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Old 02-08-2013, 07:08 PM   #30
songkrai
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Originally Posted by Fargo View Post
If builders paid closer attention to insulation and air sealing, you'd be able to downsize the heating system. Just attended the Better Building by Design conference in Vt. The best performing homes were insulated with dense packed cellulose it appeared.
I did just that with one home. Engineer analysis.

The end result was a lower BTU furnace. The furnace ran more and ultimately failed in a much shorter time then a higher BTU furnace that ran less.
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