Blower Door- Page 3 of 5
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Meet the Tightest House in the World
An Alaska couple sets a world mark with a blower-door test result far below the Passivhaus standard
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A Good Time for Energy Audits and Weatherization
The best time to think about an energy audit is when few other people are thinking of one
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The Tail-Wagging Labradors of RESNET
Great info, a new product, and the scoop I got at the RESNET conference
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Air Leakage at Electrical Switches and Outlets
How I blew a gasket and exposed the hole in one air-sealing method
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Blower Doors Have Become Essential
Use one to measure a building’s airtightness, to locate leaks, or to comply with a green building program
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What’s a Blower Door Good For?
Hint: It’s NOT 'natural' air changes per hour
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Air Leaks Happen at the Surface, Not in the Volume
So why do we still report blower-door results in ‘air changes per hour’?
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Essential Energy-Audit Equipment
Erik North describes the tools that energy raters and auditors use to inspect a home
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Test Driving the New Brattleboro Food Co-op Building
Blower-door testing of the nearly complete Brattleboro Food Co-op building shows it to be remarkably tight
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How Much Air Leakage in Your Home Is Too Much?
Whatever your air tightness goal, ACH50 isn’t the best unit to measure it
