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Right: Use mastic to air seal the return air plenum and to seal around refrigerant lines coming from the slab in the floor of the return

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Right: Air seal all seams in the return air plenum before installing a new air handler

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A ducted central return brings air from central return registers back to the air handler through insulated, air-sealed ducts

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Coastal Habitats

Case Study

Case study describing a construction project in Hilton Head, SC utilizing a whole-house performance approach.

Baxter Community - High Performance Green Building

Case Study

Case study describing a building project in the mixed-humid climate zone.

Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight: Masco Environments for Living, Las Vegas, Nevada

Case Study

Case study describing a building project in the hot-dry and mixed-dry climate zones.

Operation Helping Hands Green Dream 1 Home, New Orleans, Louisiana

Case Study

Case study describing a building project in the hot-humid climate zone.

Transfer Grilles (1)

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Video describing how to install transfer grilles.

New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Project Home Again Phase I

Case Study

Case study describing a building project in the hot-humid climate zone.

Transfer Grilles

Guide

Guide describing how to install transfer grilles in bedroom walls to balance air pressures between rooms and to enable stale air to return to a central heating system.