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Provide for pressure balancing between bedrooms and the rest of the house.

Provide for pressure balancing between bedrooms and the rest of the house.
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Return box has been properly sealed with mastic

Return box has been properly sealed with mastic
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Return box has not been sealed

Return box has not been sealed
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Return duct has been properly sealed with mastic

Return duct has been properly sealed with mastic
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Return has not been sealed

Return has not been sealed
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Right - Skylights provide natural light while maintaining privacy in a narrow second-story bedroom.

Right - Skylights provide natural light while maintaining privacy in a narrow second-story bedroom.
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Right - The automated ventilation system has a sensor built in switch that can detect indoor air pollution; if it senses a rise in humidity, VOCs, smoke, carbon dioxide, or small particulates, the system will turn on the nearest fan to eliminate pollution

Right - The automated ventilation system has a sensor built in switch that can detect indoor air pollution; if it senses a rise in humidity, VOCs, smoke, carbon dioxide, or small particulates, the system will turn on the nearest fan to eliminate pollution
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Right – A transfer grille is installed high on a bedroom wall in a new-construction home

Right – A transfer grille is installed high on a bedroom wall in a new-construction home
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Right – All electric lines should be clearly labeled on the electric panel.

Right – All electric lines should be clearly labeled on the electric panel.
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Right – Smart equipment for homes may include a tablet or touchpad from which the homeowner can control lighting, HVAC, window shades, security, music, and other home automation features.

Right – Smart equipment for homes may include a tablet or touchpad from which the homeowner can control lighting, HVAC, window shades, security, music, and other home automation features.
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Right – The builder provided adequate wall space for the solar inverter next to the home’s electric panels.

Right – The builder provided adequate wall space for the solar inverter next to the home’s electric panels.
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Right – This bath fan runs continuously at low speed and is activated by a motion sensor to operate a higher speeds.

Right – This bath fan runs continuously at low speed and is activated by a motion sensor to operate a higher speeds.
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Right – This plug-in sensor detects indoor air quality issues in a home, including elevated levels of humidity, VOCs, smoke, carbon dioxide, or small particulates; if detected, the sensor can switch on the nearest exhaust fan to remove the pollutants.

Right – This plug-in sensor detects indoor air quality issues in a home, including elevated levels of humidity, VOCs, smoke, carbon dioxide, or small particulates; if detected, the sensor can switch on the nearest exhaust fan to remove the pollutants.
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Right – Transfer grilles are installed over doorways to bedrooms in a new-construction home

Right – Transfer grilles are installed over doorways to bedrooms in a new-construction home
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Right – Transfer grilles, Jump ducts, and wall grilles provide passive returns for air returning from bedrooms to the central HVAC system

Right – Transfer grilles, Jump ducts, and wall grilles provide passive returns for air returning from bedrooms to the central HVAC system
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Right- An electronic controller operates an exhaust fan, a mechanical damper on a fresh air intake, and the central heat pump’s fan, which draws in fresh air through the damper and distributes it in sync with exhaust fan operation for balanced fresh air.

Right- An electronic controller operates an exhaust fan, a mechanical damper on a fresh air intake, and the central heat pump’s fan, which draws in fresh air through the damper and distributes it in sync with exhaust fan operation for balanced fresh air.
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Riprap is placed on a hillside to stabilize the ground and reduce erosion

Riprap is placed on a hillside to stabilize the ground and reduce erosion
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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: Boiler Control Replacement for Hydronically Heated Multifamily Buildings

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Technology Solutions Case Study: Hydronic Systems: Designing for Setback Operation

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Technology Solutions Case Study: Long-Term Monitoring of Mini-Split Ductless Heat Pumps in the Northeast, Devens and Easthampton, Massachusetts

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Test the thermostat fan, cool, and heat settings

Test the thermostat fan, cool, and heat settings
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The green-lit panel next to the fan and light switches is an indoor air quality sensor that will automatically turn on the exhaust fan if it detects a rise in humidity or indoor air pollutants.

The green-lit panel next to the fan and light switches is an indoor air quality sensor that will automatically turn on the exhaust fan if it detects a rise in humidity or indoor air pollutants.
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The ventilation control is clearly labeled by the installer

The ventilation control is clearly labeled by the installer