HVAC and Insulation From a Working Tech
Dana Sorensen · July 7, 2026
Standing on a ladder in a Draper hallway last spring, cover off, I’m looking straight into a photoelectric chamber that’s supposed to sense fire — and this particular unit had gone off three separate times that week for reasons that had nothing to do with fire: a pot of pasta water reaching a boil, a … Read more
Dana Sorensen · July 4, 2026
My meter clocks 2,400 PPM at seven in the morning, sensor still sitting on the nightstand where I left it overnight, inside the master bedroom of a newer, tightly built townhome. Fifteen-plus years running home performance assessments, and this is one of those readings that instantly reframes a whole case. The couple living here had … Read more
Dana Sorensen · June 24, 2026
Nowhere on a spec sheet will you find a line item for “seasonal cottonwood buildup,” and no code inspector ever swings back by years after a permit is signed off to check whether an outdoor unit can still breathe. That blind spot is exactly what caught up with a homeowner I’ll call Greg last July. … Read more