Final Session: Diagnostic Equipment and Final Certification
NEW Date: Thursday, Dec. 17
Time: Noon to 2 p.m.
Place: Caribou Construction ENERGY STAR home, 1579 Rifle Heights, Rifle
RSVP by Wednesday, Dec. 16, to Rob Morey, ENERGY STAR program assistant for Garfield New Energy Communities Initiative, at (970) 384-7953 or rmorey@CleanEnergyEconomy.net.
FREE FIELD TRAINING – LAST SESSION -- NEWCOMERS WELCOME
Builders, building subcontractors, architects, building officials and residents interested in energy efficiency are invited to attend the last in a series of real world training sessions at Caribou Construction's ENERGY STAR new home being built in Rifle.
How to use diagnostic tools to measure building performance of an ENERGY STAR home.
- Learn to perform a blower-door test to measure airtight levels of the building envelope
- Learn to perform a final duct blaster test to diagnose and demonstrate air leakage problems and estimate duct efficiency
- Learn to use an infrared camera to find hidden gaps in air sealing and insulation
Instructor: Fritz Diether, certified Home Energy Rating System consultant, owner of Frostbusters & Coolth
This field training will be held at the construction site. Please be prepared by wearing warm clothing and boots.
Directions: From Railroad Avenue in Rifle, turn east on 16th Street. Go up the hill, then turn south on Rifle Heights. The home will be in the first block.
The series is co-sponsored by Habitat for Humanity, the City of Rifle, Garfield County, Mountain to Mesa Homebuilders Association, the Governor’s Energy Office, Clean Energy Economy for the Region and the Garfield New Energy Communities Initiative.