Energy Efficient Design
Energy efficiency starts at the drafting table...How architects and designers can help buildings reach high-performance standards.See More
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Kyle Chase
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- Portland, OR
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Kyle Chase's Groups
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Energy Efficient Design
64 members
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Hall of Shame
121 members
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HVAC
155 members
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Multifamily Buildings
116 members
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Best Practices (Resident…
253 members
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Kyle Chase joined Diane Chojnowski's group
Hall of Shame
In this group, members share an array of images from the field, showing the kinds of issues encountered by home performance professionals in real homes. Each tells a story of how hidden (but fixable) problems in homes can cause high energy bills.
Kyle Chase joined Norm Bourassa's group
Multifamily Buildings
For too long there has been relatively little EE focus on multifamily, but some new programs have recently started. This group gives us a venue to share our experiences on cost effective audit & retrofit strategies and analysis tool needs.See More
Matthew Redmond replied to Kyle Chase's discussion Curriculum Providers? in the group Trainers and Mentors"Kyle, We have developed and presently train multiple BPI certifications at our training center in Syracuse,NY. I personally do not like the NYSERDA curriculm except the multifamily which was developed by our sister training agency, AEA in…"
A. Tamasin Sterner replied to Kyle Chase's discussion Curriculum Providers? in the group Trainers and Mentors"Our courses, classes and presentations are all custom designed for the students/attendees/audience. Experience ranges from "curious" to "serious" and we tailor accordingly. We've developed our own materials,…"
Rob Moody replied to Kyle Chase's discussion Curriculum Providers? in the group Trainers and Mentors"The WAPTAC curriculum is very mutable. I also license my own curriculum that covers green building, weatherization, auditing and green jobs. I developed it for use by weatherization retrofit programs, YouthBuild organizations, Clinton Foundation…"
Kyle Chase replied to Kyle Chase's discussion Curriculum Providers? in the group Trainers and Mentors"Thanks everyone, I am probably going to mutate the WAPTAC materials for my own use with installer training. I will also follow up with Lori, I've heard great things about NYSERDA materials and some nice folks at the AEA suggested I give them a…"
Dan Wildenhaus replied to Kyle Chase's discussion Curriculum Providers? in the group Trainers and Mentors"Hey Kyle-
At South Seattle Community College, we utilize some of the Free WAP training materials. That being said, we have developed some curriculum of our own regarding Air Sealing and are hoping to have our weatherization lab evaluated with our…"
Dale Sherman replied to Kyle Chase's discussion Curriculum Providers? in the group Trainers and Mentors"Hi Kyle! You can buy a license for various curriculum from NYSERDA, talk to Lori Clark. Talk to any of the WAPTAC listed training centers. WAPTAC is a good online resource for materials. WxTV has great videos to supplement most courses. At NYSWDA we…"
A. Tamasin Sterner replied to Kyle Chase's discussion Curriculum Providers? in the group Trainers and Mentors"It's a big job, Kyle! I'm always a fan of sharing good resources. For our courses we use a combo of purchased materials, resources on the web, and our own stories from our experiences in this work. Each time we teach a course we improve it…"
Kyle Chase joined Sean Lintow Sr's group
Best Practices (Residential)
Best Building, Retrofitting, or even Auditing Practices - what are they, what should change, what needs to find it's way to the dust bin of history?See More
Kyle Chase joined Evan Mills's group
Home Energy Ratings
Calculating them; visualizing them; explaining them; selling them .... there is a lot to discuss and debate hereSee More
Kyle Chase joined Tom White's group
Weatherization
Share your concerns and successes as a weatherization professional, or information for this community.
Kyle Chase joined Leslie McDowell, BPI's group
Building Performance Institute (BPI)
BPI is the nation's premier standards development, quality assurance and credentialing organization for residential energy efficiency retrofit work.See More
Kyle Chase added a discussion to the group Trainers and Mentors
Curriculum Providers?
Hello everyone,I am on the hunt for curricula for BPI installer/airsealing, AC/Heatpump, Multifamily, and Mobile Home certification. I'm curious what is out there, what other trainers are using, and how well you think the materials are working for you. Currently I have looked at some samples from; Building Performance Engineering, Advanced Energy, Coastal Training Consultants & Inspectors, and Everblue. I also have seen some pretty good Nyserda materials, but I don't think they…See More
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- Energy Conservation Training Company
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- BPI Analyst, Envelope, and Heating Professional Proctor. RESNET QA/Training Designee.
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- http://www.econtc.com
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Home Energy Pros
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tedkidd replied to Jose Macho's discussion Why Are Energy-Saving Home Inprovements Down??"Pat, I think you and I agree on a LOT of things.
One thing I don't want to see is more…"
tedkidd commented on Tom Delconte's blog post Robert Shiller Says Retrofits Are Never Worth It!"Bob B.
Buying a home is a good investment because it is forced savings more than a good…"
Joe Huang posted a discussionWhite Box Technologies launches Web-based weather data for building energy simulations
White Box Technologies is pleased to announce under agreement with ASHRAE the launch of WBT Weather…See More
Joseph Lamy commented on Jim Gunshinan's blog post The Universe Is Made of Stories"My life changed when I got 'ductalatored' - became familiar with proper sizing guides for…"
Judi Lyall joined allen p tanner's group
Energy Auditing Equipment for Sale, Trade or to Purchase
Discuss the pros and cons of the equipment you are interested in prior to purchase. Post equipment…See More
Judi Lyall replied to David Starrett's discussion I am looking for a good IR camera in the group Energy Auditing Equipment for Sale, Trade or to Purchase"Hi there
I am selling my equipment and have a great Fluke TIR for sale for 3600.00
If…"
William H Nickerson commented on Tom Delconte's blog post Lykans $29, Vampires $0 !"66 watts a/sec -3960 w/min 237600 w/hr 5702400 w/day …"
tedkidd commented on Jim Gunshinan's blog post The Universe Is Made of Stories"I think Tom is busting your chops Jim. The "drivel" part may not have been well…"
Tom Maides commented on Jim Gunshinan's blog post The Universe Is Made of Stories"Some of the best scientists of the previous 1000 years were also leaders in the Church. Aside…"
Laurie DiDonato posted an eventHERS Rater Training in Massachusetts at Maki Building Center
June 3, 2013 to June 8, 2013
6-Day HERS Rater Training- The first step to becoming a HERS RaterLast Week To Register!Your Cost…See More
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