humidity Archives - Energy Vanguard https://www.energyvanguard.com/tag/humidity/ Building science knowledge, HVAC design, & fun Thu, 24 Oct 2024 20:24:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 A Fistful of New Building Science Videos https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/a-fistful-of-new-building-science-videos/ https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/a-fistful-of-new-building-science-videos/#view_comments Mon, 26 Aug 2024 20:00:40 +0000 https://www.energyvanguard.com/?p=9175 We’re doing some new things here at Energy Vanguard.  We’ve had a YouTube channel since 2010 but haven’t done much with it.  So one of the new things is working on putting out new videos every week.  Here are the…

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]]> https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/a-fistful-of-new-building-science-videos/feed/ 1 Do You Really Need to Run the Bath Fan in Summer? https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/do-you-really-need-to-run-the-bath-fan-in-summer/ https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/do-you-really-need-to-run-the-bath-fan-in-summer/#view_comments Tue, 20 Aug 2024 16:39:18 +0000 https://www.energyvanguard.com/?p=9159 In the comments of my last article, RoyC made an interesting point.  “I don’t usually run my bathroom exhaust fan during a shower when it is hot and humid out,” he wrote.  I’m sure that statement shocks a lot of…

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]]> https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/do-you-really-need-to-run-the-bath-fan-in-summer/feed/ 25 10 Ways to Reduce Your Indoor Humidity https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/10-ways-to-reduce-your-indoor-humidity/ https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/10-ways-to-reduce-your-indoor-humidity/#view_comments Tue, 30 Jul 2024 00:21:10 +0000 https://www.energyvanguard.com/?p=9137 With our changing climate, more people are having to deal with higher humidity for longer periods of time this summer.  I’d say this has been probably the worst summer for humidity since I moved to Georgia in the summer of…

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]]> https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/10-ways-to-reduce-your-indoor-humidity/feed/ 22 Going Deeper With Control Layers https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/going-deeper-with-control-layers/ https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/going-deeper-with-control-layers/#view_comments Thu, 30 May 2024 15:16:09 +0000 https://www.energyvanguard.com/?p=9068 Controlling the flows of heat, air, and moisture is where building science begins.  This is so important that I devoted more than a third of my book to the building enclosure and control layers.  As much as I love discussing…

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]]> https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/going-deeper-with-control-layers/feed/ 8 Hotels Have a Humidity Problem https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/hotels-have-a-humidity-problem/ https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/hotels-have-a-humidity-problem/#view_comments Wed, 13 Sep 2023 14:53:11 +0000 https://www.energyvanguard.com/?p=8544 If you travel with a hygrometer, as any seasoned traveler should, what I have to show you here is nothing new.  But if instead you’ve never measured the relative humidity in a hotel room, I’ve got something interesting for you…

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]]> https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/hotels-have-a-humidity-problem/feed/ 9 5 Tips for Sizing an Air Conditioner https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/5-tips-for-sizing-an-air-conditioner/ https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/5-tips-for-sizing-an-air-conditioner/#view_comments Tue, 20 Jun 2023 13:07:19 +0000 https://www.energyvanguard.com/?p=8344 So you’re getting a new air conditioner!  Well, what size should you get?  Unfortunately, too many contractors use only one input for sizing an air conditioner.  Yup.  To them, it’s just a matter of floor area.  Forget the windows, the…

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]]> https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/5-tips-for-sizing-an-air-conditioner/feed/ 21 Should You Encapsulate Your Crawl Space? https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/should-you-encapsulate-your-crawl-space/ https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/should-you-encapsulate-your-crawl-space/#view_comments Tue, 18 Oct 2022 11:52:01 +0000 https://www.energyvanguard.com/?p=7852 Vented crawl spaces are often nasty, dirty buffer spaces that can flood your home with a variety of indoor air pollutants.  A lot of it starts with moisture, of course.  Water comes up from the ground beneath the crawl space,…

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]]> https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/should-you-encapsulate-your-crawl-space/feed/ 32 4 Ways to Duct a Dehumidifier https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/4-ways-to-duct-a-dehumidifier/ https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/4-ways-to-duct-a-dehumidifier/#view_comments Tue, 09 Aug 2022 13:59:20 +0000 https://www.energyvanguard.com/?p=7655 Humidity control is becoming a bigger deal than it used to be.  As Joseph Lstiburek, PhD, PE said to me one time, “the gap between stupid and hurt is narrowing.”  Building codes and best practices are getting better, which is…

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]]> https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/4-ways-to-duct-a-dehumidifier/feed/ 21 Five Fun Facts About Dew Point Temperature https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/five-fun-facts-about-dew-point-temperature/ https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/five-fun-facts-about-dew-point-temperature/#view_comments Thu, 02 Jun 2022 12:45:09 +0000 https://www.energyvanguard.com/?p=7463 The humidity is returning for the summer here in the southeastern US.  And as you may know, I don’t use relative humidity to gauge how humid the outdoor air is.  Why?  For starters, the humidity can get up to 100%…

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]]> https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/five-fun-facts-about-dew-point-temperature/feed/ 13 Can Duct Sealing Lead to Condensation? https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/can-duct-sealing-lead-to-condensation/ https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/can-duct-sealing-lead-to-condensation/#view_comments Mon, 16 May 2022 22:23:01 +0000 https://www.energyvanguard.com/?p=7427 When can doing something good for your house turn into something bad?  Hmmm. There are way too many answers to that question, so let me narrow it down.  Is it possible to make your ducts more airtight, a good thing,…

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