System Design
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Under Pressure
Calculating design friction loss from available blower static pressure and total equivalent length — before the…
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MA/RI Code: Interior Design Conditions
Massachusetts and Rhode Island code sets the indoor design conditions you size to — and the…
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Realistic Expectations & “The Occupied Zone”
The occupied zone and radiant asymmetry, put in the terms you can actually use to set…
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Top 5 A/C Code Requirements not Enforced
Five code requirements inspectors have rarely enforced and are now starting to fail permits over. Lead,…
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Please, Make the Transition!
Return duct sizing has improved in New England. The rule of duct design still being ignored,…
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UPDATED: Big Changes for Duct Testing in MA
Massachusetts requires testing on new and altered duct systems statewide. What the code says, and what…
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Should this Duct Layout be Banned?
Ducts run tight against the roof deck: the CFM is not the problem, the delivered dry…
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Site Survey: Area-Weighted Average R-Value
Attic insulation is hard to pin down on a quick sales call. The worksheet that turns…
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New England: HRV or ERV?
HRV or ERV in a tight New England home: the freezing issue, the latent load, and…
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Duct Gains: Why do we hate R-8?
Duct leakage gets tested; duct insulation gets a checkbox. The simple math for what poorly installed…