The Building Performance Institute (BPI) announced a new course this summer for individuals who perform building infiltration and duct leakage testing. The BPI Infiltration and Duct Leakage
Tight houses need mechanical ventilation to ensure a supply of fresh air to keep people healthy; and existing houses should not be tightened without assessing whether the existing combustion appliances have an adequate source of combustion makeup air.
The Building Perfoarmance Institute (BPI for short) is perhaps the country’s foremost developer of home performance and weatherization protocols and standards – standards that save
Manual-S is being required by many building programs and local codes these days. The problem is, it’s really hard to tell whether the installing contractor
There are three main types of insulation – fiberglass batts, blown in fibers (cellulose or fiberglass), and spray foam. They are all commonly used to insulate attics.
Whole-building ventilation Whole building ventilation should dilute interior pollutants by creating an air exchange within the home. This can be achieved by one or more
Mold is good… except when it’s growing inside your house. Even though we live in houses made of mold food, mold food is only appetizing when moisture levels are out of balance. Since we can’t easily eliminate mold food from our houses, it becomes very important that we keep them dry.
One of the most common downfalls of installed HVAC systems is their inability to distribute the correct amount of air to where it’s needed most.
