Not exact matches
Grid Tied PV - Nearly 100 % on site electric generation - blown in Cellulose & Air Sealing in the attic after extensive energy audit - Gas back up Solar hot water system with
dehumidification loop - Window - quilt insulating window treatments The
house is a fairly standard colonial that happened to have a great south facing roof in the back.
Three other reference
houses met code minimums for energy efficiency and did not have mechanical ventilation or
dehumidification separate from cooling, and had conventional vented attics.
One of the major design upgrades for this
house will be the installation of a heat pump with integrated supplemental
dehumidification.
Three reference
houses had the same energy efficiency measures and controlled mechanical ventilation, but no
dehumidification separate from cooling.
Dehumidification: A whole
house dehumidifier has been installed to allow for humidity control separate from cooling.
An Aprilaire Model 1750 whole
house dehumidifier is configured to draw air from the main living space be distributed throughout the
house and for the dehumidifier to run only when
dehumidification is needed.