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HEM Index - H

H & L Energy Savers
.... contact information
.... EEM marketing strategy
Habitat for Humanity
.... energy efficiency feature tests
.... energy efficiency measures
.... Florida construction project
.... Jordan Commons project
.... ResCore wall evaluation
.... waste recovery method evaluations
.... See also Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI)
Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI)
.... achievements
.... contractor role in
.... energy cost concerns
.... energy-efficiency policies
.... Energy Star model home
.... environmental initiatives
........ information
.... information
.... Jimmy Carter Work Project
.... NAHN house plans for
........ diagram
.... new construction versus rehabs
.... ORNL training and guidelines
.... Sedro-Wooley SIPs project
"Habitat's Environmental Initiative" (Verdict)
Haddad, Brent, on marketing CFLs
Hageman, Robert, radiant barrier study
Hagler Bailly Consulting Incorporated auditing consumer survey
half-attic houses
.... air leaks, diagram
.... air sealing
Half Nelson method (ductwork leak test)
.... table
Hall, Nick
.... on market transformation
Hall, Ray
.... on home energy rating systems
.... on marketing EEMs
hallway lighting retrofit savings
halogen lamps
.... for bathroom retrofits
.... bulb wattages for halogen torchieres
.... cap lights
.... color of light
.... dedicated fixtures
.... and dimmer switches
.... efficacy (table)
.... energy savings
.... features (table)
.... infrared reflective (HIR)
.... light output (table)
.... product penetration (table)
.... as reflector lamps
.... See also infrared-reflecting halogen lamps (IR or HIR); tungsten-halogen incandescent lights
halogen lights. See<\i> halogen lamps; halogen torchieres
halogen torchieres
.... bulb wattages
.... electricity consumption
........ graph
.... energy use
.... fire hazards
.... Lamp Swap program
.... light output compared to CFL torchieres
.... safety hazards
.... trade-in programs
.... usage surveys
Hammarlund, Jeff, on utility trade allies
Hammett, Jim
.... on interactive home energy management
.... on utility rebates
.... on WAP evaluation
Hammond home. See<\i> stand-alone homes (Hammond home)
Hampden Hampshire Housing Partner Vernon Street weatherization project
hand calculation method for Energy Star Home Calc software
"Handling Framing Details in High-Performance Homes" (Tooley)
Hansen, Janet
.... on urethane foam and air leakage control
Hansen, Wally, NAHN house plans by
hardware stores, for CFL distribution
Harmon, Larry
.... on CO detection
.... on contractor certification
harmonic distortion (in electrical waveforms)
harmonics (in electrical waveforms)
Harner, Kent
.... on the National Energy Audit
Harrigan, Merrilee, on consumer education
Harrison, John
.... on solar water heating
Haskell, Ted
.... on ductwork
.... on improved HVAC performance from ductwork leak sealing
Hasley, Philip
.... on night evaporative underfloor cooling storage
Hassle-Free water heater guarantee program
Hasterok, Larry
.... on lighting retrofits for multifamily buildings
"Hauling in the Culprits: Michigan's Bounty Pilot" (Witte and Kushler)
Hawaii energy codes
Hawken, Paul, on sustainability
Hawthorne effect, and weatherization evaluation
Hawthorne, Wendy
.... on mobile home cooling
Hayden, A.C.S. (Skip)
.... on fireplaces
.... on gas fireplaces
.... on heating systems
.... training program contact information
Hayes, Victoria
.... on air sealing multifamily buildings
.... on ventilation in multifamily buildings
hazardous containment procedures for removing mold
HDTV (High Definition Television) electricity consumption
health. See<\i> health hazards; illness
Health-E Community program
.... as a marketing device
health hazards
.... of air sealing
.... from attic ventilation
.... backdrafting from mechanical ventilation
.... blower door tests
.... blower door tests for
.... blower doors
.... buildings
.... cellulose insulation
.... chemical exposure
.... CO poisoning
.... combustion appliance testing
.... combustion appliances
........ examples
.... control strategies
.... depressurization
.... discarded lights
.... of duct leaks
.... of ductwork leak sealing
........ aerosol method
