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"Are including the Efficiency Maine cash rebates of up to $300 in your calculation?  Are you sure each of these units will actually supply enough hot water to meet peak demand?  Have you thought about annualized lifecycle cost =…"

"At Evergreen Home Performance LLC in Rockland ME, we have been involved in 2 recent Habitat builds. We were pleased to volunteer our time and talent to ensuring that tight very well insulated and adequately ventilated houses were…"

"Perhaps the 2nd time around the local home performance hero (LHPH) decided to insulate the heating pipes and / or the foundation walls.  I am of course assuming the pipes were probably proximate to an un-insulated / un-air sealed…"

"Hi Tom, Not to worry, I'm not a native nor thin skinned. I suppose it is unusual that our clients like the idea of locking in a worry-free investment that yields 10% annually on each invested dollar, has a value to investment ratio of 1 to…"

"Tom, Interesting how you can determine all this by what you "see, just driving around."   I agree that the "price" of tanked resistance elec.DHW is lower but would counter that the "cos"t is actually higher.…"

"Hey Tom, Great discussion you started and wonderful to read the diff. opinions & experiences.  In my experience, I've found the reality trumps theory every time so I always look for verification. That said, I've found that solar…"

"We've seen this before on several occasions.  It is a cellulosic based product - essentially crenulated or creped…"

"Technically you are correct that hydronic baseboards are not the problem.  Specifically, the fact that your boiler has to distribute hot water at about 180 degrees to drive them is less efficient than say a radiant slab that requires water at a…"

"Our company, Evergreen Home Performance in Rockland, works closely with EM in the single and multi-family programs. Brian R."

"Great points!  Listen, listen, listen as customers will most often tell us exactly what we need to know if we are astute enough to shut up & pay close attention. Let's also not forget that even the best, most well designed &…"

"Sorry to hear that your town was involved in the MGEA debacle.   Check out this article re: appraisal values http://www.txses.org/NTREG/dnld/AppJour99.pdf.   In my town the sharpest Realtors are on board and…"

"In April I helped a Rockland ME couple obtain the first PACE loan in Maine.  A slightly modified version PACE is now in place & working well in Maine on a statewide basis.  We obtained a ruling from FHFA allowing the PACE loan to…"