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Document reviewing current and potential ventilation technologies for residential buildings with particular emphasis on North American climates and construction.

Information sheet providing guidance about the placement of ventilation approaches.

Information sheet about proper ventilation and air sealing.

Paper providing a comprehensive overview of HVAC system design considerations and challenges specific to multifamily residential buildings, focusing on optimizing performance and addressing common issues.

Report describing the use of passive vents as a source of outdoor air in multifamily buildings.

Brochure intended to provide readers with a working knowledge of residential heating and cooling duct systems.

Report describing the most cost-effective ventilation and indoor air quality solutions for multifamily homes that meet ASHRAE 62.2-2016.

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

Guidebook covering basic principles and data used in the HVAC&R industry. This is the 2023 edition of the handbook, which can be purchased physically or digitally at the reference link in versions using either I-P units of measurement or SI units of measurement.

Report describing research that helps inform best practices for air-sealing multifamily buildings in the Northeast.

Report describing a field investigation of failure rates of whole-house mechanical ventilation systems installed in Florida homes.

Research study estimating potential energy savings relative to conventional ducted air distribution, and identifying equipment requirements, costs, and barriers.

This document addresses adding—or improving—mechanical ventilation systems to existing homes. The purpose of ventilation is to remove contaminants from homes either directly or by dilution. This report discusses where, when, and how much ventilation is appropriate in a home, including some...

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.

Technical report describing the evaluation of four different ventilation strategies for providing make-up air in high-performance, new construction multifamily buildings in the Northeast, emphasizing the challenges posed by increasing airtightness standards and the variability of system performance...

Report focusing on managing the driving forces that move air and water vapor across the building envelope.

Fact sheet describing the newly developed Ventilation-Integrated Comfort System (VICS) that reduces space requirements and eliminates costly ductwork for separate heating, cooling, and ventilation systems, all while enhancing performance, addressing the demand for energy-efficient homes, and...

Technical report on a field validation study that utilizes low-cost indoor air quality sensors to assess a smart ventilation system's effectiveness in maintaining acceptable indoor humidity in low-load homes in humid environments, revealing that while the smart ventilation algorithm demonstrated...

Article about installing balanced ventilation systems.

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