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Standards book discussing the minimum standards of total system balance of HVAC systems.

Standard providing a universally accepted definition for quality installation for residential and commercial heating, ventilating, and air conditioning applications.

Document detailing the requirements, roles, and obligations for participants in an organized effort, ensuring that HVAC installations comply with the ANSI/ACCA 5 QI – 2010 (HVAC Quality Installation Specification) QI Standard.

Acceptance criteria providing guidelines for demonstrating compliance with codes referenced in the criteria related to barriers to water migration in thin-set installations of ceramic tile and stone flooring and shower sub-pan linings.

Report describing a field investigation of failure rates of whole-house mechanical ventilation systems installed in Florida homes.

Report describing combined space- and water-heating (combi) systems using a high-efficiency direct-vent burner.

Report describing how space-conditioning systems are operating in the field and if these systems are meeting required standards.

Conference paper describing the use of engineered rainscreen products to provide air flow and water drainage space in wall assemblies in residential and commercial buildings.

Fact sheet describing drip irrigation for landscaping.

Bulletin describing the components of ECM motors and comparing their efficiency with PSC motors.

A map describing the average temperature of shallow groundwater in Fahrenheit across the continental United States.

Technical report presenting the results of an evaluation of homes using high-efficiency mini-split heat pumps to supplement the primary heating and cooling systems.

Article describing benefits of ECM motors and how they can be installed as retrofit motors in HVAC equipment.

Report targeting the growing number of homes utilizing deep retrofit measures and new construction practices to realize sufficiently lower infiltration levels that require mechanical ventilation as prescribed by ASHRAE Standard 62.2.

Report describing the use of passive vents as a source of outdoor air in multifamily buildings.

Guide providing information on controlling attic ductwork sweating.

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. This version of the standard was published in the year 2016, and is available for...

This Standard provides a consistent, uniform methodology for evaluating the airtightness of building envelopes and heating and cooling air ducts and the air flows of mechanical ventilation systems.

Case study about a structural sheathing product composed of enhanced EPS rigid foam with OSB adhered on one side.