The 2012 IECC code has new design documentation and air leakage testing requirements. The residential requirements spill over into requiring whole house mechanical ventilation. Commercial buildings can comply with testing and non-testing pathways. Multifamily housing projects have the most compliance options and complications. As of October 2013, IL, MD, RI and WA… Continue reading
This is your chance. I will be leading a full day, big building air barrier class at Southface in Atlanta for their Lecture series on May 30, 2013. I have done a number of 1-3 hour classes over the past couple of years and there just has not been enough… Continue reading
When I work with individuals, I now think of my role less as an auditor and more as a counselor. The people I best help are ones looking for answers to problems like these: I am afraid of my house. I think/know it is making me sick. I want to… Continue reading