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Preliminary results of two monitored lab homes constructed to represent the thermal characteristics of typical existing Florida homes are presented.

The study described in this white paper is based on building energy modeling with an important focus on the indoor humidity impacts of ventilation.

Guide describing proper application, design, and installation of mechanical ventilation cooling systems for homes located in hot-dry and cold-dry climates, as well as a means of understanding the benefits, costs, and tradeoffs of these systems.

ENERGY STAR overview on certified ventilation fans.

ENRGY STAR webpage discussing the basics of certified ceiling fans.

Website with articles on home ventilation and indoor air quality.

Bulletin describing the components of ECM motors and comparing their efficiency with PSC motors.

Publication specifying HVI’s prescriptive procedures for testing and rating airflow of residential ventilation products in accordance with ANSI consensus standards.

Article describing the use of whole-house fans to provide cooling in the region surrounding Sacramento, CA.

Publication describing the requirements and procedures for the certified performance ratings program for residential ventilation products administered by the Home Ventilating Institute.

Factsheet describing the benefits of purchasing and installing ENERGY STAR rated fans and ventilation products.

IECC code note explaining new fan efficacy requirements, along with how to determine which fans are affected by the new fan requirements.

Website providing certified rating programs to help manufacturers, builders, contractors and homeowners compare performance of ventilation products for air flow, sound, and other performance characteristics.

Program criteria for residential exhaust fans used for ventilation.

Website providing research, efficiency and safety standards development, and advocacy to the home appliance industry to bring efficient, high-performing home appliances to consumers.

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.

Brochure about how to install and use a whole-house fan.

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.

Website providing an online directory of more than 3,600 residential ventilation products lisiting flowrates, sones, watts, and other performance metrics; all listed products have been tested by the Home Ventilating Institute.

Report describing a field study to measure pollutant concentrations in 324 homes in California.

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.

Test method that measures the capture efficiency of wall-mounted domestic range hoods under controlled conditions in a test chambers which available for preview and purchase at the link and was published in the year 2018.

Report detailing the effects of replacing PSC motors with more efficient, variable-speed motors.