Robert B. Bolus, Owner, Coastal Training Consultants and Inspectors, Charleston, SC
Continuing Education Credit:
AIA 1.5 LU:HSW:SD
SC LLR Bldg Codes Council 1.5 HR
Certificates provided upon request.
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About Our Presenter
Robert B. Bolus is the owner and operator of Coastal Training Consultants & Inspectors in Charleston, SC. He has over 30 years of experience in the construction industry. Mr. Bolus holds licenses in the State of South Carolina in residential and commercial construction, home inspection and insurance adjusting. A former building inspector, he maintains certification in all areas of building inspection through the International Codes Council (ICC). He is a certified Home Energy Rater (HERS) and is authorized as an EarthCraft House ™ Technical Advisor, a LEED™ for Homes Green Rater and a Verifier under NAHB’s National Green Building Program. Additionally, he has received Level I Certification as an Infrared Thermographer through the Infraspection Institute and holds multiple certifications through the Building Performance Institute (BPI).
Summary
The presentation will introduce attendees to some of the tools used for building performance diagnostic testing. These include the blower door, duct blaster, pressure pan, combustion analyzer, balometer, anemometer, exhaust hood and infrared camera. The presentation will use video and hands-on demonstrations to familiarize attendees with these instruments and how they are used in the field to gather information on building tightness, mechanical and duct system performance and combustion safety in order to develop a work scope for energy improvements.
Blower Door Testing
Goals of Air-Leakage Testing
Blower Door Set-Up and Operation
Smoke and Mirrors
Duct Blaster: Duct Leakage Testing for Quantitative Results
Total Leakage to the Outside
Total Leakage
Dominate Duct Leakage
Duct-Induced Room Pressures (DIRP)
Pressure Pan
Zonal Pressure Testing: Finding the Zone & Determining Thermal and Pressure Boundaries
Pressure Pan Testing for Qualitative Duct Leakage Results
Tools for Draft and Combustion Safety Testing
Gas Analyzer
Fuel Leak Detector
Manometer
Testing for Spillage, Draft and CO
Tools for Measuring Airflow
ASHRAE 62-2
Balometer
Exhaust Hood
Anemometer
Infrared Camera
What I Can See with It?
It’s All in the Interpretation.
Learning Objectives
- Field study on attic performance in a hot and humid climate looking at both energy and moisture control;
- Hot climate roof and attic design guidelines based on life cycle cost assessments;
- Advances in cool roof technologies to reduce cooling loads in hot and humid climates;
- Impacts of radiant barrier systems on energy savings of attic systems; and
Photovoltaic roof integration