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Indoor Air Quality & Comfort Problems (In field)
US DOE Midwest Regional Weatherization Conference
THAM 5 - The Garage Connection: Solving Indoor Air Quality & Comfort Problems (In field)
Thursday, August 17, 2006 · 8:30 AM - 11:50 AMAn attached garage can be the
source of carbon monoxide and other pollutants entering a house. Pulling air out of the garage can cause combustion appliances in the house to backdraft.
Rooms over garages often have comfort problems. Here is your opportunity to use diagnostic tools, discuss whole house solutions, and improve your retrofit
techniques as you address the garage connection.
By attending
this session, participants will
- Learn to measure the airflow between a garage and a house
- Examine and discuss a variety of solutions for the indoor air quality and comfort problems posed by an attached garage, including the challenge of closed cavity ducts
- Get hands-on experience performing duct sealing, air sealing, and strategic dense pack
KEYWORDS: air sealing, attached garages, backdrafting, CO, combustion appliances, combustion
safety, comfort, diagnostics, duct leakage, exhaust appliances, garage, IAQ, insulation, zonal pressure diagnostics, ZPD
David Keefe, Vermont Energy Investment Corporation, Fairfax, VT
Keith Williams, Building Services & Consultant, Milwaukee, WI
Type: Half-Day
CEU: Building Performance Institute, Inc. (BPI) National Association of Certified Home Inspectors (NACHI) National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI) Ohio HVAC Minnesota Residential Building Contractors
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