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DOE ZERH HIA 2015 Case Study: KB Home, Double ZeroHouse 3.0, El Dorado Hill, CA

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DOE ZERH HIA 2015 Case Study: Mandalay Homes, Vision Hill Lot 1, Glendale, AZ

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DOE ZERH HIA 2015 Case Study: Mantell-Hecathorn Builders, Shenandoah Circle, Durango, CO

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DOE ZERH HIA 2015 Case Study: Mutual Housing California, Mutual Housing at Spring Lake, Woodland, CA

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DOE ZERH HIA 2015 Case Study: New Town Builders, Town Homes at Perrin's Row, Wheat Ridge, CO

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DOE ZERH HIA 2015 Case Study: Palo Duro Homes, Via del Cielo, Santa Fe, NM

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DOE ZERH HIA 2015 Case Study: Sunroc Builders, Bates Avenue, Lakeland, FL

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DOE ZERH HIA 2015 Case Study: TC Legend Homes, Bellingham Power House, Bellingham, WA

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DOE ZERH HIA 2015 Case Study: United Way of Long Island Housing Development Corporation, Patchogue, NY

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DOE ZERH HIA 2017 Case Study: Thrive Home Builders, Courtyard Rows, Lone Tree, CO

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Duct pressure is checked at key locations such as individual bath exhaust registers to ensure there is even pressure distribution in a duct system during a duct leakage test

Duct pressure is checked at key locations such as individual bath exhaust registers to ensure there is even pressure distribution in a duct system during a duct leakage test
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Duct pressure is checked at terminal registers to ensure there is even pressure distribution in a duct system during a duct leakage test

Duct pressure is checked at terminal registers to ensure there is even pressure distribution in a duct system during a duct leakage test
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Ducted whole-house fans should be installed with the duct curved and the fan suspended from rafters to reduce noise and vibration transmission to the living area.

Ducted whole-house fans should be installed with the duct curved and the fan suspended from rafters to reduce noise and vibration transmission to the living area.
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Each unit in a multifamily building should have its own supply and exhaust ventilation

Each unit in a multifamily building should have its own supply and exhaust ventilation
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Earth tubes buried in the ground can provide pre-cooling of ventilation air or primary cooling if designed deep and long enough

Earth tubes buried in the ground can provide pre-cooling of ventilation air or primary cooling if designed deep and long enough
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ECM Motor and Control

ECM Motor and Control
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ECM Motor Retrofit

ECM Motor Retrofit
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Encourage dune formation by installing sand fences or pallets and planting dune grasses.

Encourage dune formation by installing sand fences or pallets and planting dune grasses.
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Energy Efficient Log Cabin Construction Workshop

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Engineered Wood Floor Systems: Best Practices

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Ensure that attached garages in multifamily buildings are well-ventilated to reduce the presence of airborne contaminants in the garage and occupied space

Ensure that attached garages in multifamily buildings are well-ventilated to reduce the presence of airborne contaminants in the garage and occupied space
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Even when wind is blowing parallel to a wall, an open casement window can create a zone of higher pressure near the window opening, driving airflow into the house

Even when wind is blowing parallel to a wall, an open casement window can create a zone of higher pressure near the window opening, driving airflow into the house
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Example calculation of the leakage allowance for a duct leakage test at final for a ventilation system in a multifamily building

Example calculation of the leakage allowance for a duct leakage test at final for a ventilation system in a multifamily building
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Example calculation of the leakage allowance for a duct leakage test at rough-in for a ventilation system in a multifamily building

Example calculation of the leakage allowance for a duct leakage test at rough-in for a ventilation system in a multifamily building