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  2. Attic fan - Wikipedia

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    An attic fan installed underneath a roof. A powered attic ventilator, or attic fan, is a ventilation fan that regulates the heat level of a building's attic by exhausting hot air. A thermostat is used to automatically turn the fan off and on, while sometimes a manual switch is used. An attic fan can be gable mounted or roof mounted. Additional ...

  3. Whole-house fan - Wikipedia

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    A whole house fan pulls air out of a building and forces it into the attic space or, in the case of homes without attics, through an opening in the roof or an outside wall. This forces air from the living areas into the attic and out through the gable and/or soffit vents, while at the same time drawing air from the outside into the living areas ...

  4. Glossary of architecture - Wikipedia

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    A fantastic, mythical or grotesque figure used for decorative purposes. Chimney A structure which provides ventilation. Chresmographion A chamber between the pronaos and the cella in Greek temples where oracles were delivered. [10] Cincture A ring, list, or fillet at the top and bottom of a column, which divides the shaft from the capital and ...

  5. Building envelope - Wikipedia

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    The difference can be illustrated by the fact that an insulated attic floor is the primary thermal control layer between the inside of the house and the exterior while the entire roof (from the surface of the roofing material to the interior paint finish on the ceiling) is part of the building envelope. [11]

  6. Attic - Wikipedia

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    The word "attic" is derived from the Attica region of Greece and comes from Attic style architecture. The term referred to "a low decorative façade above the main story of a building" and, as used in the phrase "attic order", [3] had originally indicated a small decorative column above a building's main façade.

  7. Ventilation (architecture) - Wikipedia

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    For residential buildings, which mostly rely on infiltration for meeting their ventilation needs, a common ventilation rate measure is the air change rate (or air changes per hour): the hourly ventilation rate divided by the volume of the space (I or ACH; units of 1/h). During the winter, ACH may range from 0.50 to 0.41 in a tightly air-sealed ...

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