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How to Make a House Energy Efficient

Date: 09 May 2012
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Building design,building material,Central heating,Energy efficiency
Posted by: tgbuilders
Finding and sealing a crack on the exterior of a house will help to reduce air infiltration and exfiltration on the inside. Because of the large size of plywood and OSB sheets, there are relatively fewer seams in the sheathing on newer homes. And the use of products like house wrap on new construction has further reduced air infiltration (see Fig.1). Consequently most new homes are more airtight...

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Factors Preventing a House From Being Energy Efficient and Ways to Identify them

Date: 09 May 2012
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Building design,building material,Central heating,Energy efficiency
Posted by: tgbuilders
The exterior of a home can be thought of as an "envelope" or "shell." Sealing the envelope or shell against air infiltration (air entering the house from the outside) and air exfiltration (air escaping from inside the house to the outside environment) helps reduce energy costs for central heating and air ventilation. Hence draft is also reduced. To test for leaks which are responsible for high...

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