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Explore this extensive library of building science guidance including research reports from DOE’s Building America program as well as hundreds of other articles, fact sheets, webpages, and reference documents related to constructing and renovating homes.

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Evaluation of Retrofit Variable-Speed Furnace Fan Motors

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Author(s)
Aldrich Robb,
Williamson Jim
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Organization(s)
Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings,
CARB,
Steven Winter Associates,
SWA,
National Renewable Energy Laboratory,
NREL,
U.S. Department of Energy,
DOE
Description
Report detailing the effects of replacing PSC motors with more efficient, variable-speed motors.

Evaporative Coolers

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Author(s)
NORESCO
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Organization(s)
NORESCO
Description
Article describing RESNET guidance on evaporative coolers.

HVAC Duct Supports, AC 284

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Author(s)
International Code Council
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Organization(s)
ICC
Description
Standards criteria supporting ICC HVAC duct support standards.

Investigation of Potential Benefits of Revising Exception 1 under “FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, ENERGY CONSERVATION, Section 101.4.7.1.1 Duct Sealing upon Equipment Replacement.”

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Author(s)
McIlvaine Janet E R,
Beal David
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Organization(s)
Florida Solar Energy Center,
FSEC
Description
Report describing as-found interior platform return plenums, the magnitude of their contribution to the total amount of duct leakage, and techniques and results of retrofits executed by the HVAC trade during equipment replacement.

Method of Test for Determining the Design and Seasonal Efficiencies of Residential Thermal Distribution Systems, ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 152-2014

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Author(s)
American Society of Heating Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers,
American National Standards Institute
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Organization(s)
ASHRAE,
ANSI
Description
Standard that prescribes a testing method to determine the efficiency of space heating and/or cooling thermal distribution systems under seasonal and design conditions. This version of the standard was published in the year 2014, and is available for preview and purchase at the reference link. The...

Retrofitting PSC Motors with ECMs

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Author(s)
Anesi Jen
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Organization(s)
Air Conditioning Heating and Refrigeration News,
ACHR News
Description
Article describing how replacing permanent split capacitor (PSC) motors with electronically commutated motors (ECM) can boost bottom line for HVAC contractors as well as improve customer comfort and satisfaction.

Sensitivity Analysis of Installation Faults on Heat Pump Performance

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Author(s)
Piotr Domanski,
Hugh Henderson,
Payne W Vance
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Organization(s)
National Institute of Standards and Technology,
NIST
Description
Technical study exploring the impact of different installation faults on heat pump performance in a single-family house.