The ICAA SE visited Wyatt Childs, Inc. to meet Wyatt “Bo” Childs, learn about his work and tour his facility/collections. The following is a short photo essay to help you meet Bo and understand the work of Wyatt Childs, Inc.

The Georgia Building Authority is planning to erect an 8-foot fence around the Georgia State Capitol. You don’t have to leave your seat to see why that’s a bad idea.

Georgia has a relatively new (2019) law that allows engineers and architects to serve as “private professional providers”. The intent is to allow engineers and architects to support local permitting and inspection activities when the permitting authority can’t make timely permit reviews or inspections.

Tight houses need ventilation – they need polluted indoor air replaced with fresh outdoor air. An energy-recovery ventilator (ERV) or heat-recovery ventilator (HRV) can be a great way to save energy while ventilating your house.

Many people are surprised, if not disappointed, to find replacement windows don’t perform as expected. Don’t believe the big energy savings promise!

It’s important for homeowners to understand the difference between active and passive systems. One can save you a huge amount of money on the other!

Many of us don’t pay attention to our power bills – we just look at the total rather than the details. Could you explain what you’re buying from the power company to another person?

Keeping your home warm in the winter and cool in the summer requires three ingredients: energy, air sealing and insulation. If that sounds complicated, just think about how a cooler works.