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The Duct We Tend to Forget w/ Joe Medosch
Do you think of the building envelope as a duct? Do you test it? In this podcast episode, Joe Medosh talks to us about envelope testing and why it's the future of building health and comfort.
The building envelope is the largest duct in the entire home. However, so many HVAC techs forget about it; they attempt to optimize comfort in the HVAC system and ducts, not the home itself. Techs use Manual J and S, but they don't use the infiltration rate in their calculations. Infiltration in the envelope is a major culprit of discomfort in the home, especially through and around windows.
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