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Discussions with tag 'HVAC'
Learning about Smarter Refrigerant Management with Trakref (Video)
This interview with Tedd Atwood of Trakref and Matt Hoots is a must listen for building owners and operators/managers. Managing refrigerants better will save money and energy and equipment
Reviewing the Top Benefits of Healthy Air at Home, with Aprilaire (Video)
In this video, Patrick Dougherty shares an introduction to Aprilaire's whole house ventilation and healthy home solutions with Matt Hoots at the International Builders Show/Kitchen
A Quick Look at Mitsubishi Electric's Residential HVAC Models - Great Gains in Energy Efficiency (Video)
At the International Builders Show and Kitchen and Bath Show, Matt Hoots had the opportunity to talk with Chad Gillespie from Mitsubishi Electric to review what’s new in their resi
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VIDEO: Spot Energy Recovery Ventilation (ERV) - Designed for One Location (vs Whole House)
Learn about spot energy recovery ventilation (designed for one room/location) in this “unboxing” video, and… meet Matt’s dog, Oliver! Matt reviews the components of
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Webinar: Construction Workshop: QA/QC Techniques for Ensuring Success, December 18, 9-12 PM
This innovative virtual “hands-on” training series features presentations and discussion on all aspects of constructing high-performing Passive House buildings. Ge
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Webinar: New Heat Pump Technologies to the Rescue, Tuesday, January 19, 3pm PT / 6pm ET
There is no one-size-fits-all technology for the wide range of building types. Jordan Dent and Evan Hellas lead a session that will provide an overview of four new technologies that the speakers are w
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FREE Webinar: Virus & VOC Free Air Quality Options by Advanced Cooling Technologies, Inc. (ACT), January 19, 2 pm EST
If you're trying to retrofit a system based on current dimensions or you're looking to create a whole new system design, this webinar will show you options that can solve the tough heating and
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Online: Michigan K-12 Public School HVAC Assistance Program: Outline & Guidance, February 3, 1pm EDT
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) is offering this webinar to explain the Michigan K-12 Public School HVAC Assistance Program, which offers free onsite assistance
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Build A Better House Series: HVAC, Presented by Maine Indoor Air Quality Control Council, February 23 - 24
About the Program: Building and renovating homes in Maine’s climate is a challenge. While most customers demand that their homes be constructed and renovated to minimize heat loss –
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Exploring Whole House Filtration and Particulate Matter, with Aprilaire (Video)
In this interview with green builder Matt Hoots, Joseph Hillenmeyer with Aprilaire takes a deeper dive into whole-house air filtration and explores what we need to know about healthy air.
All About Ducted Mini Splits - Free CE Webinar, April 7, 12pm EDT
This session is a follow up to "Introduction to Fully Ducted Heat Pumps for All Electric Heating & Cooling." It reviews different types of ducted indoor units, the special design conside
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Online: Reopening buildings in the age of COVID-19: Evaluating your HVAC systems, March 30, 8am-9:30am CST
This ASHRAE course is meant to discuss the process of evaluating your HVAC systems in the age of COVID-19 and the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Similar to a retro-commissioning process, the systems analysis for v
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Online: Multifamily Retrofits Playbooks Launch, March 24, 9 am EDT
To meet future stringent efficiency and carbon regulations, upgrades to buildings should be approached proactively and not in response to system failures or unexpected tenant turnover. Building owners
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Virtual Passive House Training Workshops: HVAC and Plumbing Trades, April 9, 9am - 12pm EST
In the construction of a Passive House building, it is critical that the construction managers, subcontractors and tradespeople are equipped with the knowhow to accurately execute MEP systems as desig
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Webinar: Breaking the High Performance Cost Barrier, Presented by Built Environment Plus, April 14, 1pm EDT
Breaking the Cost Barrier?
Like it or not, money talks. In pursuing high performance, there are many potential financial pitfalls.
For example, the benefit of high performance envelope stra
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Free Webinar: Heat Pump Clothes Dryers — Minnesota Field and Consumer Research Findings, May 6, 11 am CST
Clothes dryers are a significant component of residential electricity use. Spurred by the emerging availability of heat pump clothes dryers in U.S. markets and their common use in Europe, we examined
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Free Webinar: Save Energy Dollars with Heat Recovery, May 6, 9 am CST
All equipment that uses electric, motor-driven compressors or gas burners produces a lot of waste heat. Many commercial and industrial facilities waste an extraordinary amount of heat up the stack. Th
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Webinar: Options for Balanced Ventilation & Tighter Envelopes, May 11, 2 pm CST
We’ve all heard that we need to “Build Tight and Ventilate Right,” but do we have the approaches that we need that are cost competitive, bring sales opportunities, and are beneficial
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Going Electric for Heating and Cooling, and Water Heating, in a Residential Retrofit - #1920sMakeoverATL (Video)
Join Green Builder Matt Hoots of Sawhorse, Inc. for an exciting preview of the 1920sMakeoverATL deep energy retrofit project's heating and water heating systems.
For the
Air Filtration at the #1920sMakeoverATL Showhouse - It Can Only Get Better from Here (Video)
We might say Green Builder Matt Hoots is having too much fun filming informative videos to let us in on the behind the scenes action at the start of the #1920sATLMakeover deep energy retrofit pr
Discussing Air Tightness and Blower Door Testing with Corbett Lunsford, Matt Hoots, and Chris Laumer-Giddens (Video)
Follow along in this video as Corbett Lunsford of the Building Performance Workshop talks about air-tightness with Green Builder Matt Hoots of Sawhorse Inc. and Architect Chris Laumer-Giddens of
COVID-19 Reentry with LEED, July 15, 10 am - 12 pm PDT
Downtown streets, which are normally bustling with people, are currently a ghost town. Given how much things have shifted in the pandemic, owners want to address occupant health and to get t
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Free Webinar: Your Guide to Heat Pumps For Your Home, July 27, 1 pm BST / 6 pm EDT
Is your furnace or boiler on its last leg? Consider switching to a residential air source heat pump! An air-source heat pump uses electricity to heat and cool your home.
It’s a high efficienc
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Humidity, Hardwood and Homes: Protect the Air you Breathe and the Floor under your Feet, August 26, 12-1 pm EDT
Builders, flooring professionals and HVAC contractors: sign up to learn about how healthy air and humidity control are essential to protecting your work.
Matt Hoots, President of SawHorse Builders
Humidity, Hardwoods and Homes - The Building Science Approach to Protecting your Investment (Video)
Proper humidity is critical for building product condition and durability, just as it’s important for human comfort and health. Do you know the ideal humidity for your hardwood floor