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To provide more timely information, The Energy Conservatory has added an electronic newsletter. This was sent to you as your email address is in our system. If you do not wish to receive future notices please click on the link at the end of this email message. If you like what you see and you think others would benefit from receiving it, please forward this email to your colleagues. In the near future each of the newsletters will be archived on our website so that you can refer to previous issues for information.
If you have comments and suggestions for future newsletters, please let us know.
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 | TEC First App - iTEC-RESNET
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The Energy Conservatory is very pleased to announce our very first app for the iPhone and iPad. It is called iTEC-RESNET.  The free iTEC RESNET (Ver 1.0) App makes it easy to comply with the data collection and reporting requirements of the new RESNET One Point Airtightness Test, as specified in Chapter 8 of the RESNET Performance Testing Standards. iTEC RESNET allows the user to manually enter the required Blower Door airtightness data, calculate test results, record customer and building information, display test results and email an HTML report. In addition, project files can be geotagged, time stamped and a single photograph from the camera roll can be linked to the project file. Finally, the application can email a project test file that is compatible with our new TECTITE 4.0 Blower Door PC software. You can find the iTEC-RESNET app in the App Store by clicking in the  search box and typing "resnet". You can also click on this link for the iTunes website. With your iPhone or connected iPad you can scan the code to the right.
We do not have an Android version as yet.
We are excited to offer this new software to our customers. Look for more new items in the months ahead.
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| New TECTITE™ Software for PC
| TECTITE 4.0 and TECTITE Express 4.0 are The Energy Conservatory's building airtightness test analysis programs for PC computers. The TECTITE programs makes it easier than ever to conduct fully automated Blower Door tests, and to analyze and store Blower Door test data. The program's built-in report generator and graphing capabilities makes it simple for you document and present the results of a Blower Door test to a homeowner or client. Both programs are compatible wtih manual Blower Door testing (i.e. manual data entry), and fully automated tests using our DG-700 or APT system.
TECTITE 4.0 Unique Features - Choice of 4 airtightness test standards: CGSB 149.10-M86 and the 3 RESNET test standards including One-Point, Multi-Point and Repeated Single-Point procedures.
- Calculates estimated natural annual infiltration rate and the annual cost of air leakage.
- Calculates need for mechanical ventilation based on estimated annual natural infiltration rates and ASHRAE 62.2-10 whole building ventilation guideline.
- Estimated design infiltration rates can be used in Manual J load calculations.
- Choice of report formats including a simple easy-to-read homeowner report, or a detailed technical report.
- Compare feature generates test result comparison report for any two previously saved building files.
- Built-in PDF file report generator.
TECTITE Express 4.0 Unique Features - Choice of 3 airtightness test standards: ASTM E779-10, CGSB 149.10-M86 and EN 13829.
- Can combine both pressurization and depressurization tests in the same test file.
- Choice of English and Metric (SI) units.
TECTITE has been designed for the PC and we do not have a version available for the Mac. TECTITE can be easily run on a Mac that has a Windows operating system running with Parallels or Boot Camp.
More information on TECTITE 4.0 and TECTITE Express 4.0 can be found on our website. Click here to go to the Software page.
As always, TECTITE and TECTITE Express are free and can be downloaded from our website.
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The Energy Conservatory will be on the road again this winter. We will be returning to a number of conferences we have supported for a many years while adding a few new shows. You will have the opportunity to ask questions about our products, pick up a copy of our latest product brochures, view some of the features on our products. We hope you will have a chance to stop by and say hello.
Air Barrier Association of America (ABAA) First Annual Convention - April 10-12 - Chicago - www.airbarrier.org - Among the topics, Blower Door Technician Training presented by Terry Brennan of Camroden Associates, Gary Nelson and Collin Olson of The Energy Conservatory and others.
Energy OutWest - April 23-26 - Boise, ID - www.energyoutwest.org - Among the topics is a half day tutorial titled Airtightness Testing of Multifamily Buildings presented by Paul Morin of The Energy Conservatory and Anthony Cox of New River Energy Center
National Environmental Balancing Bureau - April 26-28 - Anaheim, CA - www.nebb.org ACI California Home Performance Conference - June 5-6 - Sacramento, CA - www.affordablecomfort.org |
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We hope that this issue of the Update has been informative. If you have any comments, questions or suggestions, please contact us. We look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
The Energy Conservatory
2801 21st Avenue S, Suite 160
Minneapolis, MN 55407
612-827-1117
612-827-1051 - Fax
info@energyconservatory.com - Email
www.energyconservatory.com - Website
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