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CFM Per Watt – How Do Your Air Handler Systems Perform?

Slides 38 - 42 show data from 55 duct systems - Air handler performance varies from 6.5 to 2 CFM Per Watt   Forced air distribution systems…

Started by Linda Wigington

4 Sep 2, 2011
Reply by Linda Wigington

While It's Voluntary, It's Also R&D/Service

In the foreseeable future, households will participate in the voluntary Challenge for a variety of reasons.  In a plausible future, almost…

Started by David Eggleton

0 Apr 5, 2011

Ah the complexity

Linda used my house for the example in a recent introductory webinar that I attended.  It so happens that I heat substantially with wood, a…

Started by Ed Voytovich

3 Feb 16, 2011
Reply by Ed Voytovich

Anticipating Impact

By the way, this challenge will affect many more than 1000 households because an increment will fall short of meeting the challenge, nearly…

Started by David Eggleton

2 Jan 25, 2011
Reply by David Eggleton

"Death of an Expected Future"

My title is the content of the 28th slide of Reaping the Home Energy Harvest: Low Hanging Fruit?...Bring a Ladder, Linda Wigington's recent…

Started by David Eggleton

0 Dec 15, 2010

Can a Mentor Become a Technician?

What doubts and/or insights concerning achieving grasp of house-as-a-system (from a people person's flat-footed start) can you share? Stori…

Started by David Eggleton

0 Dec 15, 2010

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