Downloads
- Submission Checklist (11.96 KB docx file)
- Site survey (32.34 KB pdf file)
- Site photos (3MB zip file)
- Site zoning requirements (16.81 KB doc file)
- LEED for Homes checklist (1.59 MB xls file)
- Cost estimate template (2.57 MB xls file)
- Local climate info (4.07 MB pdf file)
- EPA Energy Star V3 guidelines (1.79 MB zip file)
- "Fortified For Safer Living" self assessment checklists (174 KB zip file)
- Building Permit Application with General Instructions and Information (73.63 KB docx file)
- New: REM Rate Data Entry Instructions (2.13 MB pdf file)
External Resources
Home Energy Yardstick:
http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=home_improvement.hm_improvement_index_tools
Building Code:
http://www.townofbabylon.com
LEED for Homes Reference Guide/Checklist:
http://www.usgbc.org/homes
Energy Star guidelines:
http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=new_homes.hm_index
Passive Survivability:
http://greensource.construction.com/people/0606mag-opinions.asp
http://www.buildinggreen.com/auth/article.cfm/2005/12/1/Passive-Survivability/
Download free copy of REM/Rate and/or REM Design (with registration)
License & Download REM/Rate
(User name & password for software will be e-mailed following competition registration)
DOE Mid Atlantic design:
http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/building_america/mixed_humid_case_studies.html
Building Science Press Joe Lstiburek “Builders Guide to Cold Climates” available through: http://www.eeba.org
Institute for Business and Home Safety:
http://www.disastersafety.org
The Living Building Institute:
http://ilbi.org
