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Clean & Tune
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Distribution
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Clean & Tune
Special Considerations
Non-Distributed
Room Conditioning
Solar Gain Reduction
Landscaping
Reflective Roofs
Combustion Safety
Combustion Appliance Zones
Combustion Air
Appliance Venting
Fuel Delivery
Special Considerations
Equipment Removal
Ventilation
Infrastructure
Components
Local Ventilation
Exhaust Systems
Appliance Exhaust
Whole-Building Ventilation
Supply Ventilation
Exhaust Ventilation
Balanced Ventilation
Passive Ventilation
Dehumidification
Decommissioning
Baseload
Plug Load
Refrigeration
Electronics
Lighting
Lighting Controls
Laundry
Vending & Beverage
Special Considerations
Water Conservation
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Thermal Loss Reduction
Water Heater Installation
Distribution Components
Special Considerations
Elevators
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  • Health & Safety
    • Safety Devices
      Smoke Alarms
      Carbon Monoxide (CO) Alarms
      Water Heating
    • Moisture
      Drainage
      Ground Vapor Retarders
      Space Conditioning
    • Electrical
      High Voltage (50 volts or more)
    • Radon
      Radon Precautionary Measures
      Radon Mitigation
  • Air Sealing
    • General Pressure Boundary
      General Air Sealing
      Specific Air Sealing
      Intentional Attic Openings
      Foundation Spaces
      Attached Garages
    • Shell Components
      Windows
      Doors
  • Insulation
    • Attics
      Exterior Roof Insulation
      Interior Roof Insulation
      Attic Floors - Unconditioned Attics
      Attic Knee Walls
      Unique Installations
    • Walls
      Accessible Walls
      Enclosed Walls
    • Floors
      Accessible Floors
      Exposed Floors
      Unique Installations
    • Conditioned Subspaces
      Rim/Band Joist
      Walls
      Slabs
  • Heating & Cooling
    • Forced Air
      Controls
      Condensate
      Refrigerant Loop
      Duct Installation
      Duct Repair
      Duct Sealing
      Duct Insulation
      Equipment Installation
      Clean & Tune
      Special Considerations
    • Hydronic
      Controls
      Distribution
      Equipment Installation
      Clean & Tune
      Special Considerations
    • Non-Distributed
      Room Conditioning
    • Solar Gain Reduction
      Landscaping
      Reflective Roofs
    • Combustion Safety
      Combustion Appliance Zones
      Combustion Air
      Appliance Venting
      Fuel Delivery
    • Special Considerations
      Equipment Removal
  • Ventilation
    • Infrastructure
      Components
    • Local Ventilation
      Exhaust Systems
      Appliance Exhaust
    • Whole-Building Ventilation
      Supply Ventilation
      Exhaust Ventilation
      Balanced Ventilation
      Passive Ventilation
      Dehumidification
      Decommissioning
  • Baseload
    • Plug Load
      Refrigeration
      Electronics
      Lighting
      Lighting Controls
      Laundry
      Vending & Beverage
      Special Considerations
    • Water Conservation
      Water Preservation Devices
    • Water Heating
      Thermal Loss Reduction
      Water Heater Installation
      Distribution Components
    • Special Considerations
      Elevators
      Spas, Hot Tubs, Saunas
      Water Conditioning

Section 5 Heating and Cooling

5.01 Forced Air

  • 5.0101 Controls
  • 5.0102 Condensate
  • 5.0103 Refrigerant Loop
  • 5.0104 Duct Installation
  • 5.0105 Duct Repair
  • 5.0106 Duct Sealing
  • 5.0107 Duct Insulation
  • 5.0108 Equipment Installation
  • 5.0109 Clean and Tune
  • 5.0188 Special Considerations

5.02 Hydronic

  • 5.0201 Controls
  • 5.0202 Distribution
  • 5.0203 Equipment Installation
  • 5.0204 Clean and Tune
  • 5.0288 Special Considerations

5.03 Non-Distributed

  • 5.0301 Room Conditioning

5.04 Solar Gain Reduction

  • 5.0401 Landscaping
  • 5.0402 Reflective Roofs

5.05 Combustion Safety

  • 5.0501 Combustion Appliance Zones
  • 5.0502 Combustion Air
  • 5.0503 Appliance Venting
  • 5.0504 Fuel Delivery

5.88 Special Considerations

  • 5.8801 Equipment Removal

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  • 1 - Using the Standard Work Specifications
  • 2 - Health & Safety
    • 2.01 - Safety Devices
      • Smoke Alarms
      • Carbon Monoxide (CO) Alarms
      • Water Heating
    • 2.02 - Moisture
      • Drainage
      • Ground Vapor Retarders
      • Space Conditioning
    • 2.03 - Electrical
      • High Voltage (50 volts or more)
    • 2.04 - Radon
      • Radon Precautionary Measures
      • Radon Mitigation
  • 3 - Air Sealing
    • 3.01 - General Pressure Boundary
      • General Air Sealing
      • Specific Air Sealing
      • Intentional Attic Openings
      • Foundation Spaces
      • Attached Garages
    • 3.02 - Shell Components
      • Windows
      • Doors
  • 4 - Insulation
    • 4.01 - Attics
      • Exterior Roof Insulation
      • Interior Roof Insulation
      • Attic Floors - Unconditioned Attics
      • Attic Knee Walls
      • Unique Installations
    • 4.02 - Walls
      • Accessible Walls
      • Enclosed Walls
    • 4.03 - Floors
      • Accessible Floors
      • Exposed Floors
      • Unique Installations
    • 4.04 - Conditioned Subspaces
      • Rim/Band Joist
      • Walls
      • Slabs
  • 5 - Heating & Cooling
    • 5.01 - Forced Air
      • Controls
      • Condensate
      • Refrigerant Loop
      • Duct Installation
      • Duct Repair
      • Duct Sealing
      • Duct Insulation
      • Equipment Installation
      • Clean & Tune
      • Special Considerations
    • 5.02 - Hydronic
      • Controls
      • Distribution
      • Equipment Installation
      • Clean & Tune
      • Special Considerations
    • 5.03 - Non-Distributed
      • Room Conditioning
    • 5.04 - Solar Gain Reduction
      • Landscaping
      • Reflective Roofs
    • 5.05 - Combustion Safety
      • Combustion Appliance Zones
      • Combustion Air
      • Appliance Venting
      • Fuel Delivery
    • 5.88 - Special Considerations
      • Equipment Removal
  • 6 - Ventilation
    • 6.01 - Infrastructure
      • Components
    • 6.02 - Local Ventilation
      • Exhaust Systems
      • Appliance Exhaust
    • 6.03 - Whole-Building Ventilation
      • Supply Ventilation
      • Exhaust Ventilation
      • Balanced Ventilation
      • Passive Ventilation
      • Dehumidification
      • Decommissioning
  • 7 - Baseload
    • 7.01 - Plug Load
      • Refrigeration
      • Electronics
      • Lighting
      • Lighting Controls
      • Laundry
      • Vending & Beverage
      • Special Considerations
    • 7.02 - Water Conservation
      • Water Preservation Devices
    • 7.03 - Water Heating
      • Thermal Loss Reduction
      • Water Heater Installation
      • Distribution Components
    • 7.88 - Special Considerations
      • Elevators
      • Spas, Hot Tubs, Saunas
      • Water Conditioning
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