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Educational video on ductless mini-splits

NREL Research Support Facility, photo credit: Bill Gillies, NREL Featured in the National Institute of Building Sciences's report for DOE: A Common Definition for Zero Energy Buildings: https://www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/2015/09/f26/bto_common_definition_zero_energy_buildings_093015.pdf

Orientation for: Heat pump contractors' sales and admin staff Utility program implementers Regulators Less experienced and alternatives contractors Other stakeholders

To obtain a foundational understanding of the following: Variable air source heat pump (VCHP) operations Load calculations and why they matter Sizing and selection methods System design options and considerations Control strategies and thermostats options Design best practices and recommendations

University of Minnesota - Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering (BBE) 4414/5414: Advanced Building Science Fundamentals Lab 4 - Thermal Insulation (2016, Regents of the University of Minnesota)

University of Minnesota - Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering (BBE) 4414/5414: Advanced Building Science Fundamentals Lab 5 - Fenestration (2016, Regents of the University of Minnesota)

University of Minnesota - Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering (BBE) 4414/5414: Advanced Building Science Fundamentals Lecture 10 - Moisture Control in Insulated Assemblies - Vapor (2016, Regents of the University of Minnesota)

University of Minnesota - Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering (BBE) 4414/5414: Advanced Building Science Fundamentals Lecture 11 - Moisture Control in Insulated Assemblies - Liquid (2016, Regents of the University of Minnesota)

University of Minnesota - Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering (BBE) 4414/5414: Advanced Building Science Fundamentals Lecture 12 - Moisture Control in Assemblies (2016, Regents of the University of Minnesota)

University of Minnesota - Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering (BBE) 4414/5414: Advanced Building Science Fundamentals Lecture 2 - HAM (Heat, Air, and Moisture flows) (2016, Regents of the University of Minnesota)

University of Minnesota - Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering (BBE) 4414/5414: Advanced Building Science Fundamentals Lecture 25b - Combustion Air (2016, Regents of the University of Minnesota)

University of Minnesota - Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering (BBE) 4414/5414: Advanced Building Science Fundamentals Lectures 13 & 14 - Fenestration (2016, Regents of the University of Minnesota)

University of Minnesota - Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering (BBE) 4414/5414: Advanced Building Science Fundamentals Lectures 17 & 18 - Energy Estimating (2016, Regents of the University of Minnesota)

University of Minnesota - Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering (BBE) 4414/5414: Advanced Building Science Fundamentals Lectures 19 & 20 - General Mechanical & Heating Systems (2016, Regents of the University of Minnesota)

University of Minnesota - Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering (BBE) 4414/5414: Advanced Building Science Fundamentals Lectures 7 & 8 - Thermal Insulation (2016, Regents of the University of Minnesota)

Picking Up After a Disaster

This slide deck provides pictures of building practices that cause moisture issues, as well as the resulting effects of these poor practices.

This presentation provides images that suppliment the lecture notes related to radiation.

Chapter 11 of Renewable Energy Systems for Building Designers, based on heat pumps and their advantages as a means for heating and cooling the indoor environment.