Tag: Building Science

  • How Does a Heat Pump Get Heat From Cold Air?

    Prime:  prime Subtitle:  The physics of heat pumps isn’t really that difficult to understand Images:  Cold weather is coming back to Atlanta this week, so let’s talk about heat. An increasingly popular way to heat buildings these days is with heat pumps, even in cold climates. But how do they work? read more

  • How Does a Heat Pump Get Heat From Cold Air?

    Prime:  prime Subtitle:  The physics of heat pumps isn’t really that difficult to understand Images:  Cold weather is coming back to Atlanta this week, so let’s talk about heat. An increasingly popular way to heat buildings these days is with heat pumps, even in cold climates. But how do they work? read more

  • The Home Performance Forum Has Launched!

    Prime:  prime Subtitle:  A popular LinkedIn group has moved to its own website Images:  …

  • The Home Performance Forum Has Launched!

    Prime:  prime Subtitle:  A popular LinkedIn group has moved to its own website Images:  …

  • How to Move Air Quietly Through a Duct System

    Prime:  prime Subtitle:  David Hill shared the secrets of good air flow at the 2015 Building Science Summer Camp Images:  At my first Building Science Summer Camp in 2011, David Hill gave a great presentation on some of the big problems with duct systems. (In case you weren’t reading this blog back then, I got…