Chris Conway is the founder and president of his building science consultation firm, Conway Energy, which has been around for over 15 years. He has over 70 certified Green Building projects under his belt and serves as an advisor for the U.S. Department of Commerce for international partner training and green building program development.
This website is for professional HVAC techs and those actively learning to become professional HVAC techs, not DIY homeowners. I feel like that needs to be said before I state these seemingly obvious facts, but these very obvious facts are so commonly mistaken that they need to be covered. Take a look at the two […]
This tech tip was inspired by Alex Meaney and Ed Janowiak’s session at NCI’s High-Performance Summit 2025: “Good Design Isn’t a Buffet: The Importance and Interconnection of Manuals J, S, and D.” Alex is a building science expert who worked at Wrightsoft (now MiTek) for several years before launching his consulting firm, Mean HVAC Consulting […]
HVAC technicians typically focus on diagnosing issues related to mechanical wear, refrigerant leaks, or control problems within the equipment. However, damage can also originate from external sources. For instance, a failed control board might be attributed to internal shorts or rubouts. Yet, the root cause could be external, such as the voltage spike that can […]
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Chris Conway is the founder and president of his building science consultation firm, Conway Energy, which has been around for over 15 years. He has over 70 certified Green Building projects under his belt and serves as an advisor for the U.S. Department of Commerce for international partner training and green building program development.
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