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Case Study:

Operation Helping Hands Green Dream 1 Home, New Orleans, Louisiana

Case Study:

Operation Helping Hands Green Dream 2 Prototype, New Orleans, Louisiana

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Options for Balanced Ventilation & Tighter Envelopes

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Outside air is provided directly to the fireplace

Outside air is provided directly to the fireplace
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Override control switches centrally located near thermostat for ease of access

Override control switches centrally located near thermostat for ease of access
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Owning and Living in a High Performance Home

Owning and Living in a High Performance Home
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Passive cooling techniques can reduce or eliminate the use of air conditioning and can be used for backup cooling during emergencies.

Passive cooling techniques can reduce or eliminate the use of air conditioning and can be used for backup cooling during emergencies.
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Passive venting options for a heat pump water heater located in a closet or small room include: a fully louvered door, high and low transfer grilles, or a high transfer grille with a 0.75-inch door undercut

Passive venting options for a heat pump water heater located in a closet or small room include: a fully louvered door, high and low transfer grilles, or a high transfer grille with a 0.75-inch door undercut
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Pipe insulation helps retain heat in the pipes which provide hot water from the air-to-water heat pump for domestic hot water and space heating.

Pipe insulation helps retain heat in the pipes which provide hot water from the air-to-water heat pump for domestic hot water and space heating.
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Plan view of exterior masonry brick wall retrofitted with furring strips, three layers of rigid foam insulation staggered and taped at the seams, and 1x4 furring strips to provide a nailing surface and ventilation gap under lap siding

Plan view of exterior masonry brick wall retrofitted with furring strips, three layers of rigid foam insulation staggered and taped at the seams, and 1x4 furring strips to provide a nailing surface and ventilation gap under lap siding
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Plan view of exterior masonry brick wall retrofitted with furring strips, three layers of rigid mineral wool insulation staggered and taped at the seams, and topped with metal hat channel providing a ventilation gap surface to nail under the lap siding

Plan view of exterior masonry brick wall retrofitted with furring strips, three layers of rigid mineral wool insulation staggered and taped at the seams, and topped with metal hat channel providing a ventilation gap surface to nail under the lap siding
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Plumbing riser detail

Plumbing riser detail
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Plumbing riser detail for solar thermal systems

Plumbing riser detail for solar thermal systems
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Possible locations of heat pump water heater (HPWH)s in a hypothetical multifamily building using a one-to-one deployment of one HPWH per apartment

Possible locations of heat pump water heater (HPWH)s in a hypothetical multifamily building using a one-to-one deployment of one HPWH per apartment
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Possible locations of heat pump water heaters in a hypothetical multifamily building using a cluster deployment where pairs of dwelling units share a heat pump water heater

Possible locations of heat pump water heaters in a hypothetical multifamily building using a cluster deployment where pairs of dwelling units share a heat pump water heater
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Power vented water heater installed

Power vented water heater installed
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Preconditioned outdoor air is supplied to the corridors on each floor of a multistory multifamily building, pressurizing the corridors and providing make-up air for the elevator shaft, which is depressurized by an exhaust fan.

Preconditioned outdoor air is supplied to the corridors on each floor of a multistory multifamily building, pressurizing the corridors and providing make-up air for the elevator shaft, which is depressurized by an exhaust fan.
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Proper Clothes Dryer Venting

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Properly installed ERV/HRV

Properly installed ERV/HRV
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Properly installed ERV/HRV

Properly installed ERV/HRV
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Pros and Cons of the Main Types of Mechanical Ventilation Systems

Pros and Cons of the Main Types of Mechanical Ventilation Systems
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Provide flashing and sealing integrated with the air and water control layers for vents and other roof penetrations

Provide flashing and sealing integrated with the air and water control layers for vents and other roof penetrations
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PSC Motor

PSC Motor
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Pumpkin Ridge Passive House Video #017: Mechanical Ventilation System Pt. I