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This project analyzed combined condensing water heaters or boilers and hydronic air coils to provide high efficiency domestic hot water (DHW) and forced air space heating. Called "combi" systems, they provided similar space and water heating performance less expensively than installing two...

Resource that helps verify UL listing, classification, or recognition.

Article discussing indoor water management.

Article describing the author's experiences in owning and servicing a modcon boiler.

Resource that provides guidance when choosing commercial clothes washers that meet WaterSense program requirements.

Resource that helps connect consumers with water treatment products that have been tested and certified to industry standards.

FTC website explaining the usefulness of the EnergyGuide label when shopping for home appliances.

Resource that helps connect consumers with NSF Certified Drinking Water Treatment Units.

If your kitchen has a powerful exhaust fan, it may be pulling air down your chimney or water-heater flue.

Factsheet profiling a simple modification that can be made to window air-conditioners to improve their energy efficiency.

Article outlining the importance of keeping dryer exhaust ducts clean.

Report summarizing the results of laboratory testing of 20 advanced power strip products.

An informational guide established to educate the public on seismic shut-off valves and how to avoid fires following an earthquake.

Second part of an article series focusing on servicing high efficiency modcon boilers. This part focuses on paperwork and follow-up communication with the homeowner for scheduling annual maintenance.

Report about measurements of three recent vintage dishwashers of very different efficiencies showing that while they are substantially more efficient than older dishwashers.

Website describing how solar water heaters -- also called solar domestic hot water systems -- can be a cost-effective way to generate hot water for your home.

Report evaluating lighting and electronic building technologies based on their ability to provide grid services and the type of value provided, including efficiency, load shed, load shift, and modulation.

Research project aimed to verify whether homes in the New Jersey HPwES program achieved 30% source energy savings, and if so, what measures were implemented to achieve them.

Report evaluating HVAC building technologies based on their ability to provide grid services and the type of value provided, including efficiency, load shed, load shift, and modulation.

Fact sheet describing the requirements for EPA WaterSense certified kitchen faucets that highlights flow rate specifications, efficiency code standards, local requirements, faucet types and regulations for building and verifying a labeled faucet to ensure it meets the quality and water management...

Report detailing the value of a smart range hood (SRH) that was developed as part of a project aimed at addressing indoor air quality (IAQ) health risks by targeting key pollutants in residential kitchens, with a focus on being consumer-friendly, quiet, effective, and efficient, meeting established...

EPA guide on responsible appliance disposal for consumers.