The
winds of change are blowing across the land.
 People
have awakened to how complex our world has become. Choices we make
every day affect our environment and our quality of life.
We are beginning to understand the cause-and-effect
relationships between inefficient building practices and wasting energy
and money through energy losses.
New studies demonstrate that indoor air quality
is degraded and mold and allergy-causing agents are introduced
into our homes by leaks in walls, ceilings, windows and air conditioning
systems.
Discomfort is rampant as high
humidity takes over in homes built with new techniques and
new materials but the air conditioning systems are not designed properly
for these new homes.
Carbon Monoxide poisoning goes undetected
until there is a health crisis, or worse.
Fuel burning appliances are not adjusted for safety
or efficiency at the time of installation because few technicians
have the certification or the proper tools to do so.
The Answer
The good news is, adherence to sound
building principles and proper HVAC design have easily resulted in
savings of energy up to 30% to 40% and the elimination
of sickening environments in the home. Energy efficiency, comfort
and safety are not only important goals, but are routinely attained
in homes that follow these common sense designs.
We chose our company name based on the philosophy that
appropriate technologies, simple, readily available technologies—easily
applied—without resorting to radical techniques or exotic materials,
can make a huge difference in your health, comfort and finances.
These technologies are used together to acomplish
what some people call green building.
Green Building?
Are you confused
about what "Green Building" is?
Is is very easy to be confused because it means a lot
of different things to different people. It is our job as energy consultants
to help you be as "green"
as you want to be with your home or business energy use and not break
the bank to do so.
 In
a nutshell, Green Building is finding the best way to use energy efficiently
in a building and by doing so, to be ecologically friendly.
Unfortunately, if you don't have an energy consultant,
you can spend a lot of "green" trying to do Green Building.
It just doesn't make sense
to throw money at your building and hope you can make it "green".
We believe that you should actually save money and improve
comfort levels as you make energy efficiency improvements.
The cost of the improvements should not take more than
a reasonable time to be recovered by the savings. It is not ecologically
wise to waste money and resources trying to be a good steward of the
planet.
It is the job of our energy
and comfort consultants to find the right solutions for the best cost
possible.
To accomplish that task, we apply many building science,
diagnostic and air conditioning skills.
Our energy and comfort consultants
are
competent in a wide range of skills and expertise.
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We are Certified Home Energy Raters
under the EPA ENERGY STAR®
Home Energy Rating System (HERS).
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We have written curriculum for, and train
HVAC contractors and inspectors in the State of Texas for organizations
such as the Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) and
the Texas Department of Housing and Community Development.
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We have inspected and validated over 5000
HVAC systems for the ONCOR Electric Delivery AC Installers Program.
This is a program to reduce the rate of increase in electrical
consumption in the State of Texas by using and verifying proper
duct installations and high SEER equipment.
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We were the onsite and technical validators
for the successfull EPA
ENERGY STAR® —
ACCA Quality Install Pilot program conducted in Texas
in 2007.
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We were the trainers and validators
for the ONCOR HVAC System
Performance Improvement Program pilot of 2007.
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We are Certified as Carbon Monoxide and
Combustion Analysts by the National Comfort Institute
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We are Certified Air Balancing and Diagnostic
Technicians for residential and light commercial by the
National Balancing Institute
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We are a Certified Air Balancing Company
for commercial air balancing by the National Balancing Council
- We train HVAC contractors how to do computerized ACCA
Manual J load calculations, Manual D
duct design, and Manual S system selection.
- We perform custom ACCA Manual J
load calculations, Manual D duct design, and
Manual S system selection for contractors, architects
and homeowners.
- We custom design HVAC systems for contractors,
architects and homeowners and provide third party inspections to
insure those design specs are followed to the letter.
- We are trained spray foam insulation contractors
in the Central Texas Area
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We have been independent contractors for
many years in several areas of the building trades including
electrical, plumbing, construction, flooring, roofing, HVAC and
Geothermal Heating and Cooling.
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Our computer consultant has been an IT
consultant for over 10 years, ensuring that we maintain
the highest level of competence in our software tools and analysis
procedures.
Exciting
NEW developments!
Read about the new True
Performance Home protocol
Click here
Tradewinds is now a
spray foam insulation contractor
for the Central Texas area
Click here
Right-sizing for HVAC
Contractors
The online CEU course for ACCA Texas is up
and serving HVAC Contractors
24/7
Get 8 hours of CEU credit for HVAC contractors from the TDLR
Click
here
Tradewinds Appropriate Technologies
Energy, Comfort and Indoor Air Quality Solutions
Consulting, Testing, ENERGY STAR®
Ratings,
Custom Load Calculations, HVAC System Design,
Spray Foam Insulation, Remediation and Training:
Call 254-799-1326
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about the low-level Carbon Monoxide Monitor
email: info@tradewinds-at.com
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