Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning
Read Ching, Chapter 11
  1. Heating systems
    • Gravity hot air furnace
      • Coal
      • Stoker coal
    • Forced air furnace
      • Gas fired
      • Coal
      • Electric
    • Heat pump
      • Air source
      • Ground source
    • Hot water
      • Gas fired boiler
      • Electrical boiler
    • Steam
      • Gas fired boiler
      • Oil fired boiler

  2. Fireplaces
    • Parts - hearth, firebox, smoke shelf, damper, chimney
    • Types
      • Wood burning
      • Gas
        • Vented
        • Ventless
      • Combination
      • Electric

  3. Ventilating systems
    • Attic ("whole-house") ventilation
    • Bathroom exhaust
    • Kitchen exhaust
    • Heat exchanger system

  4. Air conditioning systems
    • Condensing unit
    • Line set
    • A-frame
    • Space Pac (high velocity, small duct)

  5. Energy conservation
    • Tight house
      • Vapor retarders
      • Vapor retarder paint
      • Air tight drywall
    • Super insulated house
      • 2x6 studs
      • insulating sheathing
      • strapping
    • Energy Conservation Codes
      • Chicago
      • Suburbs (ICC)
    • Payback formulae
    • Cogeneration
      • gas
      • electric
        • PV
        • Wind
    • Ground source (Geothermal)
    • Ice making at night for cooling