If you are (and you should be!) building using tight construction methods, use your design savings on your smaller HVAC system to pay for higher-efficiency equipment and also for fresh air ventilation. Ventilation should not be…
House Designs
When you think about design, there are three aspects of a green home that you should remember. In this chapter,…
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Fresh Air Ventilation Systems
If you are (and you should be!) building using tight construction methods, use your design savings on your smaller HVAC…
Installation Quality
Nothing will kill the efficiency of a system faster than a poor installation. A good mantra to remember is that…
HVAC Efficiency Ratings
Different types of HVAC systems will carry different designation ratings for energy efficiency. Whether a heating or cooling efficiency rating…
HVAC: Heating, Ventilation and Cooling Systems
In most US households, air conditioning and heating systems are the biggest users of energy, so once we have maximized…
Interior Finish Materials
The priority considerations for all interior finish products are durability and impact on indoor air quality. It is worthwhile to…
Selecting Building Materials
It would be impossible for us to cover all of the building materials on the market in this article. Now…
Resource Efficiency
With regard to resource efficiency, we need products that consume fewer high-value natural resources both initially in their manufacture and…
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