Assess whether ducts need cleaning
Highly detailed yellow-level guide to assess whether ducts need cleaning, with responsibility split, inspection hold points, quote review and work acceptance.
Difficulty: ●●○○○HVAC
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Check airflows, distribution, noise, humidity and maintenance rather than purchase price alone.
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Create a whole-home indoor-air plan
Highly detailed yellow-level guide to create a whole-home indoor-air plan, with responsibility split, inspection hold points, quote review and work acceptance.
Difficulty: ●●●○○Plan a boiler replacement
Understand, measure and plan: plan a boiler replacement.
Difficulty: ●●●●●Plan a heat-pump water heater
Understand, measure and plan: plan a heat-pump water heater.
Difficulty: ●●●●●Plan a smart thermostat
Understand, measure and plan: plan a smart thermostat.
Difficulty: ●●●○○Plan hydronic radiant-floor heating
Understand, measure and plan: plan hydronic radiant-floor heating.
Difficulty: ●●●●●Plan radiator maintenance
Understand, measure and plan: plan radiator maintenance.
Difficulty: ●●●○○Explore: Systems to check before closing the work
Systems to check before closing the work
This section connects envelope, air, fire, structure, water and code instead of treating each project in isolation.
Explore: Specialized diagnostics to verify
Specialized diagnostics to verify
This section connects systems that become costly or regulated when a primary project triggers them.
Explore: Edge systems to integrate into the project
Edge systems to integrate into the project
This section covers interfaces that become important when multiple home systems interact.
Explore: Often-overlooked service interfaces
Often-overlooked service interfaces
This section connects systems that cross utility, plumbing, HVAC, envelope and metering boundaries.