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Ventilation Control Systems

Increase energy efficiency, reduce moisture condensation problems, and increase indoor air quality

Melrose II- Bronx, NY Affordable Housing
Melrose Common II: 90-unit project, first affordable three-family housing in New York that meets ENERGY STAR. (PDF)
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TechPractices: Cameron Park Colonia
Cameron Park Colonia: PATH redesigned framing for standard home design of the Community Development Corporation of Brownsville, Texas, reducing the need for a substantial amount of lumber while still meeting the International Residential Code in force throughout Texas.
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TechPractices: Churchill Homes, HOPE VI
For this project, PATH assisted with the design and construction of energy- and resource- efficient townhouses and flats. PATH evaluated technologies, systems, and construction practices, including optimum value engineered framing, insulated headers at tops of windows and doors, insulated concrete forms, drywall clips and stops, pre-finished drywall corners, and humidity-sensing ventilation control systems.
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TechPractices: Eaton Row
PATH partnered with the Housing Authority of the City of New Haven and a subsidiary of Jonathan Rose LLC, The Affordable Housing Development Corporation, to build the final phase of the Eaton Row HOPE VI Revitalization, which features 30 affordable hybrid-modular homes at market-rate for first-time homebuyers.
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U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
Indoor Air Quality
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TechPractices: EcoVillage at Ithaca, Ithaca, NY
1996. A group of families got together to build an environmentally responsible community that would use advanced energy systems while keeping home prices modest
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TechPractices: NEDCO, Field of Dreams, Eugene, OR
1996. Intelligent planning and zoning strategies, lease-to-own financing options, spare but effective building design, and insulating values higher than required by code
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TechPractices: Palm Harbor Homes, Dallas, TX
Energy Star Manufactured Housing Line.
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