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With the house completed and buttoned-up it was time for the final blower door test and checklist audit. Over the course of a few hours, my energy consultants checked-out the house from bottom to top. They started with a blower … Continue reading
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After using my home for several weeks I found the HRV was not delivering the level of comfort I expected. At times the house seemed over ventilated and other times under ventilated. Not to mention I have been experiencing unexpected … Continue reading
During the cool winter months it was easy to maintain a nice dry indoor climate, although it was perhaps a bit too dry at times hovering around 20% humidity. However, now that we are well into spring and summer is quickly … Continue reading
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Now that the house is complete and I have had an opportunity spend several weekends enjoying it, I have begun to gain an appreciation for how to works. The building envelope performs extremely well keeping the house warm, quiet, draft-free, and comfortable even … Continue reading
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A mountain home isn’t complete without a fireplace or wood stove. However, because the house is built so tightly a wood burning or gas fireplace would pollute the air indoors and overheat the structure. So, I wrote-off this upgrade during the … Continue reading
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After several days of running two 70pt / day dehumidifiers the indoor humidity reached a more tolerable 35%, however the fiberglass insulation remained soaked. I decided that the potential for trapping moisture in the walls where it would cause mold simply wasn’t … Continue reading
There have been a couple of hiccups along the way; however, today’s problem is the biggest yet. Prior to starting the project I extensively researched how to build a tight-home, in-fact, how to build a Passive House. To my surprise, … Continue reading
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One of the areas the blower door and infrared camera test highlighted as a deficiency was around the windows. In-fact, the windows looked better insulated than the gap between the window frame and opening! So, I set out to remedy … Continue reading
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After the builder had left on Wednesday Structure Metrics stopped by to perform the blower door test and infrared scan of the house. The blower door (shown in the picture below) is used to determine the Air Changes per Hour … Continue reading
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Over the past weekend I worked tirelessly to install ductwork for the HRV and the two mini split heads. The house will be heated and cooled solely with electricity using mini-split heat pumps. The mini-split has an indoor fan-unit called … Continue reading