Corporate Training By Zack Academy - Blower Door Diagnostics Workshop

Why Should You Take This Blower Door Diagnostics Workshop?

Do you know how much air your buildings leak? Or how to find the leaks?

Building codes get more demanding with every revision, requiring that new houses meet tough air tightness standards. For anyone involved in building or remodeling, the ability to test a house for air leakage while it is still under construction can save time and money. This 1-day, hands-on intensive workshop will teach you how to use industry-standard diagnostic tools to measure building shell air tightness. This workshop is held at a real house so you can get hands-on experience during the course.

Topics To Be Covered Include:

• Building science of airflow and tightness testing
• Overview of current code and program requirements on regulated tightness thresholds
• Performing air tightness evaluations in accordance with Chapter 8 of the RESNET Standards
• nterpreting blower door test results and determining ventilation requirements for both new construction and retrofit
• Communicating the results of air tightness/pressure differential tests to code officials, clients, reporting agencies, etc
• Multiple pressure zones and pressure differential testing with a blower door as a method for prioritizing air leakage control work
• Infared camera assisted infiltration assessment