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Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technology (MindTap Course List)

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ISBN:9781305578296

Author:John Tomczyk, Eugene Silberstein, Bill Whitman, Bill Johnson

Publisher:John Tomczyk, Eugene Silberstein, Bill Whitman, Bill Johnson

Chapter39: Residential Energy Auditing

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 2RQ: Name and briefly explain the three broad categories of a residential energy audit.

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