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'''TEC (The Energy Conservatory)''' was founded in 1980 in [[Minneapolis, Minnesota]], USA by Gary Nelson and Gary Anderson,<ref>[http://www.energyconservatory.com/about TEC Web site - About]</ref> and manufactures residential and commercial building performance testing tools. TEC distributes its products world-wide and has distributors in the United States, Canada, Europe, China, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea and Thailand.<ref>http://energyconservatory.com/distributors/</ref> |
'''TEC (The Energy Conservatory)''' was founded in 1980 in [[Minneapolis, Minnesota]], USA by Gary Nelson and Gary Anderson,<ref>[http://www.energyconservatory.com/about TEC Web site - About]</ref> and manufactures residential and commercial building performance testing tools. TEC distributes its products world-wide and has distributors in the United States, Canada, Europe, China, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea and Thailand.<ref>http://energyconservatory.com/distributors/</ref> |
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Revision as of 16:11, 26 January 2015
TEC (The Energy Conservatory) was founded in 1980 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA by Gary Nelson and Gary Anderson,[1] and manufactures residential and commercial building performance testing tools. TEC distributes its products world-wide and has distributors in the United States, Canada, Europe, China, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea and Thailand.[2]
History
TEC was founded in 1980 by energy auditor Gary Anderson and engineer Gary Nelson; the blower door was their first planned product. TEC was initially located in a garage, where the partners worked with the intention of producing a blower door that was less expensive, lighter and easier to use than existing models. By the mid-1980s TEC had outgrown the garage and had moved into a larger facility. In the late 1980s TEC worked to reduce duct leakage, both a cause of energy waste, and of pressure imbalances resulting in back-drafting and indoor air quality problems. In the summer of 1999 TEC moved into its current location in the Greenway Building in Minneapolis.[3][4]
Products
- Minneapolis Blower Door System (Including two commercial building testing systems)
- Minneapolis Duct Blaster System
- TrueFlow Air Handler Flow Meter
- Exhaust Fan Flow Meter
- FlowBlaster Capture Hood Accessory
- TEC WiFi Link
- DG-500 Pressure Gauge
- DG-700 Pressure and Flow Gauge
- TEC Trainer Airtightness Training Simulator
- DuctMask Temporary Register Sealing Tape
Product timeline [5]
- November 1992 - Introduced the DG-2 digital pressure gauge for airtightness testing. Set the standard for TEC pressure measuring devices.
- March 1994 - Introduced the DG-3 digital pressure gauge.
- February 1997 - Introduced the Automated Performance Testing (APT) system and TECLOG software, low-pressure measurement system to log changes in building pressures over time.
- November 1997 - Introduced computerized fully automated blower door testing system (using AUTOAT software and APT system).
- July 1998 - Introduced TECTITE PC-based software.
- April 2001 - Introduced the Exhaust Fan Flow Meter to measure exhaust fan flows.
- April 2003 - Introduced the DG-700 digital pressure gauge.
- February 2004 - Introduced the DG-700 Simulator software to control the DG-700.
- November 2010 - Introduced TECLOG2 data logging software which includes multi-fan airtightness testing features for commercial blower door testing.
- November 2011 - Introduced the TEC Trainer Airtightness Testing Simulator.
- 2012, 2013 - Introduced iTEC RESNET Blower Door Apps for iOS, Android.
- January 2014 - Released TECLOG3 Data Logging Software with wireless air leakage testing capabilities.[6]
Trademarks The TEC logo, Minneapolis Blower Door, DuctMask, Tectite, Teclog, and TEC Trainer are TEC trademarks. Minneapolis Duct Blaster, TrueFlow, and FlowBlaster are registered trademarks.
Patents
References
- ^ TEC Web site - About
- ^ http://energyconservatory.com/distributors/
- ^ http://www.homeenergy.org/show/article/year/1995/id/1171
- ^ http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/blogs/dept/musings/blower-door-basics
- ^ http://energyconservatory.com/about/
- ^ http://energyconservatory.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/TECLOG3-features.pdf
- ^ http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=%22energy+conservatory%22&OS=%22energy+conservatory%22&RS=%22energy+conservatory%22
- ^ http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=6439061.PN.&OS=PN/6439061&RS=PN/6439061