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Links to Important Reseach on Closed Crawl Space Systems
Have Healthy Home Environment inspect your home's crawl space for signs of damaging moisture, mold, mildew, and fungus.
System Specialist:
Tim Sellers
336-376-0081 (office)
336-516-1591 (mobile)
Located in
Graham, North Carolina
Advanced ENERGY's website featuring videos, links to published articles, technical reports, the newly adopted changes to the- North Carolina Residential Building Code, a list of North Carolina Professional Installers and Consultants (we are on the list!), and more. The first place to visit to learn more about why your crawl space should be closed.
"Moisture Complaints?" - An article in the Summer 2005, Issue Four of HVAC Tech Tips, A Progressive Energy Newsletter.
Advanced ENERGY's Crawl Space Research Project 2003 workshop powerpoint slide show includes good photographs, research statistics, and graphs comparing wall vented and closed crawl spaces. We highly recommend you take a look at pages 1 thru 10 (statistics), 13 thru 15 (photos), 17, 22, and 29 for graphs (relative humidity and kWh usage comparisons) and more photos.
The Department of Energy announces the selection of Advanced ENERGY's application for research support. The writeup indicates that initial research has shown "substantial energy efficiency impacts" of closed crawl space systems.
