Chris Baker is the energy training and technical assistance coordinator for the FSL Southwest Building Science Training Center. He has over 15 years’ experience working in the Weatherization program as a program administrator, crew trainer, and energy auditor/technician.
The Home Performance Super Lab
The SouthWest Building Science Training Center (SWBSTC) was created in 2004, in partnership with the Arizona Governor’s Office of Energy Policy, and Foundation for Senior Living (FSL) Home Improvements. The center was created to ... [continue reading]
Passive Returns—A Study in Ten Homes
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Anyone who has been in the building science industry for more than a month probably knows what room pressure tests are, and why we would bother to run them. Back in early 2012, when I taught ... [continue reading]
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The Power of Standardized Data for Arizona’s Home Performance Market
Chris Baker
On December 13, 2013, Arizona Public Service (APS) moved one of its first HPXML compliant Home Performance with ENERGY STAR (HPwES) jobs from the energy audit stage to the retrofit stage. Two participating home performance contractors worked on the project. The first contractor sealed the ductwork, which reduced the leakage in two separate duct systems by over half. The second contractor (referred to the customer by the first contractor) air sealed and insulated the home, increasing the ... [continue reading]
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