Tank-style Water Heaters
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Sizing Heat Pump Water Heaters
Learn where to find HPWH data, software tools, and worksheets to help determine the right-sized tank for your household usage
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Dehumidifying With Heat Pump Water Heaters
Dehumidification is listed as a selling point for HPWHs but are they actually effective at lowering humidity?
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Achieving Affordable High-Performance Homes
Using small-house design principles, prefabrication construction technologies, and strategically chosen high-performance building elements, a small neighborhood developer keeps costs below the median in his market
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Water Quality
No matter how it arrives at the tap, water is vulnerable to contamination and requires our vigilance to ensure it is safe
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Engineering a Domestic Hot Water System to Meet High Demand
What’s the best back-up option for a big family that always runs out of hot water?
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Introducing the 120-volt Plug-in Heat Pump Water Heater
The good news is the model can save thousands of dollars. The downside is limited backup heat, which could mean running out of hot water.
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Designing a Mechanical Room
Key considerations for ensuring a safe and efficient space for housing a home’s HVAC components
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Systems and Products for a Small All-Electric Home
Choosing plumbing and HVAC systems, windows and doors, and finishes with sustainability and health in mind
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Water Leak Detectors
Smart devices are more than a leak alarm, they can help you understand your water usage and diagnose plumbing problems
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Getting to Zero on Every Front
This Living Building Challenge–certified home has no conventional heating or cooling equipment, no municipal water supply or well, and no sewer or septic, and it makes more energy than it consumes.
