education & training Archives - Energy Vanguard https://www.energyvanguard.com/tag/education-training/ Building science knowledge, HVAC design, & fun Wed, 24 Aug 2022 11:30:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 Getting a Solid Understanding of Building Science https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/getting-a-solid-understanding-of-building-science/ https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/getting-a-solid-understanding-of-building-science/#view_comments Tue, 23 Aug 2022 14:24:30 +0000 https://www.energyvanguard.com/?p=7710 You may have found yourself needing to understand building science for one of a thousand different reasons.  Perhaps you’ve bought a house and want to make sure it’s comfortable, healthy, and efficient.  Maybe you’re an architect with a new client…

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]]> https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/getting-a-solid-understanding-of-building-science/feed/ 1 Book Ventilation Chapter first two pages https://www.energyvanguard.com/knowledge/book-house-needs-breathe-or-does-it/book-ventilation-chapter-first-two-pages/ Thu, 07 Apr 2022 13:34:11 +0000 https://www.energyvanguard.com/?page_id=7355 The first two pages of the ventilation chapter in the galley copy of A House Needs to Breathe…Or Does It? by Allison A. Bailes III, PhD.  This is not the final version of these pages.  The book will be available…

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]]> Get Ready for the 2022 National Home Performance Conference! https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/get-ready-for-the-2022-national-home-performance-conference/ https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/get-ready-for-the-2022-national-home-performance-conference/#view_comments Tue, 22 Mar 2022 12:26:31 +0000 https://www.energyvanguard.com/?p=7269 One of my absolute favorite conferences is coming up soon.  The Building Performance Association* is holding its annual National Home Performance Conference next month in Nashville, Tennessee.  When I was new in the world of building science and home performance,…

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]]> https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/get-ready-for-the-2022-national-home-performance-conference/feed/ 2 How to Talk Like a Building Scientist https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/how-talk-building-scientist/ https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/how-talk-building-scientist/#view_comments Tue, 11 Sep 2018 01:00:49 +0000 http://energyvanguard.flywheelsites.com/?blog_post=how-to-talk-like-a-building-scientist Everyone these days wants to be a building scientist.  It’s the second most popular branch of the sciences, after all (the most popular being physics, naturally).  So today let’s discuss how you can enhance your future in building science by…

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]]> https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/how-talk-building-scientist/feed/ 13 A Great Resource for the Nitty Gritty of HVAC https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/great-resource-nitty-gritty-hvac/ https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/great-resource-nitty-gritty-hvac/#view_comments Thu, 23 Aug 2018 20:23:59 +0000 http://energyvanguard.flywheelsites.com/?blog_post=a-great-resource-for-the-nitty-gritty-of-hvac I love to share good resources and here’s one you need to know about if you’re interested in the nitty gritty of HVAC systems.  I’m talking about HVAC School, with their various channels like their daily Tech Tips email, YouTube…

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]]> https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/great-resource-nitty-gritty-hvac/feed/ 3 Professor John Straube on Moisture Physics https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/professor-john-straube-moisture-physics/ https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/professor-john-straube-moisture-physics/#view_comments Mon, 20 Aug 2018 00:35:20 +0000 http://energyvanguard.flywheelsites.com/?blog_post=professor-john-straube-on-moisture-physics The 22nd annual Westford Symposium on Building Science (aka, Building Science Summer Camp) happened two weeks ago.  And it began with a bang, as Professor John Straube expounded on moisture physics for half a day.  I’ve now had the chance…

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]]> https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/professor-john-straube-moisture-physics/feed/ 7 The 2017 Building Science Summer Camp Wrapup https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/2017-building-science-summer-camp-wrapup/ https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/2017-building-science-summer-camp-wrapup/#view_comments Fri, 04 Aug 2017 12:04:01 +0000 http://energyvanguard.flywheelsites.com/?blog_post=the-2017-building-science-summer-camp-wrapup Well, another Building Science Summer Camp has come and gone. If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you probably know about it. You may even know that I have a special history with it. Dr. Joseph Lstiburek and…

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