The Solution Center helps builders, contractors, code officials, and industry professionals put into practice lessons learned from Building America-sponsored research on hundreds of building science related topics. Researchers and practitioners can dig deeper into subjects in a library of nearly 1,000 technical reports, articles, code documents, and case studies of U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)-funded research on hundreds of high-performance residential building science topics. “Building America experts put building science on the map. Now, with the Solution Center, the entire construction industry can easily access all this expertise,” said Eric Werling, Building America program director.

Since launching, the Solution Center has grown to include more than 230 best practices guides offering step-by-step illustrated instructions for installing high-performance home measures. Topics range from the latest innovations to bread-and-butter measures such as insulating and air sealing. Builders and contractors can also find 1,600 photos and illustrations and more than 100 videos and presentations that can be shared with crew members through a mobile app for onsite training sessions.

 “This free, easy-to-use tool provides builders with access to current building science know-how from some of the brightest minds in the industry. It’s like having a building scientist on your staff,” said Sam Rashkin, chief architect for the DOE Building Technologies Office.

The country’s top builders agree.