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>>U.S. DOE Building America Update

Source: energy.gov
The U.S. Department of Energy's Building America Update newsletter is now available, and includes: 

>The launch of the 2016 Race to Zero Student Design Competition
>Zero Energy Ready Homes Housing Innovation Awards at the EEBA conference
>The Tour of Zero national campaign
>RESNET's proposed amendment to ANSI standard for airtightness and airflow
>Call for new teams and venue for Solar Decathlon 2017
>DOE's final report on climate-specific passive building standards
>Regional adoption of low-e storm windows as a "proven" energy efficiency technology
>This month's residential success stories highlighting high-performance new construction
>Building America in the news (e.g. Building Science: How Tight Construction Improves Indoor Air Quality)

Read the full issue for the latest news and information from Building America.