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In this episode, we discuss the cost of zero energy buildings and where the cost lands in relation to the average builiding in the U.S.
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In this video, guest speaker Marc LaFrance, Windows Technologies Manager for the US Department of Energy, discusses advanced window technologies in buildings.
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This video addresses ways to produce hot water and the energy impacts of using hot water in a building.
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This video is presented by Dr. Nelson James, Researcher at the National Renewable Energy Lab, and Dr. Fredricka Brown from the US Department of Energy Building Technologies Office. Together, they discuss the motivations behind pursuing energy storage, how these technologies works, and the future of...
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This video discusses ways of bringing fresh air into buildings through ventilation and the energy consequences associated with doing so.
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In this video, we will discuss the most common technologies for heating water, including storage, tankless, heat pump, and solar water heaters. We will also discuss best practices for saving energy with water heating systems.
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The fraction of solar radiation admitted through a window is characterized by? (a) Visible Transmittance (b) Solar heat gain coefficient (c) Light-to-solar gain (d) None of the above
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True or False: It’s better to have a central air-conditioning system that's too large than to have a homeowner complain about being uncomfortable at the hottest time of year. a. True b. False
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This video describes how to calculate thermal conductivity and thermal resistance of building components.
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These lecture notes provide basic information about the three modes of heat transfer.
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Trunk and branch: Large central pipe and smaller pipes to each fixture
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Which of the following is NOT a type of HVAC System? Air Conditioning Furnace Heat Pump Domestic Hot Water Heater Fan
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These lecture notes describe how to apply the laws of heat transfer to various types of insulation.
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Circle all letters that apply to PEX (cross-formulated polyethylene): A. PEX is a soft plastic that comes in coils. B. PEX is remarkably durable within a wide range of temperatures, pressures, and chemicals. C. PEX is flexible. D. PEX stretches to accommodate the expansion of freezing water and then...
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Explain how the “robustness” feature of resilience should be applied to prepare for or respond to a natural disaster.
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This series of videos explains everything from basic types of windows, to the physics associated with cold and warm weather window performance.
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These lecture notes provide information about how weather barriers are different than vapor barriers.
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Weather barriers (aka air barriers) differ from vapor barriers in that: Weather barriers are breathable and go on the outside of wall sheathing, while vapor barriers are not permeable and go on the interior side of wall insulation. Weather barriers are not breathable and go on the outside of wall...
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