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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

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Fans for Cooling

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DOE webpage that gives and overview of fans for cooling.

Fans to Reduce Cooling Costs in the Southeast

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FSEC PDF guide on effective fan types and placement in the Southeast.

Are Energy Savings Due to Ceiling Fans Just Hot Air?

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FSEC article looking into the percieved effectiveness of ceiling fans.

Improving Comfort, Saving Energy with Large Circulator Fans

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Article describing how air speed affects thermal comfort and how fans can provide energy savings.

Report providing recommendations to builders regarding how to reduce cooling loads, use air-circulation fans, natural ventilation, window and building design for natural ventilation, and whole-house fans.

Designing Houses That Keep Their Cool

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Article from Green Building Advisor on strategies to take when building homes to reduce the need for air conditioning, including insulation, windows, site selection, and roofing.

Night Ventilation Cooling Compliance Option

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Document describing recommended modeling rules, potential compliance credits, and eligibility criteria for residential night ventilation cooling systems for California’s Title 24 energy efficiency standards.

Whole-house fans draw outside air through windows into the home and exhaust it into a vented attic

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Whole-House Fans

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Guide describing the types of whole-house fans, installation details to reduce air leakage, and ways to operate them for comfort and energy savings based on climate zone.