Technical Papers

Insulation Services Technical Papers

Air sealing to avoid dirty insulation and improve air quality.
Uncontrolled air flow in a home can lead to poor air quality and a dirty pile of insulation in an attic. Air sealing is the answer.
Tuesday, May 17th, 2022
This quick article describes the potential air flow reductions (expresses as the number of air exchanges at ACH50), from the top five air sealing locations within residential construction. The Source of Information is an article published by NAIMA (North American Insulation Manufacturers Association)
Friday, April 19th, 2019
Radiant Barriers are reflective materials installed in your attic that reflect radiant energy from the sun resulting in lower Attic Temperatures. In a Recent Energy Efficient Home Design Trends Report compiled by www.fixr.com they were ranked as one of the most popular technologies for design over the next five years.
Friday, April 19th, 2019
When preparing to finish a basement into conditioned living space, many Home Performance Factors must be considered. This paper discusses the factors required for consideration when thinking about Finishing a Basement in Northern Virginia
Friday, April 29th, 2016
Blower Doors are a tool that measure uncontrolled air infiltration into occupied spaces. Recently, we were tasked with air sealing a room containing computer servers that utilized an air displacement fire suppression system. The Blower Door provided us with feedback on progress we were making, and allowed us to show our customer progress made.
Wednesday, January 6th, 2016
We were referred to a customer who had a moldy crawl space in Round Hill Va by Inlogix, a best in class Industrial Hygienist operating in Northern Virginia. Working to their protocol and under the IICRC S520 standard for mold removal we cleaned the mold, repaired the crawl space to prevent re-occurrence and repaired the duct work for enhanced performance.
Thursday, September 11th, 2014
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