likelihood of room flashover, improving conditions for occupant egress, and thereby reduce the number of fatalities resulting from home fires. Based on data reported by the National Fire Protection Association, in the

Roadmap for Building Commissioning Research Workshop Summary Report

September 30, 2014

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Natascha S. Milesi-Ferretti, David Shipley, Walter Zalis, Steven T. Bushby

This report summarizes the results of the Building Commissioning Research and Measurement Science Needs Webinar Workshop held on April 29, 2014, sponsored by the National Institute of Standards and Technology. This effort supports ongoing research into

Proceedings of the Measurement Science for Sustainable Construction and Manufacturing Workshop: Volume 1. Position Papers and Findings

September 26, 2014

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Bilal Ayyub, Gerald Galloway, Richard Wright

This report documents the effort launched by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to develop, organize, and convene a workshop on sustainability to promote the adoption and use of sustainable construction and manufacturing and guide

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