A foundation configuration involving significant excavation that creates an area underneath that adds a full floor to a house - answer-basement
A blanket created when loose fiberglass or mineral wool are held together with adhesive - answer-batt
The cavity between studs in a framed wall - ans...
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The difference in measured air pressure between two areas - answer-delta P
The difference in temperature between two areas - answer-delta T
A material used for controlling air flow - answer-air barrier
How air exchange rate is typically expressed - answer-ACH (air changes per hour)
"a measure of how efficiently a furnace or boiler converts fuel to heat, on average, over a typical year" -
answer-AFUE (annual fuel untilization efficiency)
The number of times the interior volume of air changes over in one hour - answer-air exchange rate
The practice of installing appropriate materials to stop airflow in certain areas of a house - answer-air
sealing
The movement of air in a house - answer-airflow
A formula that energy modeling software uses to estimate a house's energy usage - answer-algorithm
An inert gas that is placed between the panes in multi-pane windows to improve the window's thermal
performance - answer-argon
A type of heating system vent in which combustion by-products exhaust from the house up through a
chimney by stack effect due to the natural bouyancy of hot gases - answer-atmospheric venting
The indoor space under the roof at the top of a house - answer-attic
A way of determining the R-value of a space that has adjacent areas of differing R-values - answer-
average R-value
An element that can be installed on the exterior of a house over doors and windows to provide shading -
answer-awning
A vent made from double-wall metal - answer-B-vent
A type of whole-house mechanical ventilation system that works by brining in fresh outdoor air and
removing polluted indoor air in equal amounts - answer-balanced system
A type of framing used in older houses in which the walls are built before the floor - answer-balloon
framing
A large cavity created in platform framed houses when walls are built on top of sheathed decks -
answer-band joist
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