GRABEN, Germany — Ian Jack, of Blower-Door-XXL (Lemgo, Germany), was recently recognized by Guinness World Records for executing the world’s largest blower door test. Jack achieved the record using 15 ...

Anyone thinking of buying a house or building one should consider having a blower door test performed. It will help determine the cost of future energy bills. The blower door test is a diagnostic tool ...

Most heating and cooling contractors have some familiarity with the blower door device - that big fan the weatherization guys and insulators plug into the doorway that sucks air from a home in order ...

It helps you determine what it will cost to heat, and what you should do to seal it up. When Greening Homes did the blower door test on my 100-year-old house before we renovated it, they couldn't even ...

Did you know that the average home has enough air leakage to add up to a two-foot-square hole 1? That’s the equivalent to leaving a medium-sized window open 24 hours a day 1. Most homeowners would ...

You spend precious pennies on your power bill every month. You may not realize pennies are wasted when your home isn't properly sealed. So how do you know if your home is airtight? One way is to give ...

The energy codes, some of which will phase in over time, include more energy efficient windows, whole-house ventilation systems, code-accepted sizes for heating and duct work, testing for duct work in ...

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With winter upon us, a favorite gadget of CNET's Martin LaMonica is a blower door, a green building tool for measuring air flow and finding leaks. Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering green ...

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, July 10, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The standards and regulations in construction are always improving and Sam Boak wants Boak & Sons to stay on top of the changes. The insulation ...