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• Installation of ASHP

  have any builders in this group done their own installation of a minisplit or ducted system? and same question regarding HRV I am building 30 houses and would love to have my…

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• Install rigid foam while the wall is lying down

  Has anyone tried installing the rigid foam EPS or XPS while the wall is on the floor deck and then installing the plywood over the foam overlapping foam seams before…

• Air entrained concrete reduce heat conduction?

  I am building a net-zero village in zone 6. My houses are slab on grade. I would love to save my customers the cost of wood floors on top of…

• HRV delivering treated air directly to the ASHP air handler air intake which distributes cool or warm air through ducts

  Has anyone tried this? The baths and kitchen would have dedicated exhaust fans. This would in net-zero homes.

• Has anyone used a WhisperComfort Spot ERV ventilator (FV-04VE1) in a high-performance home?

  Will this inexpensive, simple-to-install Panasonic energy-recovery ventilator work, placed in a central location of a 1500 s.f. house -- mostly ceiling on the second floor with 1-1/2" bedroom door undercuts…

• Condensing dryer advice

  Does anyone have any experience with these? can you get the HRV to distribute the heat that is created? do they work fairly well or does drying time increase substantially?…