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Minimizing Energy Losses in Ducts Reading List

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• Improving the Efficiency of Your Duct System (PDF 1.24 MB). (November 1999). DOE/EE0109. U.S. Department of Energy.

• "Design and Construction of Interior Duct System" (a href="http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/bldg/baihp/pubs/Papers/interior_ducts.pdf">PDF 652 KB

• ACCA Manual D®, Residential Duct Systems (available for purchase from the Air Conditioning Contractors of America)

• "A Builder's Guide to Placement of Ducts and HVAC Equipment in Conditioned Spaces." (2000). NAHB Research Center.

• "Why It's So Important (and Troubling) to Keep Ducts and Equipment in Conditioned Space." (2003). Building Science Corp.

• "Forced Air Systems Need Pressure Relief." (April 1996). Energy Source Builder, #44.