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Habitat for Humanity - Schenectady: Schenectady, NY
General: 1,344-s.f., two-story, single-family detached home
Foundation: Basement
Mechanicals: Two-zone radiant floor heating system with a sealed combustion, natural gas furnace and conventional, hard-ducted forced air heating and cooling. All ducts within conditioned space and heating equipment located in semi-conditioned basement.
 Front elevation
 Back elevation
 House
Heating System:
- Side-by-side comparison of two heating systems installed in the same home operated for alternating two-week periods
- Costs of each system gathered and qualitative information collected about perceived comfort, and contractor installation and design issues
Air Admittance Valves:
- Document building code issues and permitting requirements for AAVs
- Interview code officials and trade contractors regarding installation and performance
- Monitor installation to obtain practical installation information for trade contractors
- Record labor and material cost for AAVs
Additional Information
View evaluation results of these technologies
November 2001: Construction complete
Winter 2001-2002: Heating system data collection
August 2003: Final report
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