Jack Duffy

We covered: 
 
- Measuring air leakage in a tight house;  
- New passive house testing equipment; 
- Powered flow hoods for accurate measurement of HRV ERV flow rates;

Code compliance simplified:

- IECC 2009, 2012, 2015 and beyond;
- Envelope leakage demystified;
- Ducts - total leakage vs leakage to outdoors;
- How to test exhaust fans;

We covered:

-FanTestic Lite
30-day trial gives you FanTestic Pro 24 for then reverts to one standard.
Features
Set up
Running a live test
Cost of Infiltration analysis

 
-FanTestic Pro
Custom reports in Word
Spreadsheet download
 
-FanTestic Pro 24
Running a live test with 4 gauges
Semi-auto feature for redoing test points
 
-What is FanTestic?
It is the software that records and calculates readings from fans and manometers set up to measure air leakage in enclosures. When used in conjunction with Retrotec digital manometers, the software can automatically control fans and capture data in accordance with a number of standard enclosure air leakage testing procedures.

We covered:

- Basic overview of small commercial buildings;
- Air leakage and pressure evaluation;
- Energy audits;
- Determining infiltration issues;

- Overview of the setup 
- Depressurize vs Pressurize 
- Air leakage to outside with a blower door 
- Where to place the fan and tubes
- Troubleshooting tips

We covered:

Part one: Blower Door Testing Best Practices
 - Workflow with blower doors
 - Latest techniques
 - Basic setup
 - Common mistakes
 - Tips & tricks

Part two: Controlling Energy Conservatory Blower Doors
 - Setup, tubing, and wiring
 - Automated speed control
 - Workflow and reading results
 - Differences from DG-700/500
 - Tips & tricks

We covered:

Part one: Blower Door Testing Best Practices
 - Workflow with blower doors
 - Latest techniques
 - Basic setup
 - Common mistakes
 - Tips & tricks

Part two: Controlling Energy Conservatory Blower Doors
 - Setup, tubing, and wiring
 - Automated speed control
 - Workflow and reading results
 - Differences from DG-700/500
 - Tips & tricks