training the best workforce! larry d. armanda therma-view infrared and energy consultants s....
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Training the Best Workforce!
Larry D. Armanda
Therma-View Infrared and Energy Consultants
S. Williamsport, PA
&
A. Tamasin Sterner
Pure Energy Coach LLC
Lancaster, PA
Two Main Goals for This Time Together
1. Preview what you will see outside if you take the tour
2. Share information about COACH so you can decide if you’d like to use COACH
Why Did We Create COACH?►We love and respect the people who work in
weatherization and the home performance industry, and
►We saw a need for a mobile, hands-on training lab, and
►We want to support you as you learn and practice, and
►We want to be the BPI Affiliate companies you choose to train and test you and your staff
House as a System
When we air seal and insulate, we change how the building and all its
systems operate.
We need to inspect and test to make sure we are safe, the occupants are safe, and the building is safe: before we start and
when we leave.
History►Found and purchased: Summer of 2010► Reality Check…: Fall and Winter, 2010
Removed bedroom and bathroom Discovered rotten roof Rebuilt roof Interior finished Furnaces installed
►Maiden Voyage: May 2011►Graphics: August 2011
What You Can Learn in COACH
►All about gas and oil combustion appliances: Safety Controls Venting Testing:
• Draft Pressure• Carbon Monoxide• Efficiency• CAZ Depressurization• Gas Leaks• Different Test Equipment
Furnaces Through the Ages
Oil Burners
Combustion Appliances That Can Backdraft
Air Leakage Testing
►Blower Door►Zone Testing►Pressure Pan►Exhaust Fan Flow
Measurement►Infrared with the
Blower Door
Zone Testing
ZPD House
Exhaust Fan Flow Testing
Pressure PanAUDITOR’S TOOLBOX
Photo courtesy of The US Department of Energy
Duct Blaster
Use duct pressurization testing to quantify:
►Total duct leakage
►Duct leakage to outdoor
Photos courtesy of Energy Conservatory
BUILDING ASSESSMENT
Blower Door
INDOOR AIR QUALITY
Photos courtesy of The US Department of Energy
Infrared Scanning
Photo courtesy of PA Weatherization Training Center
BUILDING ASSESSMENT
Testing, Re-Certification, CEU’s
Who Has Already Benefited
►The State of Connecticut 50 WAP and ARRA Contractors
►First Energy 15 Program Managers
►J&F Energy Solutions Hosted Two Sessions, 25 Technicians
And Other Guidelines
Thank YouLarry D. Armanda A. Tamasin Sterner