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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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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
Riot for Austerity
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
Green Building Advisor site
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.

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Comment by David Eggleton on January 25, 2012 at 7:18am: Are you a member of the Best Practices (Residential) group? There should be many common interests.

Comment by David Eggleton on January 19, 2012 at 4:57pm: Here I suggest that the THC is the future of this business.

Comment by David Eggleton on January 11, 2012 at 6:56am: Texans need THC. Ours, not the other kind!

Comment by David Eggleton on December 23, 2011 at 8:53am: At ACI National in March 2012, Linda and I will share hosting of a training (abbreviated to 4 hours) called Meaningful Makeovers: Empowering Deepest Reductions. Attendees will engage with the coaching discipline and, we hope, form an ongoing community of practice with significant impact on the THC.

Comment by David Eggleton on December 19, 2011 at 12:24pm: Elisa Wood's report on the 2011 Behavior, Energy and Climate Change conference.

Comment by David Eggleton on December 9, 2011 at 7:46am: A new discussion that's relevant.

Comment by David Eggleton on November 30, 2011 at 4:40pm: The next introductory webinar is next week! Don't leave 2011 without having attended.

Comment by David Eggleton on October 24, 2011 at 4:18am: A new blog by Don Ames pertains.

Comment by David Eggleton on October 20, 2011 at 6:53am: tedkidd noted in a nearby comment:

The ability to understand the meaning of comprehensive approach requires a reorientation in the way we think.

Comment by David Eggleton on September 29, 2011 at 3:20pm: Have you been through The Crash Course by Chris Martenson? In addition to the 20 chapters, there's a 45 minute condensed version.

Recommended viewing/listening!

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