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Linda Wigington distinguished between deep retrofits & deep energy reductions, thus expanding the range of strategies & tactics from which we might propose when engaging with people, the ones who choose.
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Latest Activity: May 9
Resources
Core
- 1000 Home Challenge site with case studies and resources
- Dates for the next Intro to the Thousand Home Challenge webinar
Tuesday, May X, 2013; 1:00-2:30 (Eastern Time); 10-11:30 AM (Pacific Time)
- For more information about the webinars & to register: http://thousandhomechallenge.com/join-us
- If you have questions about the Thousand Home Challenge application process, contact Linda Wigington.
- Check out the archives for the Spring 2012 4-part Thousand Home Challenge webinar series featuring California Projects (Recording and presentations are posted on THC website; follow the discussion below)
- L. Wigington's plenary talk at ACI New England, 10/6/2010 (slides; audio also available)
- a discussion to monitor in the Trainers and Mentors group on this site
In the Same Spirit/Tangential
- South Mountain Company report concerning performance range of eight identical buildings housing eight different families.
- Marc Rosenbaum's blogs entitled Thriving on Low Carbon http://blog.energysmiths.com/
- A Swedish family takes the challenge to drastically reduce their carbon footprint http://onetonnelife.com/
- Considering Permaculture group on this site
- Reduce Your Use contest, Chelan County, Washington
- Global Sufficiency Network
- Transition (a la Rob Hopkins)
- Green Irene, home & business eco-consulting services training & support opportunity
- Report by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy: Visible and Concrete Savings: Case Studies of Effective Behavioral Approaches to Improving Customer Energy Efficiency (this is tangential because it concerns faceless consumers)
Discussion Forum
Low Energy Home Storytelling - Insight & Inspiration for 1000 Home Challenge Projects 16 Replies
Peter Troast did a great blog summarizing the pros and cons of different options/formats…Continue
Started by Linda Wigington. Last reply by Jim Gunshinan May 9.
Check out this Deep Energy Retrofit Resource by Building Science Corp.!
BSC - Mass Save Deep Energy Retrofit Builder GuideDER Builder’s Guide (240 pages) An exploration into DER concepts and the technical…Continue
Tags: attics, basements, walls, BSC, staged
Started by Linda Wigington Mar 21.
Panasonic Whisper Green w Ductless heat Pump 17 Replies
http://homeenergypros.lbl.gov/forum/topics/anyone-working-with-panasonics?xg_source=activity Just found this thread addressing the use of…Continue
Started by Jennifer Luitwieler. Last reply by Dave Robinson Nov 7, 2012.
Webcast Archived - California Crawl Spaces: Integrated Solutions for Healthy Homes & Deep Energy Reductions
We have posted the recording for the two-part webinar, California Crawl Spaces: Integrated Solutions for Healthy Homes & Deep Energy Reductions, on the 1000 Home Challenge website. Your comments and questions/discussion from the webinar are…Continue
Tags: durable, moisture, IAQ, thermal, boundary
Started by Linda Wigington Sep 14, 2012.
Can We PLEASE Stop Calling Them “Ductless” 9 Replies
For the past 2 years we’ve been installing Mini Split Heat Pumps in our Green Renovation work on foreclosed homes. And on all of them we’ve used ducts. Some in attics, but most inside the building envelope. We’ve been so happy with the…Continue
Started by Dave Robinson. Last reply by Tom Conlon Sep 13, 2012.
Hot Weather - Ductless Heat Pump Performance 5 Replies
Several of our Thousand Home Challenge projects and candidates are using ductless heat pumps for space heating and cooling. I will be posting data addressing hot weather performance and invite you to participate in this discussion. ACI conducted 2…Continue
Tags: heat pumps, home, measured, Cooling, DHP, , Thousand Home Challenge:, Thousand Home Challenge heat Pumps,
Started by Linda Wigington. Last reply by Linda Wigington Sep 7, 2012.
1000 Home Challenge Webinar Series 2 Replies
Check out the 4-part Thousand Home Challenge webinar series featuring California projects. All webinars are archived and can be viewed at any…Continue
Started by Diane Chojnowski. Last reply by Linda Wigington May 8, 2012.
"Meaningful Makeovers" Debut 2 Replies
This morning Linda and I took turns addressing a small number of people at a four-hour session at ACI National that began at 8:00 am on Day One. I welcomed them to an edge of the field, acknowledging that folks committed to achieving deep…Continue
Started by David Eggleton. Last reply by Patrick Michaelyan Apr 1, 2012.
Can a Technician Become a Mentor? 1 Reply
What doubts and/or insights concerning "people tweaks" can you share?Stories are of special interest!Whose opportunity is the Challenge? What's the optimal blend?Continue
Started by David Eggleton. Last reply by David Eggleton Mar 5, 2012.
TopTen US Finding the Most Efficient Products 4 Replies
If you haven't already heard of TopTen, check out this website: (http://www.toptenusa.org)/. It is a great way for deep energy projects to identify the best equipment that is available on the market . …Continue
Tags: residential, low energy, home, deep energy reductions, net zero energy
Started by Linda Wigington. Last reply by David Eggleton Feb 27, 2012.
Comment Wall
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Comment by David Eggleton on September 22, 2011 at 5:21am -
Evan brought this link regarding differences (human) despite similarities (built) to this site; a related one is in this page's Resources section.
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Comment by Linda Wigington on August 18, 2011 at 3:44pm -
Just found this thread addressing the use of Panasonic's Whisper Green wiith a ductless heat pump. No distribution system other than the Whisper Green moving air between rooms.
http://homeenergypros.lbl.gov/forum/topics/anyone-working-with-pana...
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Comment by David Eggleton on April 21, 2011 at 8:35am
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"Don't be misled; the core of deep retrofit remains."
I should have included "officially" in that sentence. At a point tbd, I hope to draw some households into supported attempts to meet the challenge entirely by broad relationship strengthening and making. Like energy efficiency, it's faster and less expensive than the alternatives.
Life up and down the street may be the equitable middle ground between home as castle and life on the street.
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Comment by David Eggleton on April 21, 2011 at 8:18am
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Wish to share with y'all something I posted that's in a marginal eddy on this site.
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Comment by David Eggleton on April 9, 2011 at 4:19am
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Re: "expanding the range of strategies & tactics" (from the brief description of the group), because of my own interests, I tend to emphasize here what the expansion annexed. Don't be misled; the core of deep retrofit remains.
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Comment by David Eggleton on March 7, 2011 at 10:30am
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New on this site today, another acknowledgement of the insight popularized by the Challenge.
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Comment by David Eggleton on February 13, 2011 at 6:39pm
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Please participate in Discussions! To start one with a new focus, find and click on the "+ Start Discussion" link at the foot of the Discussion Forum section of this page.
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Comment by William H Nickerson on February 11, 2011 at 5:35am -
Dave,very appropiate,I attended a community meeting in my locality and made noticed the more the attentive attendies to approache.Breifly introducing myself and asking them about their possible interest in starting a grassroots weatherization program.Well recieved I now seek out some help in finding info from community organizers who have been succeseful in implimenting their programs.Thanks
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Comment by David Eggleton on February 11, 2011 at 4:59am
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Comment by William H Nickerson on January 26, 2011 at 8:51am
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Conciduring how much "green tech"his boss spoke about lastnight this might be good.
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