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Report providing builders in the hot-dry and mixed-dry climates with guidance for building homes that have whole-house energy savings of 40% over the Building America benchmark with no added overall costs for consumers.

Technical manual from ACCA outlining correct methods for zoning of residential HVAC systems.

This Standard establishes the minimum requirements to evaluate a residence with regards to energy efficiency, water conservation, occupant comfort, and indoor air quality.

Report about a building project in the marine climate.

Case study describing solar thermal and photovoltaic systems in new construction.

Information sheet offering general recommendations on supplemental humidity control and outlines viable system configurations.

Document comparing simulation results from a modified version of the EnergyGauge program to include various HVAC runtime strategies.

Website from the U.S. Department of Energy providing consumers with information on saving energy and using renewable energy technologies.

Report outlining how Smart ventilation controls (SVC) balance energy consumption, comfort, and IAQ by optimizing mechanical ventilation operation to reduce the heating and/or cooling loads, improve management of indoor moisture, and maintain IAQ equivalence according to ASHRAE 62.2.

Information sheet about efficiency and health benefits of MERV filters.

Standard technical manual with information about HVAC balancing, testing air and hydronic systems.

Article describing how to properly manage condensing HVAC equipment.

Report providing information on mechanical air-cleaning devices for ventilation when conventional methods are not warranted.

U.S. DOE report summarizing findings from literature and research relevant to HVAC installation practices.

Standard describing methods for testing the airtightness of buildings and HVAC equipment.

Test method that measures the capture efficiency of wall-mounted domestic range hoods under controlled conditions in a test chambers which available for preview and purchase at the link and was published in the year 2018.

Information sheet describing transfer ducts and grilles for HVAC.

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

Information sheet about proper ventilation and air sealing.

Report summarizing results from a case study about whole-house mechanical ventilation systems in Chicago.

Document about proper HVAC system sizing.

Article describing sustainable community development of near zero energy homes in Greenfield, Massachusetts.