We're thankful to be connected with so many industry professionals through the BPA network. As a way to express our gratitude for our members and participants, we're pleased to offer free access to our Regional Education Series. This free access is p
Read more…10 years ago, Dr. Joseph Lstiburek published an article detailng the "perfect wall."
10 year later, many architects, builders and manufacturers have been exploring and perfecting this concept with new and innovation materials.
Rockwool hosted Chris L
Read more…We’re looking for content from industry experts like you to feature in the BPA eJournal. BPA members, including home performance contractors, general contractors, HVAC contractors, energy auditors, program managers, weatherization crewmembers, energy
Read more…Thank you to the New England Clean Energy Council for honoring Eversource Energy, BPA, and other allies, for our back to work efforts!
We're grateful to collaborate with partners and help guide energy efficiency contractors back to work safely thro
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I am wondering what most people are doing - tieing ERV/HRVs into the H/AC ducting or using dedicated ducting. It seems to me that with such small air flows, one can never properly balance where the fresh air goes - to bedrooms and where the exhaus
Read more…Building Performance Association, along with members of the Ohio business community, will provide testimony today at 2:00 pm ET to oppose House Bill 6 (HB 6). The virtual panel will highli
The BPA petition against the attempts by the Industrial Energy Consumers of Pennsylvania to shut down funding for and the implementation of energy efficiency programs in Pennsylvania was a success!
BPA filed the stakeholder signed petition on June 1
Read more…ASHRAE’s move into a 66,700-sq-ft retrofit of a 1978 building in Peachtree Corners, near Atlanta, is complete though the design of its photovoltaic power system, which would allow the building to generate as much energy as it uses in a year, is curr
Read more…Was asked to trouble shoot a mold issue in a Kneewall assembly. When I arrived there was a damp and hot (+120) kneewall assembly that had no ventilation. We corrected the mold issue by installing the proper ventilation to the assembly BUT now the c
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Hi community, look what the birds have done to my split AC. They pooped, built nest on top, and completely ruined the machine. It has stopped working. All freezed. I don't think it's worth spending extra money on repairing. Seeing the condition, do
Read more…Hi folks, as states begin to "open back up" following widespread shut downs due to COVID-19, we understand that several programs are disallowing the use of blower door testing moving forward due to the (obvious) concerns presented by moving a large a
Read more…Hi all, Real question: is it every really a good idea to retrofit existing hardwood floors with radiant heating elements? The only time I've ever seen this done, there was major popping and expansion of the floor boards, and the client was clearly ov
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