Publications

General

_[ Using BEopt to Optimize Home Energy Performance ](/docs/fy15osti/63862.pdf)
_ , NREL Technical Report (2015)

_[ Using the BEopt Automated Residential Simulation Test Suite to Enable
Comparative Analysis Between Energy Simulation Engines
](http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy14osti/62273.pdf) _ , NREL Technical Report
(2014)

_[ New Version of BEopt Software Provides Analysis Capabilities for Existing
Homes ](http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy11osti/51416.pdf) _ , NREL Technical Report
(2011)

_[ BEopt Software for Building Energy Optimization: Features and Capabilities
](http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy06osti/39929.pdf) _ , NREL Technical Report
(2006)

_[ BEopt: Software for Identifying Optimal Building Designs on the Path to
Zero Net Energy ](http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy05osti/37733.pdf) _ , NREL
Technical Report (2005)

Analysis and Case Studies

_[ Heating and Cooling Energy Modeling of 3D-Printed Concrete Construction of
Residential Buildings ](/docs/fy22osti/82865.pdf) _ (2022)

_[ Demand Response Analysis for Different Residential Personas in a Comfort-
Driven Behavioral Context
](https://asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/IMECE/proceedings/IMECE2021/85635/V08AT08A060/1132891)
_ , Proceedings of the ASME 2021 International Mechanical Engineering Congress
and Exposition (2021)

[ Are Ducted Mini-Splits Worth It?
](https://www.osti.gov/pages/servlets/purl/1424577) , _ASHRAE Journal_ (2018)

_[ Energy Efficiency Potential in the U.S. Single-Family Housing Stock
](/docs/fy18osti/68670.pdf) _ , NREL Technical Report (2017)

_[ Zero Energy Ready Home Multifamily Case Study Analysis
](/docs/fy16osti/64762.pdf) _ , NREL Technical Report (2016)

_[ Public Housing: A Tailored Approach to Energy Retrofits
](/docs/fy16osti/65353.pdf) _ , NREL Technical Report (2016)

[ Using BEopt (EnergyPlus) With Energy Audits and Surveys To Predict Actual
Residential Energy Usage
](http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378778814009220/pdfft?md5=b2930d2ef554ad551b9cbef507e564cb&pid=1-s2.0-S0378778814009220-main.pdf)
, _Science Direct_ (2015)

_[ Kaupuni Village: A closer look at the first net-zero energy affordable
housing community in Hawai‘i ](http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy12osti/53401.pdf) _
, NREL Technical Report (2012)

_[ Design and Evaluation of a Net Zero Energy Low-Income Residential Housing
Development in Lafayette, Colorado
](http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy12osti/51450.pdf) _ , NREL Technical Report
(2012)

_[ A Method for Determining Optimal Residential Energy Efficiency Retrofit
Packages ](http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy11osti/50572.pdf) _ , NREL Technical
Report (2011)

_[ Ducts in the Attic? What Were They Thinking?
](http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy10osti/48163.pdf) _ , NREL Technical Report
(2010)

_[ Preliminary Assessment of the Energy-Saving Potential of Electrochromic
Windows in Residential Buildings
](http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy10osti/46916.pdf) _ , NREL Technical Report
(2009)

_[ Searching for the Optimal Mix of Solar and Efficiency in Zero Net Energy
Buildings ](http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy08osti/42956.pdf) _ , NREL Technical
Report (2008)

_[ Habitat for Humanity Zero Energy Home: A Cold-Climate Case Study for
Affordable Zero Energy Homes ](http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy08osti/43188.pdf) _
, NREL Technical Report (2008)

_[ Defining a Technology Pathway Leading to New Homes with Zero Peak Cooling
Demand ](http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy06osti/39821.pdf) _ , NREL Technical
Report (2006)

_[ Analysis of Residential System Strategies Targeting Least-Cost Solutions
Leading to Net Zero Energy Homes
](http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy06osti/38170.pdf) _ , NREL Technical Report
(2006)

_[ Optimal Building Designs on the Path to Zero Net Energy
](http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy05osti/37733.pdf) _ , NREL Technical Report
(2004)

Modeling

_[ Validation of Tendril TrueHome Using Software-to-Software Comparison
](/docs/fy18osti/70116.pdf) _ , NREL Technical Report (2017)

_[ EnergyPlus and SEEM Modeling Enhancements via Software-to-Software
Comparison Using NREL's BEopt Test Suite ](/docs/fy16osti/65858.pdf) _ , NREL
Technical Report (2016)

_[ Evaluating EnergyPlus Airflow Network Model for Residential Ducts,
Infiltration, and Interzonal Airflow ](/docs/fy18osti/70230.pdf) _ , NREL
Technical Report (2016)

_[ Evaluation of Automated Model Calibration Techniques for Residential
Building Energy Simulation ](http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy13osti/60127.pdf) _ ,
NREL Technical Report (2013)

_[ Improved Modeling of Residential Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps for Energy
Calculations ](http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy13osti/56354.pdf) _ , NREL Technical
Report (2013)

_[ Automated Comparison of Building Energy Simulation Engines
](http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy12osti/52651.pdf) _ , NREL Technical Report
(2012)

_[ Identifying and Resolving Issues in EnergyPlus and DOE-2 Window Heat
Transfer Calculations ](http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy12osti/55787.pdf) _ , NREL
Technical Report (2012)

_[ Heat Pump Water Heater Modeling in EnergyPlus
](http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy12osti/54318.pdf) _ , NREL Technical Report
(2012)

_[ Verification and Validation of EnergyPlus Conduction Finite Difference and
Phase Change Material Models for Opaque Wall Assemblies
](http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy12osti/55792.pdf) _ , NREL Technical Report
(2012)

_[ Using EnergyPlus to Perform Dehumidification Analysis on Building America
Homes ](http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy11osti/49899.pdf) _ , NREL Technical Report
(2011)

Optimization

[ Optimization of Whole House Retrofit Packages for Targeting 50% Annual
Energy Use Reductions in Pre-1978 Chicagoland Homes ](http://built-
envi.com/wp-
content/uploads/2014/07/leinartas_h_masters_thesis_July_2014_FINAL.pdf) (2014)

_[ Enhanced Sequential Search Methodology for Identifying Cost-Optimal
Building Pathways ](http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy08osti/43238.pdf) _ , NREL
Technical Report (2008)

_[ A Sequential Search Technique for Identifying Optimal Building Designs on
the Path to Zero Net Energy ](/buildings/assets/pdfs/2004-a-sequential-search-
technique-for-identifying-optimal-building-designs-on-the-path-to-zero-net-
energy.pdf) _ , NREL Technical Report (2004)

Related

[ 2014 Building America House Simulations Protocol
](http://energy.gov/eere/buildings/house-simulation-protocols-report) (2014)

_[ Evaluation of Automated Model Calibration Techniques for Residential
Building Energy Simulation ](http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy13osti/60127.pdf) _ ,
NREL Technical Report (2013)

_[ Assessing and Improving the Accuracy of Energy Analysis for Residential
Buildings ](http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy11osti/50865.pdf) _ , NREL Technical
Report (2011)

_[ Orienting the Neighborhood: A Subdivision Energy Analysis Tool
](http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy08osti/43341.pdf) _ , NREL Technical Report
(2008)