Hey all. I'm putting this out there to get your opinions on closed crawlspaces. What to do? What not to do?
My current plan follows Design Sample 2 from Advance Energy. https://www.advancedenergy.org/portal/crawl_spaces/pdfs/Closed%20Crawl%20Spaces_Qu
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ROCIS has updated our guidance document “Ducted Range Hoods: Recommendations for New and Existing Homes” and we are seeking your valued input to help us with our outreach efforts. These efforts are targeted to contractors, industry profess
Read more…This residential home noticed drafts coming through the baseboards of a wall and by cutting a small hole in the drywall confirmed that a fireplace is behind it, and was not sealed or covered before the drywall was installed. Is there a way to cover t
Read more…I need some advice on duct blast WRTO in apartment complexes. The process is new to me - previously the standard was total leakage. The results I am getting seem somewhat inaccurate, or maybe better description, inconsistent. I feel like I have tried
Read more…I haven't used my Watts Up? Pro meter in quite a while, and I'm having trouble pulling data from a recent job. I've changed computers and no longer have the software installed, and I apparently didn't save the original download file. I've looked on
Read more…Gasoline and diesel, which are refined from crude oil, drive the world’s transportation system, including your cars and trucks. The price of crude oil does not operate in accordance with free market supply and demand. Supply is directly controlled, a
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I'm relatively new to the forum but have enjoyed reading all the conversations going on here and hope to be more active as time goes on! In the process of re-launching WattDoesItUse (wattdoesituse.com), we're giving the associated
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With the goal of making structures more well sealed and a desire to know where our "makeup air" is coming from we are doing more amazing air sealing and adding tech, like HRVs and ERVs, to supply tempered & filtered air to these hermetically sealed s
Hi everyone,
This is a question from Australia, (I think I’m the only Australian member of BPA).
Our national building code is being updated in 2022. We currently do not address air tightness in our building code and the ‘code writers’ are reluctant to
Read more…Hi, I am about to become self employed and need to get my own equipment. I am looking for:
Duct Blaster kit w/ manometer
Blower door kit w/ wifi capable manometer
TEC wifi adaptor for a DG700
DG1000
Flow meter black box
Blower door Panel for duct blaster
Read more…EVs are a bit of a controversial topic. Their environmental benefits post-assembly and manufacturing are tremendous. But, how about the manufacturing price?
Are they worth the cost? It's a great first step to moving to an "electrified" everything hou
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