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Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers
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AHAM
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Website providing research, efficiency and safety standards development, and advocacy to the home appliance industry to bring efficient, high-performing home appliances to consumers.
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Weiner C.
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Colorado State University,
U.S. Department of Agriculture,
USDA
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Fact sheet describing air-sealing concerns and remedies, including HRV/ERV installation, caulking, spray foam, and weatherstrip installation.
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Sloggatt Mike
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Fine Homebuilding Magazine
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Article describing how to stop air leaks around the windows and doors of a home.
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RW Beckett Corporation
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RW Beckett Corporation
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Webpage that gives an introduction to PSC motors and their operation.
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Florida Solar Energy Center
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University of Central Florida,
UCF,
FSEC
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FSEC article looking into the percieved effectiveness of ceiling fans.
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Federal Emergency Management Agency
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FEMA
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Information sheet from FEMA on preparation for extreme heat, including measures for keeping homes cool.
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ENERGY STAR
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ENERGY STAR
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ENRGY STAR webpage discussing the basics of certified ceiling fans.
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Calwell Chris,
Horowitz Noah
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Massachusetts Department of Energy,
Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
Home Energy Magazine,
State of Massachusetts
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Article describing customer tip sheet and how ceiling fans are one of the most popular and generally well regarded of all home energy efficiency features.
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ENERGY STAR
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ENERGY STAR
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Website that describes two ceiling fan types and their respective ENERGY STAR eligible product types.
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Mott-Smith John
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City of Davis,
State of California
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Article describing the use of whole-house fans to provide cooling in the region surrounding Sacramento, CA.
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U.S. Department of Energy
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DOE
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DOE Energy Saver webpage summarizing the use of whole-house fans for cooling.
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Chandra Subrato,
Houston Michael M,
Fairey Philip W
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Florida Solar Energy Center,
FSEC
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Report providing recommendations to builders regarding how to reduce cooling loads, use air-circulation fans, natural ventilation, window and building design for natural ventilation, and whole-house fans.
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Wilson Alex
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Green Building Advisor
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Article from Green Building Advisor on strategies to take when building homes to reduce the need for air conditioning, including insulation, windows, site selection, and roofing.
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Office of Research Facilities
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ORF
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Bulletin describing the components of ECM motors and comparing their efficiency with PSC motors.
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Hodgson Alfred T,
Moyer Neil,
Beal David
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory,
LBNL,
Florida Solar Energy Center,
FSEC
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A report describing six mechanical ventilation strategies that were evaluated for their ability to control indoor humidity levels over 14-day periods with simulated occupancy.
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
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LBNL
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Website describing analyses for products and standards affecting home heating, cooling, and appliances, in regards to technical, economical, and energy efficiency pathways.
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Michigan State University Extension
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Michigan State University Extension
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Fact sheet describing weatherstripping materials, types, expected life expectancy, installation requirements, and pros and cons.
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Dallas Abbott
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Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
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Online textbook describing energy, including energy types, and energy use in homes.
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ENERGY STAR
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
EPA,
ENERGY STAR
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Website providing consumer information about ceiling fans, including specifications and buying guidance.
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ENERGY STAR
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U.S. Department of Energy,
DOE,
ENERGY STAR
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Factsheet describing the benefits of purchasing and installing ENERGY STAR rated fans and ventilation products.
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ENERGY STAR
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
EPA,
ENERGY STAR
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ENERGY STAR specifications for residential window, door and skylights, Version 6, effective January 1, 2015.
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ENERGY STAR
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ENERGY STAR
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Program criteria for residential exhaust fans used for ventilation.
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Aldrich Robb,
Williamson Jim
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Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings,
CARB,
Steven Winter Associates,
SWA,
National Renewable Energy Laboratory,
NREL,
U.S. Department of Energy,
DOE
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Report detailing the effects of replacing PSC motors with more efficient, variable-speed motors.
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U.S. Department of Energy
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DOE
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DOE webpage that gives and overview of fans for cooling.
