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Back-draft damper still has a piece of tape that prevented it from rattling during shipping

Back-draft damper still has a piece of tape that prevented it from rattling during shipping
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Backdraft Dampers

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Baxter Community - High Performance Green Building

Baxter Community - High Performance Green Building
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Because this ICF and spray foamed house is so well insulated, the HVAC system is smaller, the round metal ducts are smaller diameter, and the duct layout is more compact.

Because this ICF and spray foamed house is so well insulated, the HVAC system is smaller, the round metal ducts are smaller diameter, and the duct layout is more compact.
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Bedrooms pressure-balanced and provide 1 sq. in. of free area opening per 1 CFM of supply air or achieve a Rater-measured pressure differential ≤ 3 Pa

Bedrooms pressure-balanced and provide 1 sq. in. of free area opening per 1 CFM of supply air or achieve a Rater-measured pressure differential ≤ 3 Pa
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Bedrooms pressure-balanced and provide 1 sq. in. of free area opening per 1 CFM of supply air or achieve a Rater-measured pressure differential ≤ 3 Pa

Bedrooms pressure-balanced and provide 1 sq. in. of free area opening per 1 CFM of supply air or achieve a Rater-measured pressure differential ≤ 3 Pa
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Block off registers before installing spray sealant in HVAC ducts

Block off registers before installing spray sealant in HVAC ducts
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Boot has been covered with insulation and sealed with mastic

Boot has been covered with insulation and sealed with mastic
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Boot is uninsulated

Boot is uninsulated
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Boot to drywall connection not sealed

Boot to drywall connection not sealed
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Boot to drywall connection sealed

Boot to drywall connection sealed
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Boot to floor connection not sealed

Boot to floor connection not sealed
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Boot to floor connection sealed

Boot to floor connection sealed
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Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight: Artistic Homes, Albuquerque, New Mexico

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Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight: David Weekley Homes, Houston, Texas

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Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight: Masco Environments for Living, Las Vegas, Nevada

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Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight: Pulte Phoenix Cabrillo Point

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Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight: Tommy Williams Homes

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Building America Energy Performance Brief: Air Sealing Duct Boots and Duct Chases

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Building America Top Innovations 2013: Buried and Encapsulated Ducts

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Building America Top Innovations 2014: California Energy Standards Recognize the Importance of Filter Selection

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Building America Top Innovations 2014: HVAC Cabinet Air Leakage Test Method

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Building cavities not used as supply or return ducts unless they meet Items 3.2, 3.3, 4.1, and 4.2 of this Checklist

Building cavities not used as supply or return ducts unless they meet Items 3.2, 3.3, 4.1, and 4.2 of this Checklist
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Building Code Training - Residential Thermal Envelope - Air Sealing