EcoSeal: A New System for Air Sealing Homes
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Knauf Insulation's EcoSeal can provide significant air-sealing prior to installing cavity-fill insulation
Installing Knauf EcoSeal at our farmhouse. Click to enlarge.Photo Credit: Alex Wilson
Getting back to our Dummerston, Vermont farmhouse this week, I’m reporting on our use of a relatively new product for air-sealing homes: EcoSeal from Knauf Insulation.
LEED IEQ Space Matrix - Frequently Asked Questions
Earlier editions of this spreadsheet from USGBC raised more questions than they answered, but some of the frequently asked questions about the matrix have been addressed with this latest release.
by Lauren Sparandara
The IEQ Space Matrix, currently in its third edition as of April 1, 2015, contains lists that categorize spaces for applicability to LEED Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) credits. The lists are modified from the spaces in IES Lighting Handbook, 10th Edition. These lists should be used along with the general credit guidance, notes, and definitions provided in the General Credit Guidance and Notes and Definitions tabs.
7 Tips to Get More from Mini-Split Heat Pumps in Colder Climates
Air-to-air heat pumps are getting more popular as a primary heat source in colder climates. Here’s how to get the most from your system.
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[Editor's Note: This guest post comes to us courtesy of Peter Talmage, P.E., an energy and design consultant and an instructor in the Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency program at Greenfield Community College. Originally published April 4, 2013.]
I have heated my various homes with wood since 1975. It was always a love/hate relationship. The wood fuel was “free” off my land, but burning it was a very dirty business in many ways.
About the IEQ space matrix
The IEQ space matrix is a key reference document for this credit (as well as several other LEED credits). Currently in its third edition as of 4/1/2013, the matrix is a spreadsheet that categorizes the spaces from the IES Lighting Handbook, 10th Edition for applicability to IEQ credits. These lists are intended to be used along with key LEED definitions for spaces such as regularly occupied spaces. Many questions about this credit can be clarified by reviewing the IEQ space matrix.
About the IEQ space matrix
The IEQ space matrix is a key reference document for this credit (as well as several other LEED credits). Currently in its third edition as of 4/1/2015, the matrix is a spreadsheet that categorizes the spaces from the IES Lighting Handbook, 10th Edition for applicability to IEQ credits. These lists are intended to be used along with key LEED definitions for spaces such as regularly occupied spaces. Many questions about this credit can be clarified by reviewing the IEQ space matrix.
