Feb 12, 2025 | Dr. Energy |
PUT ON YOUR ENERGY GLASSES Modern construction typically includes many different trades who each contribute unique skills toward the construction of new buildings. To start, one team will form and pour the foundation. Once those forms have been stripped, a second team...
Jan 14, 2025 | Dr. Energy |
Challenges in Energy Code Compliance This blog post further explores the importance of energy code compliance. A continuation of our last post here if you missed it, we dive into the key components involved and the steps necessary to achieve compliance. General...
Jul 17, 2024 | Dr. Energy |
2021 IECC & IRC: Duct Sealing True or False: Duct sealing is not important when the duct is inside the thermal envelope, as there is no leakage to outside. Hopefully your response is False. Over the past several years, Mitch Richardson with Building Science West...
Aug 4, 2022 | Dr. Energy |
Application of the building science principles of heat transfer indicates that Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems located in unconditioned attics are inefficient, typically increasing energy usage by 25 to 50%. Conventional wisdom is that...
Aug 3, 2022 | Dr. Energy |
During the 2022 Utah Legislative Session, House Bill 39 was passed and subsequently signed by Gov. Spencer J. Cox. The bill included amendments to home battery storage systems, plumbing fixture flow rates, household appliance refrigeration standards, and fire...
Jun 29, 2022 | Dr. Energy |
I have a room in my house which is cold in the winter and hot in the summer, I need a bigger system!” “My house isn’t cooling well so I hired a guy to put in a 5-ton air conditioner.” No, you don’t need a bigger system. You have an airflow problem. Low or incorrect...
