There are a bunch of fundamental issues that work together as a system for a home to be comfortable and durable. The Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) has distilled a massive amount of information into a series of manuals and standards. Most of them are very familiar (or should be) to HVAC contractors and engineers. Although the concepts are similar, every house is different … Continue reading Manual BV
We like to say that, “A house is a system”. If you change one thing in a system, something else is likely to change. It’s not always something that you are expecting to change. The spotlight over the sink in the kitchen may generate enough heat on the surface of the roof above to melt the snow. The water runs down the roof and freezes, … Continue reading NEBSI & System Dynamics
Fall River, MA October 13, 2016 For two days – November 15th and 16th – Paul Raymer of Heyoka Solutions will be teaching a pilot of the BPI HHE course at the Fall River campus of Bristol Community College (BCC). The purpose of this course is to blend the knowledge of building science with the ability to recognize home environmental risks. For years qualified building … Continue reading Healthy Home Evaluator Training
