My recent visit to Savannah for the USGBC's green product expo charged up my historic preservation bug and got me to thinking about how to apply building science to historic buildings. My recent visit to Savannah for the USGBC's green…
My two sisters-in-law have been in town the past few days, and one of them needs to get an energy audit for the home she and her husband recently bought in Seattle. I gave her a recommendation for a company…
On Twitter yesterday, I saw this from my Ohio Twitter buddy Josh Lloyd: On Twitter yesterday, I saw this from my Ohio Twitter buddy Josh Lloyd: I wrote about energy conservation versus energy efficiency last year and showed how things…
I haven't done a LetsBlogOff post in a while, but when I saw the topic for today's blogoff, I knew I wouldn't be able to resist, so here goes. I haven't done a LetsBlogOff post in a while, but when…
So, I was out on a field test with a new HERS rater the other day, and we took a look up in the attic. The scuttle hole is right next to the closet where the natural gas water heater…
I've been thinking lately that I might be in danger of losing all my friends in the HVAC business because I've been a bit heavy on showing examples of what they get wrong but not so good at showing what…
In 1997, I helped my parents design and build their home. Early in the construction process, I had suggested that the house be built 25 feet back from where we originally had it planned, and that the fireplace be moved…
Recently I got a short email from someone that read: Recently I got a short email from someone that read: “Just like you to know I'm glad you aren't in charge. If you stood between me and my freedoms of…
I had lunch yesterday with a friend who's an HVAC designer and home energy rater in North Carolina, and he mentioned the idea of separating HVAC design from HVAC contractors. For that to happen, though, HVAC contractors first have to…
As you may have heard, we have a new energy code here in Georgia that's one of the most progressive in the country. One of the new requirements, which to my knowledge no other state has, is that all new…