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Because flue temperatures are cool, intake and exhaust ducts on a Category 4 direct-vent sealed-combustion condensing furnace can be made of PVC

Because flue temperatures are cool, intake and exhaust ducts on a Category 4 direct-vent sealed-combustion condensing furnace can be made of PVC
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Best Practices Case Study: Devoted Builders, LLC, Mediterrtanean Villas, Pasco,WA

Best Practices Case Study: Devoted Builders, LLC, Mediterrtanean Villas, Pasco,WA
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Birds may nest in unprotected vent openings

Birds may nest in unprotected vent openings
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Bracing Your Garage Door.

Bracing Your Garage Door.
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Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight: Ferrier Custom Homes, Dallas, Texas

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Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight: Palm Harbor Homes - Bimini II, Plant City, FL

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Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight: Rural Development Inc., Turner Falls, Massachusetts

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Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight: Tim O'Brien Homes, Waukesha, Wisconsin

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Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight: Tommy Williams Homes

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Building America Case Study Technology Solutions for Existing Homes: Concord Four Square Retrofit

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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: Standard- Versus High-Velocity Air Distribution in High-Performance Townhomes

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Building America Top Innovations 2013: High-Efficiency Window Air Conditioners

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Building America Top Innovations 2013: High-Performance Furnace Blowers

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Building America Webinar: High Performance Space Conditioning Systems, Part I

Building America Webinar: High Performance Space Conditioning Systems, Part I
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Building America Webinar: High Performance Space Conditioning Systems, Part II

Building America Webinar: High Performance Space Conditioning Systems, Part II
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Building America Webinar: New Construction Hybrid-Ductless Heat Pumps Study: Resistance is Futile

Building America Webinar: New Construction Hybrid-Ductless Heat Pumps Study: Resistance is Futile
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Building America Webinar: Retrofitting Central Space Conditioning Strategies for Multifamily Buildings

Building America Webinar: Retrofitting Central Space Conditioning Strategies for Multifamily Buildings
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By plotting the heating capacities at -4°F and 5°F and drawing a line between them, the capacity at 0°F can be estimated

By plotting the heating capacities at -4°F and 5°F and drawing a line between them, the capacity at 0°F can be estimated
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CAD image for roof pipe penetration water and air sealing details

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CAD image for roof pipe penetration water and air sealing details
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Calibrations are specific to each airflow station model and size and are needed to convert measured station pressure to airflow

Calibrations are specific to each airflow station model and size and are needed to convert measured station pressure to airflow
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Category III oil-fired, sealed-combustion boiler configured as a direct-vented appliance that draws its combustion air from outside

Category III oil-fired, sealed-combustion boiler configured as a direct-vented appliance that draws its combustion air from outside
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Category III oil-fired, sealed-combustion boiler with the burner assembly cover removed

Category III oil-fired, sealed-combustion boiler with the burner assembly cover removed
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Category IV oil-fired condensing boiler with direct vent pipe

Category IV oil-fired condensing boiler with direct vent pipe