What are KSAs? Kosher Supervision of America? Knights Saving Armadillos? In building science terms (and others) KSA is an acronym for Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities. There is no question about the Knowledge part. You definitely have to know what you are doing when you are working on a house. You have to know about the concept of the “house as a system”. You have to … Continue reading KSAs – Teaching the ‘A’
Even with the best intentions, mistakes get made. The meaning of mistake is defined by your Mission Statement. A Quality Control Inspector moves the result of a project one step closer to perfection. To do that, the inspector has to be a generalist and understand all the aspects of the project and have the experience of making his or her own mistakes and have learned … Continue reading What’s Your Quality Control Mission Statement?
Despite our best intentions, everybody makes mistakes. It may be from lack of knowledge. It may be from laziness. It may be from just not paying attention. Some mistakes have no consequences. Some mistakes can kill people. There are a lot of skills that go into making a house more energy efficient. You can learn the fundamentals of the laws of thermodynamics and how to … Continue reading If we’re going to do the job at all, we might as well do it right!
