"Why doesn't the contractor doing the Manual J use the 1ACH50 value or the equivalent cfm50 expected blower door value? I am pretty sure wrightsoft lets you do this. I am sure most other Manual J programs allow you to use the expected (or…"
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David Parker replied to David Parker's discussion Trying to learn as much as I can in the group ACI NATIONAL ATTENDEES"Thank you, yes, I would like the details.
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Trying to learn as much as I can
Hello everyone,I will be attending the ACI conference on Wednesday and Thursday. I am still relatively new in this business and I would like to learn as much as possible. Some of the sessions I plan to attend are:Wednesday:Zoning, it doesn't work... or does it?AC in hot, dry climatesUpdate on Minisplits Thursday:The New water heaters & how to install themDuct Testing,sealing, & insulatingAttic VentilationHot Rod your AC or furnace Maybe I can meet some of you at these sessions? Send…See More
David Parker replied to Tom Maides's discussion Does anyone know of a auditing or rating software currently available for commercial buildings?"I have used eQuest/DOE2 for modeling commercial buildings while I was in school in Oregon. Here in California I use EnergyPro 5 for both residential and commercial energy calculations. eQuest is free and is qualified for computing commercial…"
David Parker replied to Silvie Votrubova's discussion Needed: Tips and tricks for duct testing"There are several methods for duct testing that are allowed here in California. For existing duct residential testing, California allows a duct leakage to outside test. The maximum allowed flow for this test is 10% of the nominal blower…"
David Parker replied to Matthew P's discussion Needed: Home Energy Savings Presentation"Matthew,
Here is a presentation I developed last year for homeowners (housewives mostly) to help better inform the public. You can copy whatever slides you wish. I have the references for those slides that are not noted, as well."
David Parker replied to George M. Matthews's discussion Estimating E savings from air sealing in huge leaky house"George,
If you know the annual fuel heating energy bill you can make an estimate. If you know the cost per therm of natural gas or per gallon of fuel oil you can estimate the total amount of energy required. For example, for a 80% efficient…"
David Parker replied to George M. Matthews's discussion Estimating E savings from air sealing in huge leaky house"The Retrotec blower door manual has this chart for estimating the energy wasted due to air leakage. This should help you."
David Parker commented on Evan Mills's blog post Asset Rating with the Home Energy Scoring Tool"Evan, I have used both the PG&E'S energy tool and LBL's Home Energy Saver for my clients. I like Home Energy Saver to use as a starting point for modeling the energy use of a home. I look forward to trying out HES pro, too."
David Parker commented on Evan Mills's blog post Asset Rating with the Home Energy Scoring Tool"This new MPG/home national rating program sets a new price point (less than 1 hour, less than $150) that energy auditors can offer existing home owners to benchmark their home and give basic recommendations for energy upgrade improvements. I think…"
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