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FEMA P-804 Best Available Refuge Area Safety Score, Excerpted

FEMA P-804 Best Available Refuge Area Safety Score, Excerpted
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Flip the breaker to turn the heat pump water heater back on after cleaning the air filter

Flip the breaker to turn the heat pump water heater back on after cleaning the air filter
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Floor cavity air pressure is measured by placing a tube into the floor cavity through a small drilled hole

Floor cavity air pressure is measured by placing a tube into the floor cavity through a small drilled hole
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Floor cavity pressure is measured by inserting a tube into the floor cavity using an extension pole

Floor cavity pressure is measured by inserting a tube into the floor cavity using an extension pole
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Floorplan of a heat pump water heater located in a closet in an exterior corridor or breezeway rather than within the thermal envelope of a multifamily dwelling unit

Floorplan of a heat pump water heater located in a closet in an exterior corridor or breezeway rather than within the thermal envelope of a multifamily dwelling unit
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Floorplan of a heat pump water heater located in a closet in an interior corridor rather than within the thermal envelope of a multifamily dwelling unit

Floorplan of a heat pump water heater located in a closet in an interior corridor rather than within the thermal envelope of a multifamily dwelling unit
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Floorplan of a heat pump water heater located in an interior closet with active (ducted) ventilation

Floorplan of a heat pump water heater located in an interior closet with active (ducted) ventilation
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Floorplan of a heat pump water heater located in an interior closet with passive ventilation

Floorplan of a heat pump water heater located in an interior closet with passive ventilation
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Floorplan of a hypothetical multifamily building showing corridors and stairwells

Floorplan of a hypothetical multifamily building showing corridors and stairwells
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Floorplan of a hypothetical multifamily building with hot water First Hour Rating (FHR) requirements (in gallons) noted for each dwelling unit

Floorplan of a hypothetical multifamily building with hot water First Hour Rating (FHR) requirements (in gallons) noted for each dwelling unit
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Floorplan of heat pump water heater located in an exterior closet with transfer grilles in the exterior wall or a louvered door to allow ventilation

Floorplan of heat pump water heater located in an exterior closet with transfer grilles in the exterior wall or a louvered door to allow ventilation
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Floorplan showing a basement location for a heat pump water heater

Floorplan showing a basement location for a heat pump water heater
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Floorplan showing a garage location for a heat pump water heater

Floorplan showing a garage location for a heat pump water heater
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Floorplan showing a laundry room location for a heat pump water heater

Floorplan showing a laundry room location for a heat pump water heater
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For time efficiency during a pressure distribution check, multiple manometers can be monitored and data logged when establishing baseline conditions for a duct leakage test

For time efficiency during a pressure distribution check, multiple manometers can be monitored and data logged when establishing baseline conditions for a duct leakage test
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Foundation heat exchanger installed in overcut around a basement wall

Foundation heat exchanger installed in overcut around a basement wall
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Gas sensors are used for gas leak detection and carbon monoxide detection

Gas sensors are used for gas leak detection and carbon monoxide detection
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GreenCraft Builders 2009 TimberCreek Net Zero Energy House Prototype

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GreenCraft Greenspoint House Prototype

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Ground Source Heat Pumps in Alaska: Harvesting Heat from a Cold Ground

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Ground-source heat pump diagram

Ground-source heat pump diagram
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Heat Pump Application & Design

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Heat pump water heater is installed in the interior closet of a multifamily dwelling unit

Heat pump water heater is installed in the interior closet of a multifamily dwelling unit
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Heat Pump Water Heaters - Energy Star Homes