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Building America Case Study: Indoor Heat Pump Water Heaters During Summer in a Hot-Dry Climate, Redding, California

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Building America Case Study: Side-by-Side Testing of Water Heating Systems: Results from the 2013–2014 Evaluation Final Report

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Building America Case Study: Simple Retrofit High-Efficiency Natural Gas Water Heater Field Test, Minneapolis, Minnesota

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Building America Case Study: Simplified Air Distribution, Desuperheaters, and Sub-Slab Geothermal Heat Exchangers

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Building America Case Study: Tankless Gas Water Heater Performance

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Building America Energy Performance Brief: Insulating Hot Water Heaters

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Building America Top Innovations 2013: Community Scale High-Performance with Solar: Pulte Homes, Tucson, AZ

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Building America Webinar: Central Multifamily Water Heating Systems

Building America Webinar: Central Multifamily Water Heating Systems
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Building Science Education 4.8: Water Heating Technologies

Water Heating Technologies
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Building Science for Dry Climates 6 - Mechanical Ventilation

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Calibrated blower door fans are used for envelope leakage testing

Calibrated blower door fans are used for envelope leakage testing
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Caulk or foam seal between the exhaust fan housing and the ceiling gypsum; install a gasket or caulk around the exterior exhaust duct vent

Caulk or foam seal between the exhaust fan housing and the ceiling gypsum; install a gasket or caulk around the exterior exhaust duct vent
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CCHRC Solar Thermal

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Ceiling fan meets minimum clearance

Ceiling fan meets minimum clearance
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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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Central heat pump water heaters like this fully packaged system provide efficient, reliable domestic hot water for multifamily buildings; storage tanks are within the enclosure, and the heat pump is seen just outside.

Central heat pump water heaters like this fully packaged system provide efficient, reliable domestic hot water for multifamily buildings; storage tanks are within the enclosure, and the heat pump is seen just outside.
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Chesapeake Habitat for Humanity: Affordable Housing Case Study

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Choosing ENERGY STAR Water Heaters with Build Show

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Climate Zones Where a Heat Pump Water Heater can be Installed in Unconditioned Space

Climate Zones Where a Heat Pump Water Heater can be Installed in Unconditioned Space
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CO2 Heat Pump Water Heater Multifamily Retrofit: Elizabeth James House Seattle WA

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Colleyville Eco House Prototype

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Combined space and water heating system with tankless gas water heater

Combined space and water heating system with tankless gas water heater
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Combined water and space heater using combi boiler

Combined water and space heater using combi boiler
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Combined water and space heater using tankless water heater

Combined water and space heater using tankless water heater