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Volume 13, No. 5
September/October 1996

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Departments

Editorial
Is My Home's Energy Use Average?

Letters

Field Notes
Insulation: The Inside Story

Conservation Clips


Trends

Submetering I:
No Guessing With Gas

Submetering II:
In the Know with Electrical Flow

Unvented Gas Space Heaters:
Drainless Sinks?

Multifamily Conference:
Rare and Well Done


Feature Articles

Sizing Air Conditioners:
If Bigger is Not Better, What is?

by John Proctor & Peggy Albright

In this follow-up to the orginal "Bigger Is Not Better" article, Proctor Engineering Group offers ways to improve comfort, reduce noise, and increase efficiency when installing home air conditioners.

Home Energy's
Consumer Guide to Insulation

by Jeanne Byrne

If you're considering insulating, here's a guide to help you decide where to insulate, how much to install, and what type of insulation to choose.

Advanced Houses:
The Canadian Experience

by Tim Mayo & Robin Sinha

Canada's Advanced Houses are more energy efficient, have better indoor air quality, and use even fewer resources than houses built to R-2000 standards.

Putting Pressure on Building Codes

by David Brook

House depressurization is a ubiquitous, dangerous problem. As regional mechanical codes move toward consolidation into one International Mechanical Code, now is the time to add a performance testing requirement for house depressurization. 

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