Energy Audits for Conservation Clock Controls and Programmable Thermostats Programming your equipment to run only when it is needed is one of the most powerful techniques for energy conservation. Coupled with this is the ability to turn off equipment when it is not required. There are three main steps in achieving...
Barrie Home Inspector Tips
- Inspection of a Commercial PropertyThe Commercial Property Inspector is a qualified Building Code inspector. He is a Certified Building Code Official with the Ontario Building Officials Association and is fully qualified on Large Buildings and Part 3 of the Ontario Building Code. An unknowing inspector may lead you to believe your property is code compliant when you could in […]
- Aluminum Wiring – Hazards and SolutionsPrimarily in the 1960s and 1970s, many electrical contractors used aluminum wiring instead of copper wiring as a way to save money and lower construction costs. However, a number of electrical fires have been attributed to aluminum wiring. Many building codes have been rewritten to not allow the use of aluminum wire for branch circuit wiring in houses. […]
- Deck Collapse – Is Your Deck Safe?Safety Alert: Study Reveals Sharp Increase in Deck Failures A landmark study reveals that there have been 179 reported deck collapses from January2000 through December 2006, killing 33 and injuring 1,122.By: Michael Morse, Brittney Corwin, Robert Morse and Andrew JohnsonIn September 2006, a particularly violent deck collapse occurred. What made this collapse […]
- Why You Need a Home InspectionWhy You Need A Home Inspection by Roger Frost A home inspection is a limited, non-invasive examination of the condition of a home, often in connection with the sale of that home. Home inspections are usually conducted by a home inspector who has the training and certifications to perform such inspections. The inspector prepares and […]
- Solving Basement Water ProblemsMany “how-to” magazines run articles touting miracle products that stop water from permeating through foundations or basement walls and floors. While some products may be effective at mitigating water migration through cracks or flaws in a wall, blocking groundwater can be as tough as keeping water from leaking through split seams of a wooden boat. […]
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Home Inspections – Ontario Building Codes
The Ontario Building Codes are a minimum set of standards that all building must meet when constructed. Although the Ontario Building Code is not designed to be used as a requirement to bring existing buildings up to this standard, not having a knowledge of the code would not allow a person to know what...
Energy Audit Savings
Energy Audit Savings Standby Equipment Many systems have standby equipment installed for reliability. Sometimes standby units are operated un-necessarily causing waste of energy and life of system equipment. Proper switching can alleviate this problem and prevent un-need equipment from running. Transfer switches can provide alternate switching between two units. Switch will...
Energy Audit Savings – Replacing Lamps and Fixtures
Energy Audit Savings Lamps and Fixtures, Incandescent Definitions Incandescent – An electric light in which a filament is heated to incandescence by an electric current. HID lighting High-intensity discharge (HID) lamp — A lamp that produces light by passing electricity through gas, which causes the gas to glow. Examples of HID lamps are mercury...
The History of the Blower Door by Abba Anderson
The History of the Blower Door by Abba Anderson Perhaps no piece of equipment has changed the way energy professionals look at buildings more than the blower door. Over the past 15 years, entire diagnostic procedures have evolved around this relatively simple device that can make subtle, but measurable, changes in house pressures. The...
Energy Audits and the Need For Energy Management
Energy Audits and the Need For Energy Management We are facing three major problems that are national priorities for most of North America. To obtain an energy efficient economy we need to: Improve Environmental Quality by reducing global warming and acid rain. Increase our Economic Competitiveness by reducing costs and creating jobs. Develop...
Energy audits a waste of energy
NR Can energy audit is another failed government program which only has had limited success due to rebates for audit required to obtain rebates for windows and furnaces etc. Will this become another program like the "emissions testing", only kept in place because of cost of dismantling program. NR Can has licensed Providers...
The Beginning of Energy Management and Audits
In the Beginning ASHRAE 90-75, released in 1975, was the first ASHRAE Standard 90 and the first real energy standard for commercial buildings. Standard 90-75 led to a short-lived and virtually unknown energy code called the Model Code for Energy Conservation (1977). The requirements in 90-75 showed up in the first Model Energy Code...
Buying and Installing a New Furnace
Buying a new heating system is one of the most important decisions you’ll ever make for your home! The following information is designed to help you make an informed decision about choosing a high efficiency heating system that is right for your comfort, energy savings, and your budget. Efficiency Ratings The Efficiency Ratings standards...
Home Inspection News
- Ask a Realtor: Is a Home Inspection Worth it? - Huffington Post Canada (blog)Ask a Realtor: Is a Home Inspection Worth it?Huffington Post Canada (blog)Well, if your house is your biggest investment, I think you want to know how solid that investment is. Four hundred and fifty dollars is the cost for a home inspection on an average three-bedroom house. The price is calculated on the size and price of ... […]
- Town to inspect burnt out home for possible demolition - TowntimesnewsTown to inspect burnt out home for possible demolitionTowntimesnewsBy Jim Taylor WATERTOWN — The town has gained permission to inspect a home located at 6 Taft Avenue, Oakville, that residents have been asking to have torn down for five years. Building Inspector Dino Raddochio and Town Manager Chuck Frigon are ... […]
- Inspection, appraisal, fees -- homebuying costs add up - NewsdayNewsdayInspection, appraisal, fees -- homebuying costs add upNewsdayThere are other outlays: appraisal, inspection, deposit, cash reserves and more. The costs add up. "How much cash you'll need depends a lot on the size of your home purchase and how much you intend to finance," says Tim Ross, president and chief ... […]
- WIN Home Inspection Named 2012 Military Friendly Franchise by G.I. Jobs ... - DigitalJournal.com (press release)WIN Home Inspection Named 2012 Military Friendly Franchise by G.I. Jobs ...DigitalJournal.com (press release)MADISON, Ala., May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- WIN Home Inspection announces its achievement of being ranked in the top 10 percent of all franchises nationwide, and being named a 2012 Military Friendly Franchise® by GI Jobs Magazine.and more » […]
- Painting fixer-upper will make it a home - San Francisco ChroniclePainting fixer-upper will make it a homeSan Francisco ChronicleQ: We just bought a house in Alameda. It was built in the 1930s and hasn't been touched since. We got it for a good price and are viewing renovations as a long-term project. We had a termite inspection, a roof inspection and a home inspection. […]