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CCHRC Solar Thermal

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Ceiling fans can be used to aid a night flush strategy by helping to cool down wall and floor surfaces more thoroughly at night, and by providing comfort ventilation during the day

Ceiling fans can be used to aid a night flush strategy by helping to cool down wall and floor surfaces more thoroughly at night, and by providing comfort ventilation during the day
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Central heat pump water heaters like this fully packaged system provide efficient, reliable domestic hot water for multifamily buildings; storage tanks are within the enclosure, and the heat pump is seen just outside.

Central heat pump water heaters like this fully packaged system provide efficient, reliable domestic hot water for multifamily buildings; storage tanks are within the enclosure, and the heat pump is seen just outside.
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Chesapeake Habitat for Humanity: Affordable Housing Case Study

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Choosing ENERGY STAR Water Heaters with Build Show

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Clerestory windows bring light in from above, reflecting it off of surfaces, making it more appealing than the direct light that comes from skylights

Clerestory windows bring light in from above, reflecting it off of surfaces, making it more appealing than the direct light that comes from skylights
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Climate Change, Extreme Heat, and Health Webinar

Climate Change, Extreme Heat, and Health Webinar PowerPoint Cover Slide
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Climate Zones Where a Heat Pump Water Heater can be Installed in Unconditioned Space

Climate Zones Where a Heat Pump Water Heater can be Installed in Unconditioned Space
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CO2 Heat Pump Water Heater Multifamily Retrofit: Elizabeth James House Seattle WA

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Colleyville Eco House Prototype

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Combined space and water heating system with tankless gas water heater

Combined space and water heating system with tankless gas water heater
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Combined water and space heater using combi boiler

Combined water and space heater using combi boiler
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Combined water and space heater using tankless water heater

Combined water and space heater using tankless water heater
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Combustion safety testing using a smoke pen

Combustion safety testing using a smoke pen
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Comfort ventilation focuses on airflow over occupants; in this example of wind-driven cross ventilation, the air is directed through the main occupied areas of the bedroom

Comfort ventilation focuses on airflow over occupants; in this example of wind-driven cross ventilation, the air is directed through the main occupied areas of the bedroom
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Compare gas tankless water heater efficiencies on the Energy Guide labels or look for the ENERGY STAR label

Compare gas tankless water heater efficiencies on the Energy Guide labels or look for the ENERGY STAR label
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Components of a heat pump water heater

Components of a heat pump water heater
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Condensate from this heat pump water heater is routed to a nearby floor drain, shared with the condensate lines from a condensing gas furnace and an air conditioning coil

Condensate from this heat pump water heater is routed to a nearby floor drain, shared with the condensate lines from a condensing gas furnace and an air conditioning coil
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Cool towers like this one at the Zion National Park Visitor Center can provide cooling to a building without any energy consumption

Cool towers like this one at the Zion National Park Visitor Center can provide cooling to a building without any energy consumption
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Core plumbing layout

Core plumbing layout
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Core plumbing layout – plumbing diagram long-trunk-short twig

Core plumbing layout – plumbing diagram long-trunk-short twig
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Create a cool room to shelter from extreme heat by selecting a room in the basement or on the north or shaded side of the house, air sealing and insulating, providing low-wattage and battery-operated cooling, and reducing interior heat loads.

Create a cool room to shelter from extreme heat by selecting a room in the basement or on the north or shaded side of the house, air sealing and insulating, providing low-wattage and battery-operated cooling, and reducing interior heat loads.
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Demonstration and M&V: Commercial Heat Pump Water Heating System at Bayview Tower, Seattle WA

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Dense hedges can encourage cross ventilation (left image) or not (right image) depending on how they are placed relative to windows

Dense hedges can encourage cross ventilation (left image) or not (right image) depending on how they are placed relative to windows