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Building Science Education 5.4: Practical Applications

Practical Applications
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Building Science for Dry Climates 2 Weatherization, Safety, Quality Control

Building Science for Dry Climates 2 Weatherization, Safety, Quality Control
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Building Science for Dry Climates 3 - Combustion Safety

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Building Science for Dry Climates 4 - Pressure and Air Flow

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Building Science for Dry Climates 5 - Building Shell, Air Sealing, & Attics

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Building Science for Dry Climates 6 - Mechanical Ventilation

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Building Science for Dry Climates 7 - Duct Testing and Leakage

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Buildings can be designed to provide protection during extreme heat events

Buildings can be designed to provide protection during extreme heat events
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Calculate projection factor (PF) by dividing overhang (A) by length of window (B).

Calculate projection factor (PF) by dividing overhang (A) by length of window (B).
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Casement windows allow full airflow through the entire window area

Casement windows allow full airflow through the entire window area
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Casement windows or wing walls can create zones of higher pressure (right) and lower pressure (left) to encourage cross ventilation when wind is flowing parallel to window openings

Casement windows or wing walls can create zones of higher pressure (right) and lower pressure (left) to encourage cross ventilation when wind is flowing parallel to window openings
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Caulk electrical boxes mounted in the ceiling

Caulk electrical boxes mounted in the ceiling
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Caulk holes in the electrical box, caulk the wire holes, and caulk the face of the box to the drywall

Caulk holes in the electrical box, caulk the wire holes, and caulk the face of the box to the drywall
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Ceiling fans can be used to aid a night flush strategy by helping to cool down wall and floor surfaces more thoroughly at night, and by providing comfort ventilation during the day

Ceiling fans can be used to aid a night flush strategy by helping to cool down wall and floor surfaces more thoroughly at night, and by providing comfort ventilation during the day
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Clerestory windows bring light in from above, reflecting it off of surfaces, making it more appealing than the direct light that comes from skylights

Clerestory windows bring light in from above, reflecting it off of surfaces, making it more appealing than the direct light that comes from skylights
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Climate Change, Extreme Heat, and Health Webinar

Climate Change, Extreme Heat, and Health Webinar PowerPoint Cover Slide
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Comfort ventilation focuses on airflow over occupants; in this example of wind-driven cross ventilation, the air is directed through the main occupied areas of the bedroom

Comfort ventilation focuses on airflow over occupants; in this example of wind-driven cross ventilation, the air is directed through the main occupied areas of the bedroom
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Complete balance of system board

Complete balance of system board
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Conduit termination

Conduit termination
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Cool towers like this one at the Zion National Park Visitor Center can provide cooling to a building without any energy consumption

Cool towers like this one at the Zion National Park Visitor Center can provide cooling to a building without any energy consumption
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Create a cool room to shelter from extreme heat by selecting a room in the basement or on the north or shaded side of the house, air sealing and insulating, providing low-wattage and battery-operated cooling, and reducing interior heat loads.

Create a cool room to shelter from extreme heat by selecting a room in the basement or on the north or shaded side of the house, air sealing and insulating, providing low-wattage and battery-operated cooling, and reducing interior heat loads.
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Dense hedges can encourage cross ventilation (left image) or not (right image) depending on how they are placed relative to windows

Dense hedges can encourage cross ventilation (left image) or not (right image) depending on how they are placed relative to windows
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Density, specific heat, and volumetric heat capacity (in metric and in English units) of various construction materials

Density, specific heat, and volumetric heat capacity (in metric and in English units) of various construction materials
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Designing Porous Polymers for Daytime Radiative Cooling