A Fistful of New Building Science Videos

We’re doing some new things here at Energy Vanguard.  We’ve had a YouTube channel since 2010 but haven’t done much with it.  So one of the new things is working on putting out new videos every week.  Here are the ones we’ve added lately.

So You Want Third-Party HVAC Design?

Luke Bertram handles bringing in new HVAC design projects for Energy Vanguard.  Last week he and I made the first in a series of videos to help potential clients understand how the process works.  You’ll also find it on the main page of the HVAC design section on our website.

The Clever Dovetail Attachment of InSoFast Panels

In this YouTube Short, I explain how the InSoFast panel design gets two materials that don’t stick to each other to hold these foam panels on the wall…and support a lot of weight!

Stay tuned for a longer video on the InSoFast system coming out this week.

Closed Cell Spray Foam Tip

I recorded this little video after having to dig through closed-cell spray foam in my basement to trace and remove some electrical wiring.

And if you haven’t seen it yet, the most popular video on our channel is one I made in 2010 in Charleston, South Carolina.  It has more than 100,000 views and is still going strong.  It’s called Lumpy Spray Foam Insulation in an Attic.  I made it to help with an article on spray foam installation problems.

When Is the Humidity Low Enough to Open the Window?

Here’s another short video with practical advice for determining when you can cool your home by opening the windows without making it too humid indoors.  I’ll have another longer video on this topic soon, and I’ll go into why this process works and bring in another factor to consider:  outdoor air quality.

How Can a Bath Fan Make Your House More Humid?

This YouTube Short contains another little nugget about bath fan switches.  I just changed mine from a type that can add humidity to one that works better.

Here’s an affiliate link for the switch I installed.*  It’s a better choice for homes in humid climates.

What I Saw in My Neighbor’s Attic

I went to an open house in my neighborhood last weekend and checked out their attic.

Bernoulli’s Floating Ball

This isn’t a new video, but it’s new to our YouTube channel.  I made it in 2010 and it was on our old channel.  Somehow I never uploaded it to the new channel we started in 2012, but now that oversight has been corrected.

On the horizon

I’ve been writing the Energy Vanguard Blog for nearly 15 years now.  I gravitated to blogging because I like writing, and people say I have knack for explaining technical concepts well.  But a lot of people want to learn by watching or listening these days, so I’m going to go in that direction now.  I’ll still do the blog here, too.  Don’t worry about that, dear reader.

Another thing we’re working on is some online training.  I did a course on HeatSpring several years ago and am going to start doing some new online courses there beginning this year.  First up will be a course on heat pumps, with several modules.  You also can check out this free course I did on control layers that’s been on HeatSpring for a long time now.

Oh, and if you haven’t done so already, please subscribe to our YouTube channel!

 

Allison A. Bailes III, PhD is a speaker, writer, building science consultant, and the founder of Energy Vanguard in Decatur, Georgia.  He has a doctorate in physics and is the author of a bestselling book on building science.  He also writes the Energy Vanguard Blog.  For more updates, you can subscribe to Energy Vanguard’s weekly newsletter and follow him on LinkedIn.

 

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