Guide
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Guide describing methods for providing space cooling and refrigeration during extreme heat events and/or power outages.
Reference
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Fact sheet describing the research on energy-efficient strategies for small single-story homes, including manufactured and Habitat for Humanity-built homes, utilizing mini split ductless heat pumps and through-wall transfer fans to achieve a 50% reduction in energy consumption compared to the 2009...
Reference
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Standard that provides procedures and methods for meeting minimum ventilation and indoor air quality requirements to engineers, design professionals, owners, and jurisdictional authorities where model codes have been adopted. This is the current version of the standard, which was published in the...
Case Study
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Case study describing 50% energy saving projects for new multifamily homes in cold climates.
Guide
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Guide describing how to choose high-performance exhaust fans.
Guide
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Guide describing how to install obvious ventilation controls for continuous and intermittent exhaust fans used for whole-house ventilation.
Guide
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Guide describing how to select low-sone supply and exhaust fans for quiet, continuous operation.
Case Study
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Case study describing an energy efficient retrofit project in hot-humid climates.
Guide
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Guide describing how to correctly locate duct terminals to meet the ENERGY STAR Certified Homes program.
Guide
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Guide describing how to improve boiler efficiency in multifamily central hydronic heating systems by installing thermostatically controlled radiator valves (TRV) to reduce temperatures in overheated spaces.
Guide
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Guide describing the bathroom exhaust fan ENERGY STAR rating requirements.
Guide
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Guide describing correct ducting for exhaust fans and explaining why each dwelling should have its own exhaust ducting.
Guide
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Guide describing ways to use landscaping to keep a home cooler.
Guide
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Guide describing the use of building cavities as supply or return ducts.
Guide
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Guide describing how to create a designated shelter-from-heat space in a home to help occupants successfully weather an extreme heat event.
Guide
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This guide describes how to install a whole-building ventilation system to provide adequate dilution of indoor air contaminants.
Guide
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This guide describes evaporative cooling technologies which can be used to cool homes in dry climates.
Guide
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Guide describing how to correctly install flex ducts without kinks or sharp bends.
Guide
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Guide describing how to undercut the doors in bedroom walls to balance air pressures between rooms and to enable stale air to return to a central heating system.
Guide
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Guide describing the use of building cavities as supply or return ducts.
Guide
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Guide describing how to install back-draft dampers in exhaust fans to make a shared duct possible.
Guide
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Guide describing how to install outdoor air intakes and connect them to the return side of the HVAC system, using controls installed to operate intermittently & automatically based on a timer and to restrict intake when not in use (e.g., a motorized damper).
Guide
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Guide describing the installation of boiler controls in multifamily housing.
Guide
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Guide describing how to correctly install flex ducts without excessive coils or loops.
Guide
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Guide describing how to set controls on an exhaust fan for continuous operation.
Information Guide
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Guide describing how to evaluate ventilations systems before performing home upgrades.
Guide
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Guide describing how to conduct testing for adequate combustion air in the space where a combustion appliance is located if the appliance is located within the conditioned space of the home.
Guide
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Guide describing how to thoroughly seal HVAC ducts to ensure air delivery without leakage, and to ensure economical and quiet performance of the HVAC system.
Information Guide
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Information guide describing the use of attic ventilation fans to mechanically pull outside air through the attic in an attempt to cool the attic, control moisture, and prevent ice dams.
Guide
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Guide describing design and installation of compact duct systems for central heating and cooling systems.