Tag: infiltration
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An Easy Retrofit for Return Air
Prime: prime Subtitle: For homes without dedicated return grilles in the bedrooms, this easy-to-install device provides a return ai…
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An Easy Retrofit for Return Air
Prime: prime Subtitle: For homes without dedicated return grilles in the bedrooms, this easy-to-install device provides a return ai…
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Complex Three-Dimensional Air Flow Networks
Prime: prime Subtitle: That’s what most buildings are or want to be Images: A lot of discoveries and research work over the past four decades have ledLight-emitting diode. Illumination technology that produces light by running electrical current through a semiconductor diode. LED lamps are much longer lasting and much more energy efficient than incandescent lamps;…
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An Interview with Building Science Pioneer Terry Brennan
Prime: prime Subtitle: Stories from the early days of building science and more Images: Last week I got a chance to sit down and talk with Terry Brennan in Dallas at the Air BarrierBuilding assembly components that work as a system to restrict air flow through the building envelope. Air barriers may or may not…
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The Top Two Reasons Powered Attic Ventilators Are a Waste of Money
Subtitle: Despite how fervently some people believe in them, powered attic ventilators don’t pass building science muster Images: Three years ago I wrote an article titled, Don’t Let Your Attic Suck: Power Attic Ventilators Are a Bad Idea. Nearly a hundred thousand page views and 93 comments later, it’s still generating lots of heat. I…