Energy Efficient House Design

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• Insulation alone does not make a home energy efficient
• Installation of a 90% efficient furnaces sometimes deliver only 60% efficiency
• Installation of 95% efficient boilers sometimes deliver only 80% efficiency
• Most central humidifiers are unnecessary and, in fact do more harm than good
• Heat and energy recovery ventilators (HRV’s & ERV’s) can actually increase heating costs instead of reducing them
• Poorly designed radiant floor heat systems can under-heat and over-heat rooms and/or ruin flooring
• Poorly integrated HVAC and water heating systems leads to unnecessary redundancies, increased safety risk and inefficient operation
• Many indoor air quality systems have little or no effect, while others pose risks to safety and health
• Failure to adopt a “Whole House Approach” leads to compromised comfort, health, safety and energy efficiency

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