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  2. Grille (architecture) - Wikipedia

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    A wooden window grill in Plaza del Conde del Real, Valencia ().The structure was probably used as a stable. Grille, and control for an air duct. A grille or grill (French word from Latin craticula, small grill) is an opening of several slits side-by-side in a wall, metal sheet or another barrier, usually to allow air or water to enter and/or leave and prevent larger objects (such as animals ...

  3. Register (air and heating) - Wikipedia

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    A register is a grille with moving parts, capable of being opened and closed and the air flow directed, which is part of a building's heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system. The placement and size of registers is critical to HVAC efficiency. Register dampers are also important, and can serve a safety function.

  4. Glossary of HVAC terms - Wikipedia

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    grille A facing across a duct opening, often rectangular in shape, containing multiple parallel slots through which air may be delivered or withdrawn from a ventilated space. The grille directs the air flow in a particular direction and prevents the passage of large items. heating coil A heating coil is the part of the system that conducts heat.

  5. Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning - Wikipedia

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    Rooftop HVAC unit with view of fresh-air intake vent Ventilation duct with outlet diffuser vent. These are installed throughout a building to move air in or out of rooms. In the middle is a damper to open and close the vent to allow more or less air to enter the space.

  6. Building envelope - Wikipedia

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    Air sealing can improve the energy efficiency of a building by minimizing the amount of energy needed to heat or cool the building. This is especially pertinent in cold-climate buildings where space heating consumes the largest amount of energy. [9] A blower door test can be used to test the quality of the air sealing of the building envelope.

  7. Grill - Wikipedia

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    Grille (cryptography), a technique for encrypting a plaintext by writing it onto a sheet of paper through a pierced sheet; Grille (car), an opening in the bodywork of a vehicle to allow air to enter "Grille", synonym of "register", "return" in HVAC system; Grille (architecture), architectural element

  8. Tract housing - Wikipedia

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    Aerial view of housing developments near Markham, Ontario, Canada. Tract housing, sometimes informally known as cookie cutter housing, is a type of housing development in which multiple similar houses are built on a tract (area) of land that is subdivided into smaller lots.

  9. Air handler - Wikipedia

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    An air handler, or air handling unit (often abbreviated to AHU), is a device used to regulate and circulate air as part of a heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning system. [1] An air handler is usually a large metal box containing a blower , furnace or A/C elements, filter racks or chambers, sound attenuators , and dampers . [ 2 ]