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Securing your water heater

Case Study:

Sitka Apartments Wastewater Heat Pump Measurement and Verification

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Size comparison between two 50-gallon water heaters: a traditional electric-resistance-only water heater on the left and a heat pump water heater on the right

Size comparison between two 50-gallon water heaters: a traditional electric-resistance-only water heater on the left and a heat pump water heater on the right
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Slab-on-grade foundation and safe room.

Slab-on-grade foundation and safe room.
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Solar bypass plumbing detail

Solar bypass plumbing detail
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Spray foam extends down the foundation wall to the slab, which has been retrofitted by adding dimple plastic drainage mat and rigid foam insulation.

Spray foam extends down the foundation wall to the slab, which has been retrofitted by adding dimple plastic drainage mat and rigid foam insulation.
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Spray foam extends down the inside of the foundation wall to the uninsulated slab; because the wall lacked exterior perimeter drainage, the slab was cut and an interior footing drain was installed.

Spray foam extends down the inside of the foundation wall to the uninsulated slab; because the wall lacked exterior perimeter drainage, the slab was cut and an interior footing drain was installed.
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Spray foam insulation extends down the foundation wall to the slab, which has been retrofitted by cutting the slab to install drainage mat against the wall and a new perimeter footing drain, along with rigid foam plastic above the slab.

Spray foam insulation extends down the foundation wall to the slab, which has been retrofitted by cutting the slab to install drainage mat against the wall and a new perimeter footing drain, along with rigid foam plastic above the slab.
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Spray foam on a stone or rubble foundation

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Spray foam on a stone or rubble foundation
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Spray foam on concrete foundation wall with framed interior wall

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Spray foam on concrete foundation wall with framed interior wall
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Structural system components of a basement

Structural system components of a basement
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Struever Bros. Eccles & Rouse: Mixed, Humid Climate Region 40+% Energy Savings

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Sump pump installed in the basement or crawlspace floor

Sump pump installed in the basement or crawlspace floor
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Sump pumps should have tight fitting cover

Sump pumps should have tight fitting cover
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Tankless Water Heater

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Technology Solutions Case Study: Advanced Controls Improve Performance of Combination Space and Water Heating Systems, Minneapolis, Minnesota

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Technology Solutions Case Study: Advanced Controls Improve Performance of Combination Space- and Water-Heating Systems

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Technology Solutions Case Study: Field Performance of Heat Pump Water Heaters in the Northeast, Massachusetts and Rhode Island

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Technology Solutions Case Study: Heat Pump Water Heater Retrofit

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Technology Solutions Case Study: Innovative Retrofit Foundation Insulation Strategies, Minneapolis, Minnesota

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Technology Solutions Case Study: Performance of a Heat Pump Water Heater in the Hot-Humid Climate, Windermere, Florida

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Technology Solutions Case Study: Retrofit Integrated Space and Water Heating - Field Assessment

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Technology Solutions Case Study: Zero Energy Ready Home and the Challenge of Hot Water on Demand

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Termite control techniques for basements, footing detail

Termite control techniques for basements, footing detail