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Steps to Healthier Homes. House as a system. Learning Objective. What’s a house?. Homes Shelter Us From:. Marquette. Anchorage. Billings. Saint Paul. Bangor. Cleveland. Seattle. Boston. Salt Lake. DC. Denver. Nashville. San Francisco. Saint Louis. Phoenix. Atlanta. Los Angeles.
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Steps to Healthier Homes House as a system
Page 3.1 Learning Objective
Page 3.1 What’s a house?
Page 3.2 Homes Shelter Us From:
Marquette Anchorage Billings Saint Paul Bangor Cleveland Seattle Boston Salt Lake DC Denver Nashville San Francisco Saint Louis Phoenix Atlanta Los Angeles Miami New Orleans Honolulu Houston Saint John Tulsa Wichita
Page 3.2 Most of Us are Comfortable:
Page 3.3 We have Systems to: • Add heat • Remove heat • Ventilate • Maybe add or remove humidity
Page 3.3 Heating Systems • Fuel – gas, oil, wood, electric • Distribution • Hot water, steam, warm air, space heaters • Radiators, baseboard, ducts • Radiant floors and ceilings • Chimneys, sealed combustion, fan powered • Temperature Controls
Cooling coil Heat recovery ventilator Hot water heater Furnace Intake for furnace
Page 3.4 Octopus heating system
Page 3.5 Floor furnaces
Page 3.5 Gas-fired wall furnace
Page 3.6 Heat Exchangers
Page 3.6 Cooling Systems • Fuel – electric • Windows, fans and shades • Distribution • Central air • Through the wall • Duct-less splits • Dehumidification • Air conditioners/part-load • Dehumidifiers • Control – thermostat, humidity
Page 3.8 Internal and solar gains: Good when cold out; bad when hot out • Heat from people • Heat from appliances • Solar through windows • Average US house • 23% of heating is done by these gains • 59% of cooling is caused by these gains
Page 3.8 Other Factors • Water • drinking, cooking, washing, toilets • Cooking and storing food • Ventilating fans • Lighting • Computers, stereos, hair dryers, razors
Page 3.8 Learning Objective