OVERVIEW OF ENERGY AUDIT PROCEDURES General Procedures Codes and Standards for Homes Types of Energy Audits ECONOMIC ANALYSIS METHODS Simple Payback Analysis Life-Cycle Cost Analysis Utility Rate Structures ENERGY ANALYSIS OF HOMES Degree-Days Methods Utility Data Analysis Whole-Building Hourly Simulation Programs ENERGY SCREENING OF EXISTING HOMES Overview of Energy Performance for US Existing Homes Screening Tools and Applications BUILDING ENVELOPE RETROFIT Insulation Improvements for Walls Ceiling and Roofs Foundations Air Leakage Characteristics Blower Door Testing and Analysis ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS RETROFIT Energy Efficient Lighting and Ballasts Energy Star Appliances Daylighting Controls HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEMS RETORFIT Furnaces Heat Pumps Air Conditioners Passive Heating and Cooling Systems for Homes Air Distribution Systems Anatomy Maintenance and Controls DOMESTIC HOT WATER SYSTEMS RETROFIT Water Management Conventional versus Solar Water Heating Systems ZERO-ENERGY RETROFIT Overview of Zero-Energy Homes Design of PV systems Analysis tools for Zero-Energy Home Retrofit ENERGY SAVINGS VERIFICATION Tools and Techniques for Measurement Verification Diagnostics ENERGY AUDIT REPORTING Types of Report General Outline of a Detailed Energy Audit Report Example of an Energy Audit Report CASE STUDIES Weatherization Case Study and Verification Analysis Detailed Energy Audit of an Existing Home Zero-Energy Retrofit of an Existing Home APPENDICES BR>Furnaces Heat Pumps Air Conditioners Passive Heating and Cooling Systems for Homes Air Distribution Systems Anatomy Maintenance and Controls DOMESTIC HOT WATER SYSTEMS RETROFIT Water Management Conventional versus Solar Water Heating Systems ZERO-ENERGY RETROFIT Overview of Zero-Energy Homes Design of PV systems Analysis tools for Zero-Energy Home Retrofit ENERGY SAVINGS VERIFICATION Tools and Techniques for Measurement Verification Diagnostics ENERGY AUDIT REPORTING Types of Report General Outline of a Detailed Energy Audit Report Example of an Energy Audit Report CASE STUDIES Weatherization Case Study and Verification Analysis Detailed Energy Audit of an Existing Home Zero-Energy Retrofit of an Existing Home APPENDICES.