David Eakin
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David Eakin replied to Chris Gerstner's discussion How do you advertise to homeowners? in the group Marketing Energy Efficiency
"Sandra, Who places photos in the MLS? Real estate agents. What is the real estate mantra? "No house is a bad house, it just needs the right customer" regardless of how terrible the condition or how large an energy hog. No real estate agent…"
May 8
David Eakin replied to Chris Gerstner's discussion How do you advertise to homeowners? in the group Marketing Energy Efficiency
"Chris, Thanks so much for the link to Houzz - I was completely ignorant of it until now. Huge repository of remodeling info/photos/contractors. But I wonder how visible it is to the general public, and it doesn't look like many home…"
May 8
David Eakin replied to Mike Kandel's discussion Stump the Chump - March 2013
"OK - he kept the boilers, but the labor to extend the returns to every radiator would have been a tremendous labor/material cost (not to mention eyesore). And how did the hot water get to the radiators?  He would have needed to add at least 2…"
Apr 25
David Eakin replied to Mike Kandel's discussion Stump the Chump - March 2013
"I am also very interested in the comments as I have been living in a 1930's two-story home with a single-pipe steam/natural gas system for over 30 years.  I have also done some extensive air sealing and insulating (but I know more can…"
Mar 28
David Eakin commented on Lenka Rihova's blog post PassivHaus – Is it the Future of Home Building?
"Tom, I'd like one also! Like you, I am where I am - in a 1930's double-wythe brick house with a great deal of large windows.  So you do what you can; where it makes sense.  I switched from oil heat/domestic hot water to natural…"
Feb 27
David Eakin commented on Lenka Rihova's blog post PassivHaus – Is it the Future of Home Building?
"Tom - but at a rate of about 760,000 total new homes built in the USA (which, again, will be with us for the next 100 years), it is a very small success.  And now with Energy Star for New Homes V3, many previous builders are dropping from the…"
Feb 25
David Eakin commented on Lenka Rihova's blog post PassivHaus – Is it the Future of Home Building?
"I wish the USA had a singular building code like you do in the UK.  I'm not familiar with the details of your building code, but it is much easier to update/change/enforce if there is only 1. And if energy costs keep doublling every 5…"
Feb 25
David Eakin replied to Noah Glatfelter's discussion How Do You Market Your Energy Auditing Co?
"Noah, I am a little further north than you, also have a BPI cert, have a business mgmt degree (from Eastern) and have been working as an auditor for about 3 years now.  Listen to the responses - audit only is not a good business…"
Feb 16
David Eakin replied to Patrick Michaelyan's discussion Air Sealing Woes
"Patrick, You don't mention the ages/physical conditions of the HOs, but I'm assuming they would not like an onerous Spring/Fall fan install/removal routine.  I have seen several dual-fan window units that seem to be fairly light…"
May 13, 2012
David Eakin replied to Patrick Michaelyan's discussion Air Sealing Woes
"Forget about the storm door - it is already sinking huge amounts of heat to the outside in winter and does not add much of an air seal in the present desired condition.  I'd concentrate on the wood entry door - block off the outside…"
May 10, 2012
David Eakin replied to Chris Gerstner's discussion How do you advertise to homeowners? in the group Marketing Energy Efficiency
"Chris,  How do you know that these two advertising methods are the most successful for you? Have you done a stratification survey with your clients to see how they came to you originally?  If not, do not rely on some other party's Web…"
Apr 19, 2012
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Apr 19, 2012
David Eakin replied to Hal Skinner's discussion 'See through' Radiant Barrier window attachment?
"I actually saw this product while doing a residential energy audit several weeks ago.  The customer had panels made for their windows on the East, South and West sides.  Each panel had a metal frame and a magnetic strip was fastened…"
Apr 5, 2012
David Eakin replied to Tom Mallard's discussion Applied Passive-solar Structural Design
"Tom, I'm assuming all previous building descriptions apply to this 12x12 cabin (i.e., not new construction).  I'd propose: sealing the crawlspace dirt floor, sealing rim joist area and insulating the crawlspace walls as…"
Jan 31, 2012
David Eakin replied to Tom Mallard's discussion Applied Passive-solar Structural Design
"Tom - I get it; you will be capturing more heat from solar than you will be losing.  But at what cost?  If you total all your efforts (assign an appropriate $ value to all your planning/labor - including any on-going labor to keep your…"
Jan 30, 2012
David Eakin replied to Tom Mallard's discussion Applied Passive-solar Structural Design
"Tom, Again, you are missing my point.  The ROI on doing air sealing and insulating is FAR greater than any solar project. Less cost; more savings; longer life; larger ROI  In fact it is very easy to provide too much solar gain if you do…"
Jan 30, 2012

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