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HERS Raters are qualified to: perform duct tightness and blower door testing for home builders, certify projects for the ENERGY STAR program, rate new homes in all states (except CA), and assist homeowners with problems such as ice dams, moisture, and mold. Become a HERS Rater with the NEHERS Alliance! Early Bird Discount: Register by April 11th and get $200 off! Online Component: May 1st-May 12th, 2017 – Weekdays 9am-12pm 5-Day Classroom/Field Component: May 15th-19th, 2017 – Weekdays 8:30am …

Free online event, too Personal Environmental Exposure Measurements: Making Sense and Making Use of Emerging Capabilities November 16-17, 2016 National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Keck Center, Room 100, 500 Fifth Street, NW Washington, DC 20001 http://nas-sites.org/emergingscience/personal-exposure-measurement/ WEBCAST will be available. "...This workshop will explore the nuanced implications of citizen access to individual-level environmental exposure data. The workshop …

The Nexus of Energy and IAQ & Reducing Outdoor Contaminants in Indoor Spaces (ROCIS) IAQ Radio (www.iaqradio.com) welcomes energy efficiency and building science expert Linda Wigington. Through her company, Linda M. Wigington Associates, she is involved in initiatives to evaluate and redefine the process, scope, and value of residential energy reductions. The program airs on Friday, Nov 11, 2016 at noon, Eastern time. Listen in by clicking this link: www.iaqradio.com. It will be archived f …

THIS ARTICLE WAS REVISED on 6-21-16 with more complete info on the table attached. You may not be aware, but there are several Home Performance standards currently available to the public. We have put together a table that compares the different diagnostics tests that each standard calls for. Table comparing home performance diagnostic testing standards Rev 1 Further details on the following major categories of products may be found at the links below: Combustion Analyzers Ambient CO Meter …

On May 11, 2016, Bill Spohn will be presenting to his local RSES group on the topic of "Understanding the Features and Limits of Your Diagnostic Testing Equipment" – a synopsis of the session is below. Bill is looking for your input and opinions on the following statement: "Lots of people are raving how they increase their productivity." Are you pro or con? Or could care less? Drop Bill an email and let him know what you think! Bill@TruTechTools.com If there is enough feedback, Bill will wr …

Take a look at this new product. iDVM-510-brochure TruTech Tools is excited to have the chance to be the first distributor in the HVACR space contacted by the manufacturer. The verdict is in, we are carrying the product! Come see it on the site and pre-order here: www.trutechtools.com/iDVM510 It's on board storage of 20,000 readings and BlueTooth connectivity make it quite interesting! KEY POINTS Configure electrical measurements and data logging via free mobile app Save and share el …

As part of the Home Performance Coalition's grant from E4TheFuture, 75 scholarships for home performance contractors from underrepresented populations to attend the 2016 ACI National Home Performance Conference will be awarded. Scholarship Objective: One of the primary goals of this scholarship program is to attract a more diverse group of home performance contractors to the national conference. New entrants to the industry, small businesses, minority and women owned businesses, as well as …

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Check out this infographic developed by www.ExploreTheTrades.org Powerful info about our economic future.... Shortage-Skilled-Workers-ETT …

In today's data-driven world of satellite uplinks, wireless networks, and the Internet, it is common to hear the terms "data logging" and "data loggers" and not really have a firm grasp of what they are. Most people have a vague idea that data logging involves electronically collecting information about the status of something in the environment, such as temperature, relative humidity, or energy use. They're right, but that's just a small view of what data logging is. In the fields of building …