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FBC
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A supplement to the 2012 Florida Building Code on energy efficiency and conservation.
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ACCA
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Standard outlining industry procedure for sizing residential duct systems.
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ACCA
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Standard providing guidance on how to select, size, and locate the supply air diffusers, grilles and registers, and the return grilles.
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ADC
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Standard for use and reference by designers, architects, engineers, contractors, installers and users for evaluating, selecting, specifying and properly installing flexible duct in heating and air conditioning systems.
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Integrated Building and Construction Solutions,
IBACOS,
U.S. Department of Energy,
DOE
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Report identifying two barriers that limit the ability of builders to explore opportunities for higher levels of energy efficiency in housing: the use of duct system materials that inherently achieve airtightness and are right-sized for low-load houses, and, the ability to air seal fire separation...
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ADC
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Standard providing a comprehensive approach to evaluating, selecting, specifying and installing flexible duct in HVAC systems.
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ICC
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Standards criteria supporting ICC HVAC duct support standards.
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Florida Solar Energy Center,
FSEC
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Report describing as-found interior platform return plenums, the magnitude of their contribution to the total amount of duct leakage, and techniques and results of retrofits executed by the HVAC trade during equipment replacement.
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ASHRAE,
ANSI
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Standard that prescribes a testing method to determine the efficiency of space heating and/or cooling thermal distribution systems under seasonal and design conditions. This version of the standard was published in the year 2014, and is available for preview and purchase at the reference link. The...
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EPA
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This report is designed to meet ASHRAE 62.2-2010/2013 and ANSI/ACCA’s 5 QI-2015 protocol, thereby improving the performance of HVAC equipment in new homes when compared to homes built to minimum code.
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ICC,
RESNET,
ANSI
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This Standard provides a consistent, uniform methodology for evaluating the airtightness of building envelopes and heating and cooling air ducts and the air flows of mechanical ventilation systems.
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NADCA
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Standard providing industry-backed information for assessing new and existing HVAC systems, evaluating and verifying the cleanliness of HVAC system components, preventing job related hazards and guiding the cleaning and restoration of HVAC systems to a specific level of cleanliness.