I don’t know, I am sensing a strange pattern here – it appears every time I do a guest post on JB’s excellent blog something major has changed. In this case he has a nice new logo & completely revamped the site which now flies. With that said, I encourage you to check out his […]
Safety Sunday: Gas Hot Water Heaters, Energy Auditors, and You
It seemed like Combustion Safety was the hot topic this week, especially as it concerned Hot Water Heaters. One in particular caught my eye and it went along the lines of… I am new at Home Performance and I am looking for some advice. I did a test in… and the water heater did not […]
Guest Post: Trust but Verify – Utilizing Infrared Thermography
This week, I was honored to post again on Construction Law Musings, which you might recall is run by Christopher G. Hill who specializes in construction law. As an accredited LEED AP, he is also one of those rare individuals that not only deals with “Green Building” issues, but also understands it. I first met […]
Duct Testing – FAQ’s
In layman’s terms, what is a duct test? A duct test is simply hooking up a specialized fan & checking to see how “leaky” your duct’s are. How does one perform a duct test / what should I expect to see? Using a calibrated fan & connector as shown above, we hook the fan up […]
Snow is truly one of the best diagnostic indicators out there…
Oh the weather outside is so frightful… While the weather might have made a mess of things, one of the good things it does is allow one to quickly look at their house to spot some hidden issues. As you may recall from science class, the second law of thermodynamics, states that heat moves to […]
Predictive Maintenance: For work and home
If you have done maintenance work in the commercial arena, you quickly learn about at least two of the three standard types of maintenance work; Reactive & Preventative. For many homeowners and business, the feeling is “if it’s not broken don’t fix it,” which falls under the reactive maintenance category. (i.e. the icemaker line broke, […]
RESNET’s New Standard for Energy Auditor’s
As I mentioned in last week’s article on Ethics, RESNET has released a new standard for Energy Auditors that fortuitously helps me out on an article I have been working on for a while – namely, what is an Energy Audit, an Assessment, a Rating, & are they all the same? While some may consider […]
Ethics – RESNET, NARI & BPI
Earlier this week, RESNET sent an email out informing everyone about a new code of ethics they implemented on October 8th. Besides the obvious oopsie at the bottom, I didn’t really think twice about it and I figured a simple & quick article like the one I did on the NARI Code of Ethics, would […]
Days 2 & 3 – BPI Building Envelope Training
Well, I guess I will keep the tradition alive by combining the last two days of class together. I am seriously considering breaking one of my own rules and disclosing at least one or two of the questions. However, before we get to that, let’s correct the issue with the instructors name & take a look first at Day 2 of Building Envelope training.
Becoming a RESNET Certified Rater & the next steps
As we mentioned back in Energy Auditing Services Update – RESNET Certification article, we have completed all the steps required to become a Certified Energy Rater with RESNET. Unlike the BPI certification we received earlier in the same week, there is a lot more involved in this process than simply taking a written test & […]