Lifebreath Heat Recovery Ventilator
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Recently, I went to check out the model at the Nitti Development on the site of the old Elmhurst Hospital . Wanted to see what was going on with the homes, find a few ideas and just generally poke around. One of the things that jumped out to me - besides the actual houses(!) - was this system they had set up in the basement. It is called a Lifebreath Heat Recovery Ventilator. Check out the description from the little sign they posted on the wall below: "Fresh air is continuously circulated through a Lifebreath Heat Recovery Ventilator, which draws stale air out of your home while tempering and cleaning fresh incoming air. The Energy Star-certified system recovers up to 81% of the energy from exhaust air that would otherwise be lost to the outdoors." So...anyone know what *exactly* that means? Are these things good ideas? Mandatory today? Do you have one in your house? Should a family install one of these things?