Information Guide
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Information guide describing hazardous materials that may encountered in the home when retrofitting a home, including asbestos, mold, and radon.
Presentation
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Webinar describing ASHRAE guidance for maintaining indoor air quality and protecting occupants from smoke during wildfire and prescribed burn events.
Guide
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Guide describing requirements and best practices for mechanical garage exhaust in multifamily buildings.
Guide
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Guide describing how to provide combustion air for fireplaces and how to test fireplaces for combustion safety.
Reference
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Article describing the impact of stack effect on building performance, highlighting how pressure differences caused by temperature and height affect air infiltration and exfiltration, and detailing strategies like compartmentalization and distributed mechanical systems to manage airflow and maintain...
Reference
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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...
Guide
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Guide describing ways to air seal between apartments in n multi-family buildings to reduce occupants' exposure to environmental tobacco smoke.
Reference
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Article describing the impact of increasingly stringent ventilation standards on multifamily buildings, highlighting the inefficiencies and challenges of exhaust-only ventilation in tightly sealed enclosures, the complications of achieving balanced ventilation, and the unintended consequences of...
Reference
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Guidebook providing useful examples of high performance retrofit techniques for the building enclosure of wood frame residential construction in a cold and somewhat wet climate.
Case Study
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Case study describing a package of energy- efficiency measures for new manufactured homes in the Pacific Northwest, including triple-pane highly efficient windows.
Case Study
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Case study describing a multifamily, affordable housing retrofit project that achieved 44% energy savings using readily available, cost effective measures.
Information Guide
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Information guide describing things to consider before attempting air sealing, insulating, and equipment retrofits in a home that has combustion appliances located within the home.
Case Study
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Case study describing the Green Home 3 project, which achieved a 44% whole-house energy savings over the Building America New Construction B10 Benchmark, DOE Zero Energy Ready Home certification, and National Green Building Standard Gold-level certification.
Guide
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Guide describing how to install a radon-mitigating vertical ventilation pipe in new and existing homes with various types of house foundations.
Guide
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Guide describing how to install a radon mitigation fan to actively remove radon from the home.
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 select and install whole-house ventilation systems for existing homes.
Guide
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Guide describing removal of construction debris from flex ducts and protection of ducts and HVAC equipment during construction to keep them free of dust and debris.
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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Guide presenting central and individual dwelling unit ventilation and exhaust strategies for multifamily construction.
Guide
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Guide describing ways builders can block off entry points and otherwise make homes inhospitable to all manner of pests.
Guide
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Guide describing how to choose and install a carbon monoxide alarm.
Guide
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Guide describing the uses, selection process, and specification of high-MERV filters.
Guide
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Guide describing the EPA's Indoor AirPlus construction specifications for low/no VOC paints and finishes.