Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Hospital Air Containment Testing

eZing is pleased to provide preliminary air containment testing for critical rooms in the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago through Mortenson Construction, CM, scheduled completion, 2012.

Chicago LCWEP Workshops

eZing assisted the Low Cost Weatherization Education Program of the Chicago Department of Environment with workshops and other tasks. See the LCWEP Manual that guides hands-on work and graphic guides that assist homeowners to select effective "next steps" to reduce energy usage.

AIA Conference Presentation

John Porterfield presented Architects and Energy Raters: In the Realm of Energy Best Practices, Chicago Chapter, AIA 2010 Professional Development Conference, September 16.

Providing Contractor Training

eZing has been selected to provide contractor training for an ARRA-funded expansion of the DOE weatherization program. Funded by DCEO and designed and managed by the Building Research Center at UIUC, three eZing staff will train contractors at the new DOE Weatherization Training Center at the Wilbur Wright campus of the City Colleges of Chicago.

Vintage Oak Park home audit

See eZing staff Jim Gill and John Porterfield audit a vintage Oak Park home and guide students from IIT Professor Nancy Hamill’s Oak Park Energy Efficiency IPRO, August, 2010.