Brad Filarey

INTERNSHIP EVALUATION::
For the field work portion of CDAE 291, I was interning for Allan Bullis, owner of Efficiency Innovations, LLC. Along with Al, nine other students, and myself created a non-profit organization, Common Sense Energy. The goal of Common Sense Energy is to ?help building owners save money with energy conservation and efficiency.? In order to do this we traveled to various locations and performed tests on the houses, such as using an infrared scanner to help minimize heat loss through the building. We also performed blower door tests in order to provide information for the homeowner of the amount of energy that is consumed due to air leakage. The blower door is a fan mounted to a door frame which lowers the air pressure inside by pulling air out of the house. The higher the pressure translates to more cracks and openings in the house. I also attended multiple South Burlington Energy Committee meetings, where South Burlington residents discussed energy initiatives to aid in the reduction of energy use in the town.
Working with Al has been a great experience and very interesting. Having been able to get hands-on experience has helped in many ways to increase my knowledge of energy use in buildings and the way in which to solve these problems. I would highly recommend working with Al if you are interested in energy efficiency or any related topic.

Allan Bullis, CEM, LEED AP
allan.bullis@gmail.com
Efficiency Innovations, LLC
802-238-2123