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Lowest Floor Elevation, FEMA Technical Fact Sheet No. 1.4

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Author(s)
Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Organization(s)
FEMA
Description
Fact sheet defining “lowest floor,” identifying common construction practices that are violations of NFIP regulations, and discussing benefits of exceeding the NFIP minimum building elevation requirements; also published in FEMA P-499 “Home Builder’s Guide to Coastal Construction: Technical Fact...

Residential Ground Source Heat Pump Systems Utilizing Foundation Heat Exchangers

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Author(s)
Spitler Jeffrey D,
et al.
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Organization(s)
Oklahoma State University,
OSU,
Oak Ridge National Laboratory,
ORNL
Description
Paper covering a parametric study of foundation heat exchanger-based ground source heat pump systems for several house configurations in a range of European locations, with an emphasis on determining feasible combinations.

Technician’s Guide & Work Book For Quality Installation

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Author(s)
Air Conditioning Contractors of America
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Organization(s)
ACCA
Description
The Technician's Guide equips practitioners with the knowledge to properly implement all of the measurement procedures required in the HVAC QI Specification.