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Habitat for Humanity High R-Value Prototype

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Hand tools for cutting fiber board sheets include a knife, straight edge, and color-coded edge-cutting tools

Hand tools for cutting fiber board sheets include a knife, straight edge, and color-coded edge-cutting tools
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Heat Recovery Ventilator (HRV)

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Heat Recovery Ventilator (HRV) or Energy (Enthalpy) Recovery Ventilator (ERV)

Heat Recovery Ventilator (HRV) or Energy (Enthalpy) Recovery Ventilator (ERV)
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Heated air flow is produced when the heating cycle is energized (set thermostat to “heat”)

Heated air flow is produced when the heating cycle is energized (set thermostat to “heat”)
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High Performance All-Electric Home Design and Construction for Cold Climates

High Performance All-Electric Home Design and Construction for Cold Climates
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High Performance Builder Spotlight: Baldwin Homes Inc.

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High Performance Builder Spotlight: Cobblestone Homes

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High Performance Builder Spotlight: G.W. Robinson, Gainesville, FL

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High Performance Builder Spotlight: LifeStyle Homes

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High Performance Builder Spotlight: Pine Mountain Builders, Pine Mountain, GA

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High Performance Builder Spotlight: Tommy Williams Homes

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High Performance Builder Spotlight: Treasure Homes Inc.

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High Performance Builder Spotlight: Wathen Castanos Hybrid Homes

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High Performance HVAC: Low-Load and Plug-n-Play HVAC Systems

High Performance HVAC: Low-Load and Plug-n-Play HVAC Systems
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High Ridge Custom Homes: Mixed, Humid Climate Region

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High-Efficiency Gas Furnace

High-Efficiency Gas Furnace
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Hold the return grille with one hand while unlatching with the other so you can safely lower the grille.

Hold the return grille with one hand while unlatching with the other so you can safely lower the grille.
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Hood capture area that extends out from under the soffit surface must be temporarily sealed.

Hood capture area that extends out from under the soffit surface must be temporarily sealed.
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Horizontal framing is attached to the awning supports, then metal roofing is screwed directly into the framing to provide a roof over the heat pump compressor unit.

Horizontal framing is attached to the awning supports, then metal roofing is screwed directly into the framing to provide a roof over the heat pump compressor unit.
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HVAC duct layout

HVAC duct layout
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HVAC ducts, cavities used as ducts, and combustion inlets and outlets may pass perpendicularly through exterior walls but shall not be run within exterior walls unless at least R-6 continuous insulation is provided on exterior side of the cavity

HVAC ducts, cavities used as ducts, and combustion inlets and outlets may pass perpendicularly through exterior walls but shall not be run within exterior walls unless at least R-6 continuous insulation is provided on exterior side of the cavity
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HVAC equipment should never be exposed to the garage; instead, locate them in air-sealed closets, with weatherstripping, spring-loaded hinges, and mastic.

HVAC equipment should never be exposed to the garage; instead, locate them in air-sealed closets, with weatherstripping, spring-loaded hinges, and mastic.
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HVAC Sizing Tool Part II Entering a Building