What is verification? Why is it important? Who should be responsible for doing it? In short, verification ensures that the building should perform as intended: airtightness targets, HVAC flow rates, equipment performance in general--if it's not verified, it may or may not work as planned. Join us to discuss this important aspect of building high-quality, high-performance homes!
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Our guests this week:
Cramer Silkworth studied mechanical engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and began a career in energy efficiency consulting in Stuttgart, Germany. After a year of learning the ins and outs of energy and daylight modeling techniques, he transferred to their satellite office in New York City where he worked for another three years. Following a desire to work on homes, in 2011, Cramer transitioned into residential-scale work and independent consulting, incorporating energy-efficient design principles such as Passive House and state-of-the-art mechanical system design. He founded Baukraft Engineering PLLC in 2012 to provide these services directly to architects and homeowners. [ Ссылка ]
Mike Browne co-founded Advanced Building Analysis, LLC, an ENERGY STAR partner helping builders of new single family and multi-family homes cost effectively meet the challenges of higher energy efficiency standards. ABA uses computer modeling to assess thermal performance from plans, on-site diagnostic testing, and shares best practices with builders to optimize thermal performance. Previously, Mike earned a B.S. in Material Science and Engineering from Brown University and he has worked in traditional woodworking, architectural woodworking and CNC programming. Returning to engineering, Mike then studied for and passed the Fundamentals of Engineering Test and completed the training and certification for RESNET energy raters in 2007. [ Ссылка ]
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