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Moisture Management in Residential Construction Series - "Hot Spot" Quality HVAC Ductwork

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Mushroom-shaped rooftop exhaust fans provide powered central exhaust ventilation for this high-rise commercial building

Mushroom-shaped rooftop exhaust fans provide powered central exhaust ventilation for this high-rise commercial building
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New House Case Study: Testing Ductless Heat Pumps in High-Performance Affordable Housing, the Woods at Golden Given - Tacoma, WA

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New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Attention to Detail in High-Performance Homes 2012, Heritage Buildings, Leland NC

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New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Compact Buried Ducts in a Hot-Humid Climate House

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New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Heritage Buildings, Inc., and Energy Smart Home Plans, Leland, North Carolina

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New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: ICI Showcase House Prototype

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New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Insight Homes: Deep Creek, Seaford, Delaware

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New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Lancaster Live/Work Townhome Prototype

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New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Nelson Construction: Hamilton Way, Farmington, CT

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New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Pine Mountain Builders, Pine Mountain, Georgia

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New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Project Home Again Phase I

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New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Quadrant Homes

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New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Quadrant Homes, Kentlake Highlands, Kent, WA

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New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Schneider Homes, Inc.

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New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Tom Walsh & Co., New Columbia, Portland, OR

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No Excessive Coiled or Looped Flex Ducts

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No insulation installed in cavity and not air sealed

No insulation installed in cavity and not air sealed
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No Kinks or Sharp Bends in Flex Duct Installation (1)

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No mechanical damper installed

No mechanical damper installed
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Older gas furnaces like this one do not have sealed combustion or fan-assisted sealed exhaust ducts; they draw their combustion air from the space they are located in and rely on a hot flue to carry exhaust emissions up and out the flue pipe.

Older gas furnaces like this one do not have sealed combustion or fan-assisted sealed exhaust ducts; they draw their combustion air from the space they are located in and rely on a hot flue to carry exhaust emissions up and out the flue pipe.
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Open floor trusses used as return air plenums can draw air from any place connected to that floor

Open floor trusses used as return air plenums can draw air from any place connected to that floor
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Open-web floor joists provide space for ducts between the floors of a two-story home.

Open-web floor joists provide space for ducts between the floors of a two-story home.
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Operation Helping Hands Green Dream 1 Home, New Orleans, Louisiana