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Florida Solar Energy Center
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FSEC
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FSEC PDF guide on effective fan types and placement in the Southeast.
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Federal Emergency Management Agency
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FEMA
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Fact sheet discussing safe room and storm shelter door assemblies along with ICC® 500 compliance.
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Federal Emergency Management Agency
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FEMA
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A website containing FEMA publications on safe rooms for both residential and community use.
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Parker Danny S
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Florida Solar Energy Center,
FSEC
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Report comparing a high-performance house with a code-built control home.
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Low David K,
et al.
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Federal Emergency Management Agency,
FEMA
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Report describing dry floodproofing technologies for non-residential buildings, including information about regulatory requirements, design considerations, and descriptions of floodproofing methods and equipment.
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Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety
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IBHS
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Factsheet describing garage door pressure rating requirements in high wind– prone areas.
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Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety
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IBHS
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Website describing results of research on impacts to garage doors from hurricanes, tornadoes, and high wind events.
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Florida Solar Energy Center,
University of Central Florida
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FSEC,
UCF
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Website providing information about the Gossamer Wind Series Ceiling fans, conceived by Danny Parker at the Florida Solar Energy Center as a means of realizing the energy efficiency and comfort potential of ceiling fans.
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Home Ventilating Institute
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Home Ventilating Institute
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Website providing certified rating programs to help manufacturers, builders, contractors and homeowners compare performance of ventilation products for air flow, sound, and other performance characteristics.
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Home Ventilating Institute
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Home Ventilating Institute
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Website with articles on home ventilation and indoor air quality.
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Home Ventilating Institute
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HVI
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Publication specifying HVI’s prescriptive procedures for testing and rating airflow of residential ventilation products in accordance with ANSI consensus standards.
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Home Ventilating Institute
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HVI
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Publication describing the requirements and procedures for the certified performance ratings program for residential ventilation products administered by the Home Ventilating Institute.
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Home Ventilating Institute
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HVI
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Website providing an online directory of more than 3,600 residential ventilation products lisiting flowrates, sones, watts, and other performance metrics; all listed products have been tested by the Home Ventilating Institute.
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Aynsley Richard
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Big Ass Fans,
HPAC Engineering
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Article describing how air speed affects thermal comfort and how fans can provide energy savings.
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California Air Resources Board,
California Environmental Protection Agency
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CARB,
CalEPA
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Article describing ways home owners can improve ventilation in their kitchens.
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Guertin Mike
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Fine Homebuilding Magazine
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Central return designs require an open pathway between the room and the heart of the house where the return grill is located.
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Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety
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IBHS
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Report describing ways to retrofit a home to make it more hurricane resistant.
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California Energy Commission
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California Energy Commission
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Webpage for the CEC’s Modern Appliance Efficiency Database System
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California Energy Commission
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CEC
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List of appliance brands and models, showing their performance and efficiency as tested by the appropriate standard.
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California Statewide Utility Codes and Standards Program
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California Public Utilities Commission,
CPUC
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Document describing recommended modeling rules, potential compliance credits, and eligibility criteria for residential night ventilation cooling systems for California’s Title 24 energy efficiency standards.
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Author(s)
Mullen Nasim A,
Li Jina,
Singer Brett C
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory,
LBNL
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Report describing a field study to measure pollutant concentrations in 324 homes in California.
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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EPA
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Website with information about radon-resistant construction techniques and other radon resources for builders, contractors and homebuyers.
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U.S. Department of Energy
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DOE
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IECC code note explaining new fan efficacy requirements, along with how to determine which fans are affected by the new fan requirements.
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Federal Emergency Management Agency
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FEMA
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Fact sheet describing residential tornado safe room doors.
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Home Innovation Research Labs
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HIRL
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Fact sheet describing methods for flashing and air-sealing windows and doors.
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American National Standards Institute,
Builders Hardware Manufacturers Association
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ANSI,
BHMA
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Standard establishing requirements for the performance and installation of gasketing systems including mortised to doors, frames or both which was published in the year 2021 and a can be purchased to be viewed in full from the ANSI webstore in the link.