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Cut Batts to Fit Irregular Cavities

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Author(s)
Peeks Brady
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Organization(s)
Northwest Energy Works
Description
Job Process sheet for the manufactured housing industry showing how to cut insulation batts to fit wall cavities in a factory production environment.

Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS)

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Author(s)
Energy Information Administration,
EIA
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Organization(s)
U.S. Energy Information Administration
Description
Website providing data on household energy usage collected from the Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS), a nationally representative sample of more than 18,000 housing units, representing the 123.5 million housing units occupied as primary residences in the U.S.

Split and Notch Batts to Fit around Wires and Electrical Boxes

Publication Date
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Author(s)
Peeks Brady
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Organization(s)
Northwest Energy Works
Description
Job Process sheet for the manufactured housing industry showing how to split and notch insulation batts to fit around electrical boxes and wiring in a factory production environment.

Whole Home Tankless Gas Water Heaters

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Author(s)
ENERGY STAR
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Organization(s)
ENERGY STAR
Description
Wepage providing information on ENERGY STAR certified gas tankless water heaters with information on how they cut water heating expenses as well as a product finder tool to find ENERGY STAR certified products.