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ACCA
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Standard providing nationally recognized, manufacturer-endorsed set of inspection tasks for HVAC maintenance.
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ASHRAE,
American National Standards Institute,
ANSI
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Standard that provides procedures and methods for meeting minimum ventilation and indoor air quality requirements to engineers, design professionals, owners, and jurisdictional authorities where model codes have been adopted. This is the current version of the standard, which was published in the...
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Building Science Corporation
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The Builder's Guide provides the building industry with the latest and best practical information on how to apply building science principles to structures as systems in hot-humid climate regions.
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DOE
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Information sheet summarizing inspection and testing of combustion appliances taught during the 2006 Florida whole-house weatherization training as part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Hot Climate Initiative.
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BA-PIRC,
Florida Solar Energy Center,
FSEC
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Report outlining how Smart ventilation controls (SVC) balance energy consumption, comfort, and IAQ by optimizing mechanical ventilation operation to reduce the heating and/or cooling loads, improve management of indoor moisture, and maintain IAQ equivalence according to ASHRAE 62.2.
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ASHRAE
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ASHRAE Q&A addressing HVAC filtration and disinfection for reducing the spread of COVID-19.
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ASHI Reporter
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Article describing how to properly manage condensing HVAC equipment.
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EPA
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Report providing information on mechanical air-cleaning devices for ventilation when conventional methods are not warranted.
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U.S. Department of Energy and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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EPA coronavirus Q&A discussing the role of HVAC filters in dealing with COVID-19.