Become a Building Enclosure Control Freak and Do Residential Ventilation Right - Self Study
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About this course
Allison will review:
-The basics: buildings as systems, enclosures, controlling air, thermodynamics, wall assembly materials, etc.
-Controlling moisture flow: liquid and vapor, laws of water gravity, rain, drainage, diffusion vs. infiltration, permeance and vapor retarders, etc.
-Doing Residential Ventilation Right: why we need ventilation, how to choose a ventilation method, how to choose a ventilation rate, commissioning and maintaining the system.
...and more!
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Course outline
2 modules • 5 assignments • 1:58 hours of video lectures
Module 1 • 3 assignments
Building Science with Dr. Allison Bailes
- Presentation Slides: How to Become a Building Control Freak (.pdf)
- "How To Become a Building Enclosure Control Freak" (57:20 minutes)
- "3 Steps to Doing Residential Ventilation Right" (01:01:03 hours)
Author
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Allison A. Bailes III, PhD, is founder and owner of Energy Vanguard in Decatur, Georgia. Like many in the field of building science and green building, he is multi-faceted: His academic credentials in physics (BS, MS, MST, and PhD all in that field) give him a solid foundation in the science that underlies buildings. Having taught physics at the high school and college... Learn more