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Green
Fireplaces
Conclusions and Recommendations
LEED and the National Green Building Code should include
the following:
- Fireplace to meet national efficiency and emissions standards
- mandatory
- Air loss through fireplace and chimney system part of
whole house ventilation system calculations - mandatory
- Chimney taller than house - 1 point
- Masonry chimney inside exterior walls of the house with
top damper - 2 points
- Fireplaces and chimneys designed to last 50 years or longer
- 2 points
- Wood-burning fireplaces (renewable fuel) - 1 point
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Control
Cover will help prevent cracking and breaking of your
flue liner, which could lead to a chimney fire.
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