Blower door test with wrong ring setting on gauge. What to do?
I Did A Blower Door Test With The Wrong Ring Setting On My DG-700. Is There A Way To Calculate The Correct Reading? Yes, there is. Channel B of the … Read more
November webinar posted: Duct leakage testing
TEC November 2014 Webinar Topic Duct Leakage Testing – Codes, Testing and Compliance Participants are eligible for up to 1.25 BPI CEU’s. (Details will be explained during the webinar.) Duct … Read more
Webinar Topics Poll Results
A few months ago we asked people to take our short poll about what topics they’d like to see covered in upcoming webinars. Over the next few months TEC will … Read more
Welcome to our new website
Welcome to the new TEC website! We encourage you to read this before exploring our new site so you know everything this new site has to offer. Calendar of Events … Read more
The ventilation roller coaster
You might think the current ASHRAE 62.2 Standard is very controversial and the ventilation rate is fixed. A quick look at the history of ventilation indicates the current disagreement over … Read more
The history of the blower door
The blower door as we know and love it today springs from technology first used in Sweden in 1977, where it was actually a blower window. The idea migrated to … Read more
Blower Door Testing
Diagnose problems in the building envelope with this simple, reliable tool. Air flowing in and out of a building can cause lots of problems; in fact, air leakage can account for 30 … Read more
Airtightness testing and the 2009 and 2012 IECC
The adoption of residential building codes that require more energy efficiency is one of the most exciting developments in state energy policy during the past four years. Over 30 states have now adopted codes that meet or exceed the … Read more
Tightest house in the world confirmed using Minneapolis Blower Door™ System
The tightest house in the world is located in Dillingham, Alaska. In March 2013, a blower door test was conducted and measured .05 Air Changes per Hour at 50 Pascals … Read more
World record set for largest blower door test using the Minneapolis Blower Door™ System
Christian Rösemeier, CEO of Energy-Office q50, and his team are riding a huge wave of success as they recently accomplished the largest blower door test of all time in Germany. … Read more
