Ducted Heating and Cooling
Evaporative Cooling
Ground Source Heat Pumps
Heating Systems
Radiant Floor Heating
Wood Heating

 

Ducted Heating and Cooling Distribution Systems

 

Consumer Information about Ducts
From Home Energy Magazine

Duct and Appliance Repair Program Savings

Ducts - The Air Infiltration & Ventilation Centre
The Centre provides a comprehensive information service, the hub of which is its bibliographic database - AIRBASE . This contains abstracts of several thousand specialist articles related to ventilation and associated issues.

Duct Cleaning
Home of the National Air Duct Cleaning Association

 

Principles and Practices of HVAC System Hygiene and Duct Cleaning
Brought to you by DuctBusters

Should you have the air ducts in your home cleaned?
Excellent consumer guide from the Environmental Protection Agency

Duct Doctors Write Prescription for Efficiency

Duct Information for Architects & Home Builders
From Green Builder

Duct Efficiency Program for Home Builders

Duct Sealing (with Aerosol spray)
Lawrence Berkeley Labs (LBL), CA, USA

Ducts -The Hidden Cost of Heating Your Home
San Antonio Air Conditioning Contractors Association (SAACCA)

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Evaporative Cooling

 

Evaporative cooler removes nasty niffs
Evaporative cooling works in factories, offices and buildings and can help remove unpleasant odors from the workplace as well. From Engineering Talk, July 4, 2002.

Innovative Design In California's Central Valley Eliminates Need For Refrigeration-Based Air Conditioning

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Dessicant Cooling
National Renewable Energy Lab, Golden, CO, USA

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Ground Source Heat Pumps

 

 

International Ground Source Heat Pump Association

 

US Department Of Energy

Heating Systems

 

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Combination (Space & Hot Water Heating) Systems

 

 

The Benefits of a Combination System
From Hearth.Com

Design Guidelines
The Unified Canadian Guideline (UCG) is a technical document identifying design, selection and installation criteria critical for providing adequate space heating and domestic hot water supply. Produced by the Heating, Refrigeration and Air conditioning Institute (HRAI) of Canada.

How to Select a Combination System
From Green Builder

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Radiant Cooling Systems
Lawrence Berkeley Labs (LBL), CA, USA

Radiant Floor Heating

 

Building Foundation Handbook (PDF file)
The resource for information on insulating building foundations. Includes basements, slabs, the works, and shows how insulation R-value and position effect heat loss.

Details for radiant panel floors
A few alternatives compiled by The Energy Guy.

Insulation directs heat in radiant systems
By Mark Eatherton , Hydronic Heating Contractor

Radiant Floor Creates More Comfort, Use Less Energy
Energy Source Builder

Radiant Floor Heating
By Don Vandervort

Radiant-Floor Heating: When It Does and Does not Make Sense
Reprint of article from Environmental Building News, written by Alex Wilson.

Radiant Floor NewsGroup Discussions
From CodeCheck.com

Radiant Panel Association (RPA)

Slab on Grade Fact Sheet (DOE)(PDF file)

Wood Heating

 

Global Warming and Woodstoves

Hearth.Com

Hearth-Link

Hearth Products Association

Fossil Fuel Primer

 

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