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Experts Ponder Multifamily Ventilation Solutions
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How do you use diagnostic equipment (such as blower doors, and pressure sensors) to measure air flows in high-rise apartment buildings? [continue reading]
Fireplace Pilots Take Gas Use Sky High
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In the past few years, sales of convenient, clean-burning gas fireplaces have increased dramatically. [continue reading]
Can A New Duct Test Take The Pressure?
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Ten years ago, residential duct leakage testing was nonexistent. Today, it is routine for many energy conservation programs. Everyone has a favorite duct test, and many managers have adapted tests to meet the needs of their particular program. [continue reading]
Heat Pumps and Manufactured Homes: Making the Marriage Work
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In my job as the factory-built home specialist for North Carolina's Alternative Energy Corporation (AEC), I have been crawling under, in, and around manufactured homes for the last dozen years, looking for causes of, and solutions to, building energy problems. [continue reading]
Do You Dig Ground Source Heat Pumps?
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Workers begin installation of the underground coil for a ground source heat pump. The coil will be laid out in a horizontal configuration. [continue reading]
Unvented Gas Space Heaters: Drainless Sinks?
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The other day I went to the building supply store looking for materials for my kitchen remodel. [continue reading]
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How Third-Party Utility Providers Work
Many people know that there are ways to save on your utility services, however there are plenty of people who ...
Neil Grigsby
Northwest Energy Star Super-Efficient Homes—#6: The Pumpkin Ridge Passive House
The Pumpkin Ridge Passive House is one of six super energy-efficient homes being highlighted this year by Northwest Energy Homes&...
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