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Alumni House Energy Audit
November 14, 2008
Energy Services Group auditor Ed Minch provided a free energy consultation of the Alumni House to support the efforts of the President's Climate Action Committee.
Click to enlarge photos by Shane Brill '03.
Director of Alumni Programs Judie Barroll '88 M'91 and CES Research Associate Tara Holste '07 help to demonstrate a thermal infrared reading.
The blower door depressurizes or pressurizes the building envelope to control air flow for additional thermographic readings.
During the first part of the energy audit, the infrared gauge detects levels of insulation in the walls.
The second part of the audit consists of a calibrated blower door test, in which meters are hooked up to a powerful external fan.
The audit concludes by measuring the combustion efficiency of the furnace.
Combustion gas analysis also reveals dangerous levels of carbon monoxide.