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
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!
I have been forced to leave more houses during energy audits because of gas ovens than for any other reason. A gas oven burns gas. Anything that burns can generate Carbon Monoxide or CO. The combustion fumes move up through an opening or chimney that generally vents just below the control panel near the burners. If you hold your hand there, you will feel the … Continue reading Sleepy From Turkey CO
