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This experimental earth tube is 220 ft long, 8 inches in diameter, and is buried 10 feet deep

This experimental earth tube is 220 ft long, 8 inches in diameter, and is buried 10 feet deep
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This experimental radiative/evaporative hybrid cooling system uses water to reject heat at night through radiation and evaporation

This experimental radiative/evaporative hybrid cooling system uses water to reject heat at night through radiation and evaporation
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This fully packaged/skid-mounted central heat pump water heating system was shipped to the building on a truck and craned into location

This fully packaged/skid-mounted central heat pump water heating system was shipped to the building on a truck and craned into location
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This fully specified central heat pump water heating system has four individual outdoor heat pump units plumbed in parallel to indoor storage tanks

This fully specified central heat pump water heating system has four individual outdoor heat pump units plumbed in parallel to indoor storage tanks
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This heat pump water heater has been fitted with ducts to exhaust its waste cooling into the occupied living area

This heat pump water heater has been fitted with ducts to exhaust its waste cooling into the occupied living area
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This home uses light-colored standard paints and finishes on siding and roofing materials to reduce cooling loads without adding material cost.

This home uses light-colored standard paints and finishes on siding and roofing materials to reduce cooling loads without adding material cost.
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This home uses traditional adobe as a wall construction material.

This home uses traditional adobe as a wall construction material.
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This hot climate zone home uses high quality batt insulation between studs to insulate this connecting garage wall.

This hot climate zone home uses high quality batt insulation between studs to insulate this connecting garage wall.
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This hot climate zone home uses high quality batt insulation to insulate truss-joist headers.

This hot climate zone home uses high quality batt insulation to insulate truss-joist headers.
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This house is sited so the existing trees will shade the west-facing walls to minimize summertime heat gain

This house is sited so the existing trees will shade the west-facing walls to minimize summertime heat gain
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This infrared image shows little heat gain from north-facing double-pane windows with blinds, but significant heat output from computer monitors

This infrared image shows little heat gain from north-facing double-pane windows with blinds, but significant heat output from computer monitors
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This mechanical room contains both the storage tanks (right) and heat pumps (left) of a central heat pump water heating system

This mechanical room contains both the storage tanks (right) and heat pumps (left) of a central heat pump water heating system
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This MSHP operates with 120 volts power, has an EER of 18 Btu/Wh, uses about 800 W at full output, and operates remotely with a smart home control system

This MSHP operates with 120 volts power, has an EER of 18 Btu/Wh, uses about 800 W at full output, and operates remotely with a smart home control system
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This new filter is inserted into furnace filter slot on the return side of the furnace with the arrow on the side of the filter frame pointing in the direction of airflow, which is toward the furnace.

This new filter is inserted into furnace filter slot on the return side of the furnace with the arrow on the side of the filter frame pointing in the direction of airflow, which is toward the furnace.
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This packaged central heat pump water heating system has the heat pumps on the exterior of the blue enclosure, and the storage tanks, temperature maintenance equipment, mixing valve, and control modules on the inside

This packaged central heat pump water heating system has the heat pumps on the exterior of the blue enclosure, and the storage tanks, temperature maintenance equipment, mixing valve, and control modules on the inside
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This retrofit central heat pump water heater system utilizes the existing water heater as a swing tank to provide temperature maintenance for the hot water circulation loop

This retrofit central heat pump water heater system utilizes the existing water heater as a swing tank to provide temperature maintenance for the hot water circulation loop
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This room has several passive and low-energy cooling features including a ceiling fan, fully operable French doors, window shading, an outdoor water feature, and light-colored hard-scaping.

This room has several passive and low-energy cooling features including a ceiling fan, fully operable French doors, window shading, an outdoor water feature, and light-colored hard-scaping.
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This search for metal roofing products on the CRRC Rated Roof Products Directory highlights the initial and 3-year aged SRI values for each product

This search for metal roofing products on the CRRC Rated Roof Products Directory highlights the initial and 3-year aged SRI values for each product
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This simplified decision tree can help a homeowner or contractor assess how appropriate a cool roof or wall will be for a particular home

This simplified decision tree can help a homeowner or contractor assess how appropriate a cool roof or wall will be for a particular home
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This traditional whole-house fan uses uninsulated gravity dampers.

This traditional whole-house fan uses uninsulated gravity dampers.
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This wall and window assembly has excessive framing around the windows, which can lead to heat gain in how climate zones.

This wall and window assembly has excessive framing around the windows, which can lead to heat gain in how climate zones.
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This whole house fan is suspended from rafters and connected to the intake grille by a curved insulated duct, greatly reducing vibration and noise in the occupied space

This whole house fan is suspended from rafters and connected to the intake grille by a curved insulated duct, greatly reducing vibration and noise in the occupied space
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This whole-house fan is suspended from rafters and connected to the intake grille by a curved acoustic duct, greatly reducing vibration and noise in the occupied space

This whole-house fan is suspended from rafters and connected to the intake grille by a curved acoustic duct, greatly reducing vibration and noise in the occupied space
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Thomas Phillips, HBI, New Abnormal: Adapting Buildings to More Extreme Heat and Power Outages

Thomas Phillips, HBI, New Abnormal: Adapting Buildings to More Extreme Heat and Power Outages