forging pioneer in the field of large building testing. We offer services
that include ASTM E779, Army Corp of Engineers, BPI Multi-Family and ENERGY STAR protocol on large commercial buildings, office spaces, warehouses, school buildings and multi-family housing.
Once the all the data has been collected, a comprehensive plan can be put together to determine the best, most effective way to make corrections to buildings and lower overall energy consumption and costs. Every project begins and ends with a "Test-In/Test-Out" procedure to make certain the job was done correctly to ensure the health, safety and comfort of the occupants and the long-term durability of the building.
Building Performance Solutions is a Horizon Associates, Inc. company.
Large Building Performance Testing
When it comes to large buildings, air infiltration and its effects have largely been overlooked in the past. Conducting infiltration tests have been difficult, expensive and it was not always readily clear that correcting air infiltration issues saved energy. With improvements in equipment, blower door tests can be completed efficiently and accurately on most low to mid rise buildings.
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When it comes to apartment buildings, it seems that the universal answer is to try to pretend that everything we know about infiltration doesn't apply. We've concluded that blower door testing is difficult, it's expensive, and it's not clear that it saves energy. For most apartment buildings in the United States, none of these reasons applies anymore. - See more at: http://www.homeenergy.org/show/article/id/1711/nav/auditing#sthash.mY3xVcF6.dpuf
When it comes to apartment buildings, it seems that the universal answer is to try to pretend that everything we know about infiltration doesn't apply. We've concluded that blower door testing is difficult, it's expensive, and it's not clear that it saves energy. For most apartment buildings in the United States, none of these reasons applies anymore. - See more at: http://www.homeenergy.org/show/article/id/1711/nav/auditing#sthash.mY3xVcF6.dpuf
When it comes to apartment buildings, it seems that the universal answer is to try to pretend that everything we know about infiltration doesn't apply. We've concluded that blower door testing is difficult, it's expensive, and it's not clear that it saves energy. For most apartment buildings in the United States, none of these reasons applies anymore. - See more at: http://www.homeenergy.org/show/article/id/1711/nav/auditing#sthash.mY3xVcF6.dpuf