Listen "Passive House Podcast Ep. 147: John Semmelhack, IAQ and Wildfire Smoke"
Episode Synopsis
Passive House Podcast co-host Zack Semke catches up with John Semmelhack, co-owner of the Comfort Squad based in Charlottesville, Virginia, and a member of the Phius Technical Committee. John shares an immediate, triage solution to keeping indoor air clean (the Corsi-Rosenthal cube) as well as a long-term, structural solution (Passive House airtightness and ventilation with high-performance filtration). Listen to learn about short-term triage solutions as well as longer-term structural solutions in buildings.Checkout the video version of the interview on Reimagine Buildings:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oO_nnTASOAEComfort Squad:https://www.comfortsquad.us/Corsi-Rosenthal Fan Resources:https://corsirosenthalfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/Build-a-Box-Eng-1.pdfhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=201&v=H2YELPNsImk&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fcleanaircrew.org%2F&source_ve_path=MzY4NDIsMjg2NjY&feature=emb_logohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aw7fUMhNov8&t=300shttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7eL2OAnqc8&t=131sUpcoming Events:https://passivehouseaccelerator.com/articles/passive-house-weekly-july-10th-2023Thank you for listening to the Passive House Podcast! To learn more about Passive House and to stay abreast of our latest programming, visit passivehouseaccelerator.com. And please join us at one of our Passive House Accelerator LIVE! zoom gatherings on Wednesdays.
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