Additional Resources

Quality First™ Basics of Air, 1st Edition, TECA, 2008.

Available at https://www.teca.ca/products.php?id=1

Quality First™ Forced Air Guidelines Manual, 5th Edition, TECA, 2008. Available at https://www.teca.ca/products.php?id=2

Residential Heat Loss & Heat Gain Manual, 5th Edition, HRAI, 2014. Available at http://www.hrai.ca/hraicatalogue.html

Residential Air System Design Manual, 5th Edition, HRAI, 2014. Available at http://www.hrai.ca/hraicatalogue.html

Residential Commissioning Manual, 2nd Edition, HRAI, 2004. Available at http://www.hrai.ca/hraicatalogue.html

Builder Insight Bulletin #10: Sidewall Venting of Gas Appliances, BC Housing, 2013. Available at https://www.bchousing.org/publications/BuilderInsight10_SidewallVentingGasAppliances.

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Best Practice Guide: Air Sealing & Insulation Retrofits for Single Family Homes , Second Edition,

BC Housing, 2018.

Available at https://www.bchousing.org/research-centre/library/residential-design-construction/bestpractices-air-sealing-insulation-retrofits

Gas Directive Plastic Venting, Directive No. D-G5 070628 5, British Columbia Safety Authority. Available at http://www.safetyauthority.ca/alert/gas-directive-plastic-venting

Determining the required capacity of residential space heating and cooling appliances, CAN/CSA F28012 (2012), Canadian Standards Association.

Available at http://shop.csa.ca/en/canada/energy-efficiency/f280-12/invt/27006132012

Natural gas and propane installation code, CAN/CSA B149.1-10 (2010), Canadian Standards Association. Available at http://shop.csa.ca/en/canada/natural-gas-and-propane-installation-codes/b149110-r2015/invt/27010992010

ACCA Standard 5: HVAC Quality Installation Specification, ANSI/ACCA 5 (2010), Air Conditioning Contractors of America.

ACCA Standard 9: HVAC Quality Installation Verification Protocols, ANSI/ACCA 9 (2011), Air Conditioning Contractors of America.

ENERGY STAR Verified HVAC Installation (ESVI), Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Energy, 2016.

Available at https://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=hvac_install.hvac_install_index

Specification for Energy-Efficient Installation and Maintenance Practices for Residential HVAC Systems, Consortium for Energy Efficiency, 2000.