• Sizing Mechanical Systems

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    You don’t want your equipment cycling on and off. Not only is it not efficient, but it’s hard on the equipment and uncomfortable for the building inhabitants. https://www.load-calculations.com/what-is-acca-manual-s-.html Some takeaways from the load-calcualations.com website include the following: Manual J calculations have been required by the I-codes since 2006, yet contractors still are using rule of…

  • Retrofits – Windows

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    Have you ever sat next to a window in a restaurant in the middle of winter and felt quite uncomfortable? Or have you sat in a conference room that has a wall of windows and also felt uncomfortable? Older or cheap windows are basically holes in the wall and tend to be quite leaky and…

  • Building Assemblies in Cold Climates

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    You wouldn’t dress the same if you lived in Florida versus Colorado, so why would you build in the same manner? Different locations have different climate zones and therefore different assembles for building. If you’re looking for assemblies specific to a cold climate, check out this video!

  • Building Code Resources / Webinars

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    The Colorado Energy Office has a slew of webinars in their Google Drive folder here. Check it out! There’s overviews on some of the 2021 ICC code changes as well as webinars on the Manual J/S/D, cold climate building science / assemblies, etc. There is also the Energy Code Adoption Toolkit here that assists Colorado…