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House of Pressure
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A house that sits on a table and that you can see through makes a fine teaching and learning tool. [continue reading]
Mold & Rot: Look Before You Leap When Weatherizing
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Molds are an ancient life form. Neither plants nor animals, molds are members of the Kingdom of the Fungi. Familiar members of the fungal kingdom include molds, mushrooms, and yeasts. Fungi digest spent life, transforming ... [continue reading]
Onward, Home Performance Soldiers!
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The rapid expansion of weatherization programs funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (AARA) is requiring an army of newly trained professionals led by veteran home performance contractors. In response, the Building Performance Institute (... [continue reading]
The President Said Weatherization on TV
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I had the privilege of being in Washington, D.C., last February, participating in a conference of the National Association of State Community Service Providers (NASCSP). NASCSP is an organization of state level leaders of ... [continue reading]
Making Green Collar Jobs a Reality
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or as Van Jones would say, ‘Moving from Inspiration to Implementation' [continue reading]
Weatherization Boot Camp
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It has become evident, with a national focus on the new “green-collar” job sector, that there is a lot of work to be done if we want to train a workforce to meet ... [continue reading]
Doug Garrett
Code Conflict Between 2012 IRC and 2012 IECC
It has come to my attention that there may be a building science-based conflict in the language of the 2012 International ...
Doug Garrett
Home Performance and HVAC Contractors: Recent Legislative Initiative In Texas
As energy auditors and raters went about their business of testing homes, performing energy audits and HVAC system inspections, they ...
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