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70 unit building rehab
Started this discussion. Last reply by Sean Lintow Sr on Saturday. 2 Replies 0 Likes
We met briefly with the HO manager and they have a 3 story with parking garage under the 3 floors that is heated. The building has 2 entrances with meeting area in both foyers and the foyers are…Continue
Cathedral ceiling with tongue and groove ceiling. Looking for solutions.
Started this discussion. Last reply by Keith Tripp Nov 29, 2018. 4 Replies 0 Likes
Did audit last week and…Continue
Blower door test for small apartment building
Started this discussion. Last reply by John White Jan 25. 20 Replies 0 Likes
Today I received a request to test 4 units for a small apartment building. He says the building is 32x52 which is 1560 SF. There is 4 apartments which are 1 bedroom and living room plus bath and…Continue
HVAC Question about running fan continuously VS setting on Auto so it runs when AC or furnace runs
Started this discussion. Last reply by John White Sep 7, 2018. 24 Replies 2 Likes
I get a lot of confusion from homeowners who are told by their HVAC contractor to run the fan "on" all the time. I realize that these high-efficiency furnaces now have the DC motors that take less…Continue
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"Where is this project located?
Try getting an energy modeler to perform an analysis of the building.
In California, we work on Multifamily projects and the California Building Code for Energy Compliance requires the use of the California…"
Jerry Needham posted a discussion70 unit building rehab
We met briefly with the HO manager and they have a 3 story with parking garage under the 3 floors that is heated. The building has 2 entrances with meeting area in both foyers and the foyers are open all the way to top of building.The HO manager says they have about $50,000 allocated for some upgrades and he wants to know if I as an energy auditor can give the 70 owners any suggestions to improve the comfort issues in this 50 yr old building. We are thinking about doing a sample of some units…See More
John White replied to Jerry Needham's discussion Blower door test for small apartment building"It highly depends on the purpose of the test. If you are testing it for code compliance, then there is no need for such tests. If you would test each unit individually then it automatically eliminates the pesky adiabatic leakage."
Daniel Baur-McGuire replied to Jerry Needham's discussion Blower door test for small apartment building"I have done 10 houses with aerobarrier. It is impressive! I thought at first it was a great idea but most likely a scam 2 good to be true. After the second house I was sold. It seals all the problem areas at the source point. Everything I have…"
Colin Genge replied to Jerry Needham's discussion Blower door test for small apartment building"Retrotec has a tubing hookup diagram in their multi-fan manual that is available on line for free. "
Keith Tripp replied to Jerry Needham's discussion Cathedral ceiling with tongue and groove ceiling. Looking for solutions."Is there any insulation or vapour barrier above the wood plank that is visible on the interior? "
Sean Lintow Sr replied to Jerry Needham's discussion Cathedral ceiling with tongue and groove ceiling. Looking for solutions."Outside is best as it still maintains the look inside & as mentioned below - no thermal transfer through the beams. With that you do have some issues to consider like soffits, eaves, etc... For more on hot roof options -…"
Brad Cook replied to Jerry Needham's discussion Cathedral ceiling with tongue and groove ceiling. Looking for solutions."Adding rigid on the inside would certainly help and would allow for effectively air sealing all of those joints. The down side is the thermal short-circuits at the beams. We have done several roofs where we strip the existing asphalt shingles and…"
John Nicholas replied to Jerry Needham's discussion Cathedral ceiling with tongue and groove ceiling. Looking for solutions."What is on the roofing side? Asphalt Shingles, roll roofing, etc. When is it due for replacement? You could get a roofing company to add external rigid insulation on top of the tongue and groove, then the roofing. …"
Jerry Needham posted a discussionCathedral ceiling with tongue and groove ceiling. Looking for solutions.
Did audit last week and homeowner is always cold in these two rooms with cathedral ceilings and large exposed beams. Thinking of installing Thermax in between each cavity and then adding drywall. Any thoughts. Customer is willing to go this way but wondering if there are other solutions.See More
Glen Gallo replied to Jerry Needham's discussion Blower door test for small apartment building"Thanks Colin
Interesting subject and many good answers. Thank you Jerry for the question.
I have never ran into this but have a good understanding of the concept My first thought was with as small as it is to simply test it as one unit. But Scott…"
Yudah Schwartz replied to Jerry Needham's discussion Blower door test for small apartment building"John What are your thoughts on the AeroBarrier system?"
John Nicholas replied to Jerry Needham's discussion Blower door test for small apartment building"Thank You, Colin! Those are very good points and processes to do some Zone Pressure Diagnostics techniques applied to multi family buildings."
Colin Genge replied to Jerry Needham's discussion Blower door test for small apartment building"The way we'd normally do this is to mount one blower door in the hallway, then a duct tester blower door in the individual unit. You'd first test the total leakage of the unit with adjacent apt windows open which will give you the total…"
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Spray foam on attic deck to stop mold
Posted on April 7, 2018 at 8:57pm 2 Comments 0 Likes
I am working with an insulation company who has already applied 2" of closed cell foam over the deck of a roof deck that has been remediated for mold twice. It was thought by spraying the foam, there would be no chance of the mold coming back. This is a million dollar home in the Chicagoland area and homeowner is trying to sell the home but a private home inspector says the foam will shorten the life of the roof and he has scared off perspective buyers with his talk. I have told the…
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Indoor Air Quality Monitors and Meters
Started by Rob Madden in General Forum. Last reply by Al Tibbs 17 hours ago. 13 Replies 2 Likes
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70 unit building rehab
Started by Jerry Needham in Multifamily. Last reply by Sean Lintow Sr on Saturday. 2 Replies 0 Likes
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Are Energy Efficient Windows worth the investment?
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