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Sam Myers

Company name: Retrotec

Position: Building Scientist

Sam Myers is a building scientist and trainer for Retrotec where he teaches building performance concepts at conferences and training events, conducts field studies, and assists Retrotec with new product designs. During the COVID-19 pandemic, most of the industry’s conferences and tradeshows have been moved to online platforms. To keep providing the industry with quality educational material, Sam built a virtual training lab at his home where he has taught and trained contractors and consultants all over the world. Sam has also spent several years as a building scientist with Advanced Energy — one of the most respected efficiency consultancies in North America — where he managed field operations for building performance programs and served housing developers that included Habitat for Humanity. He holds a Master of Science degree from East Carolina University, is a certified HERS Rater, and is a licensed real estate broker. Sam lives in Wilmington, North Carolina.

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A Duct Up Situation

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Vented Crawl Spaces Don’t Work

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A Duct Up Situation with Sam Myers and Eric Kaiser

Ductless System Install and Maintenance

Hilmor Lineset Cleaner – Field Demo

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Duct Leaks – Measuring, Preventing & Repairing w/ Sam Myers

This episode featured Bryan Orr interviewing Sam Myers, the building science consultant at Retrotec. Retrotec manufactures products like blower doors and duct testers for measuring air tightness and leakage in buildings. Sam discussed his role at Retrotec, which involves training contractors on using their tools properly, product design, software testing, presenting at conferences, and […]

Retrotec – IBS 2022

Sam Myers with Retrotec talks to Bryan about pressures in the home and why they matter for HVAC solutions at IBS 2022. Technicians focus a lot on ductwork and airflow, but many of them don’t focus on how the building envelope impacts HVAC performance. A lot of the HVAC equipment’s performance is affected by […]

Freezing Evaporator Fun Facts and Frippery

In this episode, Bryan and Sam discuss freezing evaporator coils. They explain why frozen coils happen and how to address them. When the coil's surface temperature drops below freezing (32 degrees), the moisture in the air that condenses on the coil can freeze to the coil. In those situations, your suction saturation will probably be […]