.... ductwork leaks
.... dust
.... dust mite growth conditions
.... electronic air cleaners
.... fans
........ kitchen vent fans
........ whole-house fans
.... flooded houses
.... fluorescent lights
.... formaldehyde
.... furnaces
.... garage air
.... graywater
.... and home pressure systems
.... hot water systems
.... household
.... indoor air quality standards
.... insulation
.... of insulation job clean up
.... kitchen vent fans
.... lead paint
........ wall systems for preventing lead dust
.... mechanical ventilators
.... moisture problems
.... mold
.... offgassing in new homes
.... ozone generators
.... radon
.... stain sampling
.... summer heat
.... Telltale House exhibit
.... from toxic building ingredients (information resources)
.... underventilation
.... urethane foams
.... ventless gas heaters
.... water heaters
.... water systems
.... whole-house fans
.... wood
.... See also CO poisoning; fire hazards; illness; indoor air pollution; indoor air quality; radon; safety hazards; stains
Health House Advantage (HHA) program
"Health House Cold Climate Standards Keep Occupants Warm and Dry" (Farnsworth)
Health House indoor air quality program
.... builder training
.... consumer education
.... information
Health House Performance Standards
Health House program
.... designs
.... Health House Advantage program
.... Health House Performance Standards
.... history
.... house plans
.... Meskwaki Settlement
.... pilot houses
.... standards
"Health, Safety, and the House as a System" (Meier)
healthy houses
.... Health-E Community program
.... Health House program, Meskwaki Settlement
.... pilot houses
heat
.... heat generation of the human body
.... reducing absorption with reflective materials
.... See also heating
heat anticipators. See<\i> anticipators (in thermostats)
heat catastrophes
.... causes
.... preventing
heat diversion from solar electric systems
heat exchange, from fireplaces
heat exchangers
.... boiler side-arms
.... definition
.... detecting cracks
.... double-wall heat exchangers
........ diagram
.... failures
........ causes
.... graywater heat exchangers
.... Seahorse outdoor gas water heating system
.... single-wall heat exchanger
........ diagram
.... tankless coils
.... See also heat recovery ventilators (HRVs)
heat gains
.... climatic variations
.... internal heat gain reduction
.... solar heat gain coefficient (SHGCs) in window rating
heat lamps
.... energy use
heat load reduction
.... thermal-mass walls
.... Zimmerman vacation home project
heat loads
.... new houses
.... TEP calculating methods
.... See also heat load reduction
heat loss
.... from basements
.... conduction loss
.... convection air flow
.... diagrams
.... drafts
.... fireplaces
.... the human body
.... ice dams formed by
.... international measurement standards
.... and moisture loss
.... multifamily buildings
.... NRCan Advanced Houses
.... radiative
.... reducing
........ from steel studs
.... steel-framed houses
.... swimming pools
........ diagram
........ preventing
.... toilet tanks
.... windows
........ retrofit measures
heat pump clothes dryers
heat pump water heaters
.... as air conditioners
........ diagram
.... ambient air units
.... companies manufacturing
.... cool air exhaust uses
.... cost-effectiveness
........ graph
.... drafts from
.... early model problems
.... efficiency
.... energy savings
.... EPRI
.... exhaust air units
.... heat recovery ventilation
........ diagram
.... hybrid systems
........ ratings
.... information resources
.... installation considerations
.... maintenance
.... mechanics
........ diagram
.... noise problems
.... paybacks
.... performance factors
.... performance improvements
.... recovery rates
.... utility programs
.... ventilating
heat pumps
.... actual versus rated capacity
.... AEC study
.... with air conditioners, Carolina Power and Light Company study
.... air sealing installations
.... air source
.... air-source and ground-source compared
.... blower speed
.... CEC Web site information
.... for cold climates
.... condensate
.... COP measurements
.... cost
.... cost-effectiveness
.... crankcase heaters, energy consumption (tables)
.... drafts from
.... ductless minisplit
.... effective installing techniques
.... efficiency rating
