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Water Heating: Brad Oberg - Part 5
Codes and water heating; code officials not aware of new technologies; solar systems and the code;… BMI - Tami Svarfvar Mar 3, 2011 63 views
Water Heating: Brad Oberg - Part 1
Water heating is a bigger issue as houses get larger; generation and distribution; Solutions for st… BMI - Tami Svarfvar Mar 3, 2011 64 views
Water and Moisture Management: John Ouellette, M.D. - Part 1
AQ is a public health issue; Cost of medical care - we should be proactive;major contributors to IA… BMI - Tami Svarfvar Mar 3, 2011 104 views
Water and Moisture Management: John Ouellette, M.D. - Part 2
Looking at a house form a physician's point of view; occupant errors in the home; part of health is… BMI - Tami Svarfvar Mar 3, 2011 3 views
Water and Moisture Management: John Ouellette, M.D. - Part 3
Important issues of a healthy house; Dumb things people do because they don't know; Homeowner manua… BMI - Tami Svarfvar Mar 3, 2011 5 views
Water and Moisture Management: Mac Pearce - Part 1
How mold gets started (misconception vs. reality); allergen vs. toxic, defined; mold and its link t… BMI - Tami Svarfvar Mar 3, 2011 22 views
Water and Moisture Management: Mac Pearce - Part 2
Real molds to worry about; everything in the world is made up of sugar (some science explanations);… BMI - Tami Svarfvar Mar 3, 2011 10 views
Water and Moisture Management: Mac Pearce - Part 3
Building simple vs. complex; fantasy & ego vs. designs that work; making homes durable; ventila… BMI - Tami Svarfvar Mar 3, 2011 5 views
Water and Moisture Management: Mac Pearce - Part 4
Wood's drying time; humidity, drainage planes for windows; ventilated cladding; the two most import… BMI - Tami Svarfvar Mar 3, 2011 19 views
Design Issues: Betsy Pettit - Part 1
Architects, the past and new( how the house works); Systems integration and how people want to live… BMI - Tami Svarfvar Mar 3, 2011 63 views
Design Issues: Betsy Pettit - Part 2
All construction trades and homeowner are a team; Making a design work as a team; Will it work? - C… BMI - Tami Svarfvar Mar 3, 2011 5 views
HVAC and Ducts - Air Conditioning: John Proctor - Part 1
Biggest opportunities for savings is in the duct system; what is wrong - what can be fixed; how peo… BMI - Tami Svarfvar Mar 3, 2011 104 views
HVAC and Ducts - Air Conditioning: John Proctor - Part 2
Duct design good, bad and the ugly; Air handlers, good vs. bad. BMI - Tami Svarfvar Mar 3, 2011 97 views
HVAC and Ducts - Air Conditioning: John Proctor - Part 3
ources of good information; Getting the technicians to do it right; New systems that work; Ducts -… BMI - Tami Svarfvar Mar 3, 2011 11 views
HVAC and Ducts - Air Conditioning: John Proctor - Part 4
Getting the duct design right. BMI - Tami Svarfvar Mar 3, 2011 11 views
HVAC and Ducts: Paul Raymer - Part 4
Combustion safety overview; Hints that you may have a problem; Sources of problems; ASHRAE 62.2 - r… BMI - Tami Svarfvar Mar 3, 2011 16 views
HVAC and Ducts: Paul Raymer - Part 2
Misconceptions about exhaust fans (how to tell if they are really working); Other ventilation strat… BMI - Tami Svarfvar Mar 3, 2011 9 views
HVAC and Ducts: Paul Raymer - Part 3
Reasons for venting a bathroom and how to design correctly Verification of correct installation nee… BMI - Tami Svarfvar Mar 3, 2011 15 views
HVAC and Ducts: Paul Raymer - Part 1
Ventilation (house as a system); Ventilation just as critical as a roof leak; Very good basic build… BMI - Tami Svarfvar Mar 3, 2011 102 views
HVAC and Ducts: Armin Rudd - Part 1
Opportunities for savings with ducts; Dehumidification/ high performance/ IAQ/ humidity control. BMI - Tami Svarfvar Mar 3, 2011 13 views
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