May 7, 2008
A smoke alarm with design and class
A while back, we were lamenting the design aesthetics (or lack thereof) of many of the thermostats in our houses. It's nice that there are more and more thermostats being offered with sleek designs. The same can finally be said...Continue reading "A smoke alarm with design and class"
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April 9, 2008
Energy Star Certified Water Heating
Energy Star has released information about the Energy Star Water Heater criteria that will take effect in January 2009. This is exciting news, as water heaters had not been Energy Star certified prior to this, and it will help people...Continue reading "Energy Star Certified Water Heating"
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March 27, 2008
Affordable High Performance Housing
Here is a nice article about work our friends at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have been doing with Habitat for Humanity in Tennessee....Continue reading "Affordable High Performance Housing"
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March 21, 2008
Home Electrical Energy Monitoring for the Homeowner
A high-performance house client from a few years back just sent me an email saying he has opened a retail store for environmental and sustainable products. He asked me if I could point him toward some products for homeowners to...Continue reading "Home Electrical Energy Monitoring for the Homeowner"
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March 17, 2008
Will home automation be part of the solution?
A study just released by ABI Research says that the market for home automation and security systems is beginning to open up. Costs of systems and components are coming down, and the technologies are becoming much more accessible to the...Continue reading "Will home automation be part of the solution?"
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February 23, 2008
A Cathedralized Attic in a Hot Humid Climate - Is it Worth Conditioning?
This was the title from a colleague's paper recently presented at the Buildings X Conference. Yes, it's a little dry sounding, as it was written for a building scientist crowd, but I want to discuss some aspects of the type...Continue reading "A Cathedralized Attic in a Hot Humid Climate - Is it Worth Conditioning?"
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January 29, 2008
How'd it get to be the end of January already?!?!
Happy New Year! January has screamed by somehow. I spent most of the past two months on the road, but am back in the office and excited to share some of the things I've learned at the conferences I've been...Continue reading "How'd it get to be the end of January already?!?!"
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December 2, 2007
Responding to your thermostat comments...
All right, there has been a great response to the post asking what you all thought about thermostats. Thanks to everyone who contributed. There is a lot of good information in your comments. It's funny how we use the term...Continue reading "Responding to your thermostat comments..."
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November 9, 2007
Smaller, Low-Energy Green Homes
In mid-October, I attended an annual conference put on by the Energy & Environmental Building Association (EEBA). It was a fun event with a spectacular mix of great folks: builders, home energy experts, product manufacturers, building scientists, utilities, nonprofits, and...Continue reading "Smaller, Low-Energy Green Homes"
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October 31, 2007
Is a Thermostat Just a Box on the Wall?
Hi friends, I wonder how this is going to work. I've said before that I'd like to have this blog be a bit of collaboration, instead of me just whistling into the Internet. So, I'd like to tap into your...Continue reading "Is a Thermostat Just a Box on the Wall?"
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