.... electric
........ simulated monthly costs
.... energy efficiency
.... and energy-efficient cooling
.... flood damage retrofits
.... health benefits
.... heat pump clothes dryers
.... HSPF measurements
.... hybrid heat pump systems
........ ratings
.... inspection checklist
.... installation checklist
.... maintenance checklist
.... for manufactured homes
.... refrigerant charge
.... SEER increases
.... selecting
.... sizing
........ AE study
.... Southface demo house
.... space heater/water heater combos, rating systems
.... thermostats
........ thermostat placement
.... utility programs
.... vacation management
.... Virginia Power demo house
.... wall heaters compared to
.... See also air source heat pumps; ground source heat pumps; heat pump water heaters
"Heat Pumps and Manufactured Homes: Making the Marriage Work" (Conlin and Neal)
heat ratios (SHRs) for air conditioners
heat recovery
.... heat-recovery ventilation with heat pump water heaters
.... in multifamily buildings
.... wastewater heat recovery
.... See also heat recovery ventilators (HRVs)
heat-recovery ventilation with heat pump water heaters
heat recovery ventilators, Meskwaki Settlement Health House program
heat recovery ventilators (HRVs)
.... in the Alberta Sustainable Home
.... controls
.... cost-effectiveness
.... depressurization problems from
.... design
.... European models
.... manufacturer information (table)
.... Meskwaki Settlement Health House program
.... NRCan Advanced Houses
.... use levels
.... VanEE Duo 2000
.... See also heat-recovery ventilation with heat pump water heaters
heat tolerance, humidity factor
heat transfer
.... from fireplaces
.... insulation's effect on
.... from joists
.... reducing in ductwork with radiant barriers
.... THERM software analysis
.... through windows
.... from wood stoves
Heat Transfer Multipliers (HTMs) (for measuring heating and cooling loads)
heat traps for water heaters
.... diagram
heated area measurements
heaters
.... baseboard heater thermostats
.... cogeneration systems
.... electric radiant panels
.... freestanding
.... gas fireplaces
.... gas heaters
........ regulations for
........ ventless heaters
.... heat lamps
.... hydronic radiant heat
.... vent-free gas heaters
.... wall heaters versus heat pumps
.... water heaters as
.... See also electric heaters; gas heaters; heat exchangers; heat pumps; heating systems; integrated space and water heating systems; water bed heaters; water heaters; waterbed heaters; wood stoves
heating
.... bathrooms
.... costs, Virginia Power demo house heating and cooling costs
.... Delivered Heat Efficiency, ductwork leak effect on
.... demand reduction from dogs
.... demand reduction from trees
.... determining heating load
.... earth houses
.... energy consumption in Building America homes study (graphs)
.... energy savings from passive solar houses
.... Energy Star Home program assessments
.... fuel-oil savings from weatherization (WAP study)
.... fuel source types
.... gas use by multifamily buildings
.... guaranteed bill limits
.... for house retrofits
.... information resources
.... innovative methods
.... kitchen retrofit considerations
.... leakage areas in houses
.... measuring energy savings from efficiency retrofits
.... microwaves for irradiant heating
.... multifamily retrofit energy savings
.... NEAT analysis capabilities
.... ovens used as
.... overheating reduction for fireplaces
.... in power outages
.... PRISM evaluations
.... radiant heating ceiling panels
.... radiator valves to prevent overheating
.... Suncube house methods
.... thermal comfort
.... water heaters as space heaters
.... See also electric heaters; fuels for heating; heat load reduction; heat loads; heat loss; heat pumps; heating load reduction; heating loads; heating systems; HVAC systems; thermostats
heating and ventilation systems. See<\i> integrated heating and ventilation systems
heating contractors
.... CO poisoning detection by
.... See also HVAC contractors
heating controls, thermostatic radiator valves
heating cycles in heat pumps (diagram)
heating load reduction
.... air conditioner energy savings
.... cogeneration systems
.... computer simulations
.... Japanese standards
.... in multifamily buildings
