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Five Ways to Do Balanced Ventilation
Including some you can use to convert an exhaust-only system
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The Home Performance Forum Has Launched!
A popular LinkedIn group has moved to its own website
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Pete’s Puzzle: Fanciful Fuel
Where did the water and blue-green staining on this fireplace support column come from?
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Does a Bigger Volume Mean More Heating and Cooling Load?
Many people answer this question incorrectly
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Manual J Doesn’t Tell You Equipment Capacity
The amount of heating and cooling your house needs isn’t the only factor in determining the size of your heating and cooling equipment
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Building Enclosure Commissioning
What I learned from a University of Wisconsin course called “Commissioning Building Enclosure Assemblies and Systems”
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This Radiative Cooling Material Could Supplant Traditional Air Conditioners
A new study shows a breakthrough in the cooling effect of a material that’s easy to manufacture
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Buried Ducts Allowed in 2018 Energy Code
The keys are duct leakage, R-values, and the vapor barrier
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Should Balanced Ventilation Be Required?
Aspen’s new energy code requires balanced mechanical ventilation with recovery
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Measuring (and Understanding) Humidity
Humidity sensor recommendations for building professionals and homeowners
