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Western Red Cedar Lumber Association
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Webpage describing how to flashing installation
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U.S. Department of Energy
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Webpage describing the STEP campaign encouraging the use of smart diagnostic tools to reduce installation faults.
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PNNL
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Webpage describing the Quality Install Tool, an open-source web app designed to simplify, standardize, and expedite the creation of high-quality installation documentation for HVAC installations and efficiency upgrades.
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U.S. EPA
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Section 608 establishes EPA’s National Recycling and Emission Reduction Program designed to reduce emissions related to maintaining, servicing, repairing, and disposing of air conditioning or refrigeration equipment.
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Green Home Institute
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Webinar presenting best practices in HVAC design and commissioning
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U.S. Department of Energy
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DOE report characterizing market and technical barriers impeding broader utilization of fault detection technology for residential HVAC energy efficiency applications.
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CIEC
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Website providing building science based guidance and training for residential construction.
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National Renewable Energy Laboratory
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Journal article detailing laboratory and simulation studies quantifying the impact that heat pump and air conditioner installation faults have on system capacity and efficiency.
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ANSI,
RESNET,
ACCA
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Standard providing a methodology for evaluating the installation quality of unitary HVAC systems.
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U.S. Department of Energy
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U.S. DOE report summarizing findings from literature and research relevant to HVAC installation practices.
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
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Part of a larger LBNL report (Deep Energy Retrofit Guidance for the Building America Solutions Center), the Lessons Learned chapter focuses on successful deep energy retrofit projects throughout the U.S.
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ACCA
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This guide and workbook offers practitioners with the knowledge to properly implement the measurement and documentation procedures required in the ANSI/ACCA 5.
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National Institute of Standards and Technology,
NIST
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Technical study exploring the impact of different installation faults on heat pump performance in a single-family house.
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Building America Retrofit Alliance,
BARA,
National Renewable Energy Laboratory,
NREL,
U.S. Department of Energy,
DOE
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Report investigating what motivates remodelers to become energy-focused and what technical knowledge that need to be energy-focused.
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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ENERGY STAR factsheet describing the HVAC Quality Installation Program