At Coltraco, we take pride in the real-world impact our products have on industries and businesses. One such success story comes from Signature Building Systems, a reputable modular home factory located in Northeast Pennsylvania. Recently, Michael Kirby, Director of Engineering and Commercial Operations at Signature Building Systems of PA, shared his experience with our Portascanner® AIRTIGHT. This testimonial highlights the importance of our technology in ensuring energy efficiency and compliance in modern construction.
Signature Building Systems manufactures a wide range of products, from single-family homes to large multi-story apartment buildings, all adhering to various energy codes to ensure modules are energy-efficient and air-sealed. Despite compliance with energy codes and successful blower door tests, increasing energy requirements and unique project challenges led Signature to seek a more reliable solution. Introduced by a local energy consultant to the Coltraco Portascanner® AIRTIGHT, which uses sonar technology to detect minor leaks, Signature saw its value and integrated it into their quality assurance process. The Portascanner® AIRTIGHT provides an extra layer of protection and assurance, ensuring their products meet high air tightness standards and generating reports to validate results. As such, by adopting the Portascanner® AIRTIGHT, Signature Building Systems has significantly improved their energy efficiency testing, achieving factory blower testing results 50-60% better than code or Phuis standards.
See the full testimonial here:
“We are a reputable modular home factory, conveniently located in Northeast Pennsylvania. We build all types of products, including but not limited to large and small single-family homes, dormitories, large2-5 story apartment buildings. Signature also builds several different energy codes pending the state or program a client may choose, including but not limited to: Various Energy Stary program, Phuis, Massachusetts Stretch code, IECC, etc.
We take great care and pride with how we handle the energy codes, because the modules we produce must be energy efficient and sufficiently air sealed to comply with the field blower door testing once the modules are assembled. Signature uses a very conscientious and diligent independent outside energy consultant to inspect modules on the assembly line
During the field inspection of 4 story building we produced, to Phuis standards, the local energy consultant mentioned a new tool he heard of, that can assist with both the factory and field inspection of a building, both modular and non-modular products. This product was the Coltraco Porta- scanner. It uses submarine technology using a sonar and scanner to detect leaks. It can even detect , if an electrical box is missing air sealing on an unused knock out.
Signature asked for a factory demonstration and realized the value of using a tool that can detect even the most minor leaks and decided to purchase if. And here is why.
Even though the products we manufacture comply with all the various energy codes and they pass the field blower door testing, the importance and level of energy requirements are growing. Also, the architects and energy consultants are handling these requirements with different methods and materials. In essence, there is little repetition from job to job, so every new job has its own unique challenges. The porta scanner allows another level of protection and assurance, that our product is what we say it is. It can also give an additional level of assurance to the field energy consultants that we are producing a tight air sealed unit, as the ports scanner also creates a report of its testing
Our recent, factory blower testing, has produced numbers 50-60% better than code or Phuis standards.
The factory workers have embraced the energy challenges of our industry and the use of the portascanner and just another example of how Signature Building Systems of PA want to be part of the solution to all the offsite construction needs.
Respectfully,
Michael Kirby
Signature Building Systems of Pa, LLC
Director or Engineering and Commercial Operations.”
Michael Kirby’s testimonial highlights the significant benefits of the Portascanner® AIRTIGHT in the modular home industry. By investing in this advanced technology, Signature Building Systems of PA demonstrates its dedication to energy efficiency, compliance, and continuous improvement. At Coltraco, we are proud to support such forward-thinking companies with our innovative solutions.
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