.... phase-change wallboard
.... solar load reduction measures, cost-effectiveness
.... straw bale houses
.... thermal mass benefits in walls
.... trees
.... See also cooling load reduction; solar gain; solar gain reduction
heating loads
.... determining
........ Manual J<\i> calculations
........ for new construction
.... light tube effects on
.... new house heat demands
.... in NRCan Advanced Houses
.... See also heating load reduction
HEATING R-value calculation software
heating retrofits
.... considerations
.... cost-effectiveness calculations
.... cost-effectiveness studies
.... hydronic heating systems
.... multifamily buildings
.... steam heating systems
Heating Seasonal Performance Factor (HSPF) measurements
heating systems
.... AEA New York City multifamily building fuel use survey
.... air filters, for
.... air requirements (table)
.... air tightness guidelines
.... basement role in
.... bathroom retrofits
.... CARB town houses
.... choosing for energy efficiency
.... CO poisoning prevention
.... combination systems
.... combustion air codes
.... combustion safety checks
.... computer simulations
.... conservation measure cost-effectiveness (table)
.... consumer purchase and maintenance survey
.... controls for multifamily buildings
.... cost-effectiveness
.... costs
........ calculating
........ cost worksheet
........ types compared
.... direct vent
.... ductwork interaction with
........ table
.... efficiency measurements
.... electric heating efficiency
.... electricity consumption
.... energy efficiency, consumer response
.... in energy-efficient construction
.... European models
.... flat panel radiation systems
.... fuel switching
.... fuel use, AEA New York City multifamily building fuel use survey
.... hot-water heating systems
.... hydronic radiant heating
........ Lipton/Daniel house
.... indirect heating
.... information resources
.... integrated space and water heating systems
.... Lipton/Daniel PIS<$> house
.... millivolt
........ retrofit manufacturer address
.... in mobile homes
.... monitoring
........ DESLog software
.... multifamily buildings
........ furnaces
........ statistics
.... NRCan Advanced Houses
.... Nylund Community
.... occupant surveys
.... for passive solar homes
.... progress in energy efficiency
.... radiant floor heat
........ controllers
........ Lipton/Daniel PIS<$> house
.... radiant heating
........ Enerjoy system
........ floor heating
.... resource reference
.... return grilles, pressure pan tests
.... room-by-room heating
.... in Russian multifamily buildings
.... sealed combustion
.... Shelter Alternatives Incorporated methods
.... short-cycling problems
.... sizing
.... solid-fuel
.... U.S. models compared with European
.... ventilation types
.... venting
.... waste recovery cost-effectiveness
.... Zimmerman vacation home project
.... See also boilers; ductwork; fireplaces; forced-air heating systems; furnaces; heat pumps; heaters; heating load reduction; heating retrofits; HVAC systems; hydronic heating systems; integrated heating and ventilation systems; integrated space and water heating systems; propane heating systems; steam heating systems; thermostats; water heaters; wood stoves
Heederik, Gary
.... on duct sealing
height correction factor (LBL infiltration model)
.... table
Helping Hands low-income weatherization project
Henderson, George
.... on European HERS
HEPA (High Efficiency Particulate Arrestor)
.... air filters
.... air quality
.... vacuum cleaners, Consumer's Union ratings
HERS (home energy rating systems)
.... acceptance
.... accreditation standards
........ Web site
.... accuracy
........ variability experiment
.... Austin Green Builder Program
.... BESTEST software ratings
.... blower door training
.... BOPs
.... and building codes
.... California
.... Canada
.... CEC regulations
........ differences from national guidelines
.... certification
........ defining
........ for raters
.... Colorado Energy Rated Homes pilot project
.... compliance
.... computer software
........ requirements
.... consumer response
.... definition
.... design issues
.... DOE
.... ductwork testing standards
.... electricity energy consumption vs. gas consumption
.... Energy-10
.... Energy Rated Homes of Vermont
.... and th