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Website reporting efficiencies for dehumidifiers, room air conditioners, and room air cleaners that are tested by independent laboratories and reported by the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers.

View the APSP/ANSI Standards and codes below to get information about ANSI specifications for pools, spa and hot tubs.

Website providing CAD files and drawings of advanced framing details.

Book describing Carpentry and Construction, Construction Materials, Hand Tools, Power Tools, Construction Equipment, Jobsite Safety, and Working Conditions, Building Design and Print reading, Inspections Survey Instruments and Operations, Foundation and Outdoor Slab Construction, Floor, Wall, and...

Website providing building science based guidance and training for residential construction.

Website for finding policies and incentives by state for renewables and efficiency.

ASHRAE Q&A addressing HVAC filtration and disinfection for reducing the spread of COVID-19.

Article describing considerations for choosing a room-level air cleaner to improve indoor air quality.

Book providing project management guidance in maintaining satisfactory indoor air quality (IAQ) of occupied buildings undergoing renovation or construction.

Report discussing the importance of durability and energy efficiency in building construction.

Information sheet about efficiency and health benefits of MERV filters.

American Lung Association web page providing information on particulate matter and indoor air quality.

Website with information about radon-resistant construction techniques and other radon resources for builders, contractors and homebuyers.

A free tool used to calculate the required minimum flow rate of dwelling-unit ventilation.

Report providing guidance on indoor air quality in single-family and multifamily housing for designers, builders, property managers, homeowners, buyers, and renters.

Article from the Institute of Biological Engineering describing reverse osmosis water softeners.

Technical study exploring the impact of different installation faults on heat pump performance in a single-family house.

Paper describing the development and testing of an affordable net-zero energy house in Lenoir City, Tennessee.

Proposed HVAC filter labeling standard and underlying analysis by the California Energy Commission.

Standard that defines the roles of and minimum requirements for mechanical and natural ventilation systems and the building envelope intended to provide acceptable indoor air quality in low-rise residential buildings; published in the year 2019, and is available for preview and purchase at the...

Standard that describes the minimum requirements for residential buildings to achieve acceptable indoor air quality via dwelling-unit ventilation, local mechanical exhaust, and source control. This version of the standard was published in the year 2022, and is available for preview and purchase at...

Standard 680 establishes definitions, classifications, test requirements, data requirements, ratings, operating requirements, marking and nameplate data and conformance conditions for residential air filter equipment.

Brochure describing HVAC filter options for efficiency and IAQ.

Case study about affordable housing in a mixed, humid climate.

NAFA’s user guide for understanding ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 52.2-2012.

Report describing filtration, distillation, and disinfection methods of water treatment.

Article describing different types of water softeners and how they work.

Webpage describing how to flashing installation

EPA coronavirus Q&A discussing the role of HVAC filters in dealing with COVID-19.

Article explaining the importance of expansion tank knowledge.

Article describing the impacts of wildfire smoke on indoor air quality and some ways ASHRAE is responding.