Reflecting on the Origins of Airtightness Testing with Harold Orr
Introduction At Retrotec, we have always been passionate about innovation in airtightness testing, which is why it was an absolute privilege to sit down with one of the pioneers of…
Introduction At Retrotec, we have always been passionate about innovation in airtightness testing, which is why it was an absolute privilege to sit down with one of the pioneers of…
Introduction In a full-circle moment, Retrotec recently joined forces with Jon Walters from Northwest Design (NW Design) to conduct a critical blower door test on his newly constructed multi-use building.…
Introduction As Co-CEO of Retrotec, a company at the forefront of building performance technology since 1995, I’ve had the privilege of contributing to the development of some of the industryās…
Download the latest software version directly from your DM32X Gauge. Software Release Date Features DM32X v1.1.4 2024-05-30 Fixed a bug causing CH a display values to be truncated Fixed a…
One great feature of the DM32 and DM32X digital gauges is the ability to show the total hole size if all of the holes, cracks, and gaps in the building…
A blower door test is a way to measure the air permeability of buildings. The test is used to measure air infiltration, air leakage, and general air tightness in a…
By Sam Meyers, Retrotec If you are a trainer or educator in the building science field, having a visual aid to demonstrate scenarios that occur in real buildings is the…
This article was originally published from Vakblad Heat Pumps in Dutch. A home must be sufficiently insulated to use a heat pump.Ā An infrared camera is often used to find out…
A guide to the āHouse As A Systemā approach to understanding comfort, IAQ, durability, and energy consumption issues caused by building air leakage and HVAC driven pressure imbalances in single-family…
RecentĀ weatherĀ conditionsĀ haveĀ brought record amounts of rainfall and devastating flooding across Western WashingtonĀ duringĀ the pastĀ weeks. Many homes in the area have been impacted by the flood waters and now find themselves withĀ saturatedĀ flooring, carpets,…