September 2013 * Empowering People for 26 Years

September 2013 Contents
BACKDRAFTING APPLIANCES: CAUSES AND FIXES
Read all about it: by Pure Energy's primary co-trainer, Larry Armanda 
 
PREVIEW OF  MORE ARMANDA 
Fine Homebuilding 
associate editor Patrick McCombe blogs about his collaboration with Armanda to create a video and article about blower door testing for an upcoming edition.
 
McCombe performed a blower-door test on a barn he's renovating, and reported: "it helped that I was able to learn from Larry, who has hundreds of blower-door tests under his belt."
Letter to Editor
Sterner has important information to share about recessed can lights in her letter to the editor in the current edition of Fine Homebuilding.
 WHY SEPARATE THE ATTICS FROM OTHER LIVING SPACES?
It's important! Click here to learn why.
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Enjoy this newsletter - we've got lots to share!
OUR FALL TRAINING SCHEDULE
Click here to see our FALL 2013 course and testing schedule and to download registration forms.
Or click on course name below.
A. TAMASIN STERNER SPEAKING AT TWO IMPORTANT CONFERENCES
ENERGY EFFICIENCY

At the Energy Association of Pennsylvania's 64th Annual Consumer Services Conference, Sterner presented: Best Practices for Maximum Results: Building Science Everyone Should Know.  It was about how to design great efficiency programs, with a focus on understanding the complexities and interconnectedness of everything in buildings - and the impact of heating, cooling, mechanical ventilation and water heaters on the building and the people living in the buildings. 

Click to visit website. And click the title above for presentation.







THE IMPACT OF QUALITY HOUSING
In a panel of three, Sterner will address how understanding Building Science - nature's laws - enables builders to build quality affordable housing, which leads to lower energy use, building durability, and healthy, safe, productive residents of those homes.
Thanks for reading, we hope to hear from you!
 
A. Tamasin Sterner
President and Chief Coach
  
RESEARCH ON 
WIND TURBINE RELIABILITY
 
Ben Gould is a licensed turbine climber and Mechanical Engineering doctoral candidate -- and I'm proud to say -- he's my nephew!
Ben has been researching the causes of drivetrain failure since 2008. 
NEW WEBSITE FEATURE
COACHING VIDEOS!
PureEnergyCoach.com has a new page with links to dozens of informative Pure Energy videos:
COMFORT FOR LESS
Click to read tips from
Consumer Reports:
Bright ideas that save energy and money. Slice your utility bills without sacrificing comfort.
      
UNDERSTAND 
NATURE'S LAWS
Click here to download a graphic that illustrates how understanding Nature's Laws can help you make decisions.
Get clear on:
  • AIR PRESSURE
  • TEMPERATURE
  • AIR FLOW
  • MOISTURE
LEARN ABOUT COACH!
Wonder what we do in COACH? 
Here's a peek inside our converted mobile training lab. 
Let us know if you'd like a paper copy of this new brochure!

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