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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

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1000 Home Challenge site with case studies and resources
Dates for the next Intro to the Thousand Home Challenge webinar

June XX; 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 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.

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...

Comment by David Eggleton on April 21, 2011 at 8:35am: "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.

Comment by David Eggleton on April 21, 2011 at 8:18am: Wish to share with y'all something I posted that's in a marginal eddy on this site.

Comment by David Eggleton on April 9, 2011 at 4:19am: 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.

Comment by David Eggleton on March 7, 2011 at 10:30am: New on this site today, another acknowledgement of the insight popularized by the Challenge.

Comment by David Eggleton on February 13, 2011 at 6:39pm: 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.

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

Comment by David Eggleton on February 11, 2011 at 4:59am: "Only when I participate in the fullness around me can I learn from the fullness around me." - Anne Wilson Schaef

Comment by William H Nickerson on January 26, 2011 at 8:51am: Conciduring how much "green tech"his boss spoke about lastnight this might be good.

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