The Drafty House Demo
"It is a lovely video -- but I think you should say something about the dangers that come (i.e., backdrafting) with sealing the downstairs first. Just a thought. I like your use of those bowls and colanders!"
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Radiant Barrier in the North?
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I've lived in both North Carolina and Minnesota. I installed a radiant barrier in North Carolina and was very impressed by the results. Now in Minnesota there are only about two months that are hot…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Tom Mallard Mar 1, 2011.
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Ross Jackson's video was featuredThe Drafty House Demo
A kitchen demo of a drafty house. Different options are shown on sealing upstairs or downstairs. Suggestions made on where to seal leaks first.
tedkidd commented on Ross Jackson's videoThe Drafty House Demo
"Nice Video. Probably helps people understand stack losses come from both up and down.
Not sure I'd prioritize up over down. I view them as the same job. If they were 2 separate jobs I'd probably attempt to…"
Ross Jackson's video was featuredThe Drafty House Demo
A kitchen demo of a drafty house. Different options are shown on sealing upstairs or downstairs. Suggestions made on where to seal leaks first.
Neely Crane-Smith left a comment for Ross Jackson"Hey! I'm doing well; still running the Energy Challenge (27K strong and growing!) and doing workshops for our residential program. Always an interesting time to be in energy efficiency..."
Ross Jackson left a comment for Neely Crane-Smith"Thanks for your kind comment on the video Neely. How's it goin'?"
Ross Jackson commented on Chris Kaiser's blog post Residential Solar PV vs Residential Wind Turbine"This is great stuff! It's a real direct comparison that could have an affect on home owner's decisions. Thanks!"
Ross Jackson left a comment for mpenergia"Thanks for the friend request. I love foreign contacts and I loved the video you put up!"
Tom Mallard replied to Ross Jackson's discussion Radiant Barrier in the North?"A good wall system has the weather barrier, insulation, thermal-mass, interior finish.
Existing systems are missing the thermal-mass, calculated by thickness and transmittivity to hold heat-cold long enough to reduce energy inputs, easy to sim…"
Tom Mallard replied to Ross Jackson's discussion Radiant Barrier in the North?"If you reflect back to the interior of the home it will reduce the loss-rate by some amount, if you have a datasheet it's usually there how to compute heat-transfer per hour, most have the spectral breakout."
Robert H replied to Ross Jackson's discussion Radiant Barrier in the North?"I doubt you would see much benefit from a barrier in MN. From my research only the far southern states get much benefit but even then they need to focus on air sealing and having high levels of insulation.
The priorities in a home should be…"
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- At 11:08am on March 31, 2011, Neely Crane-Smith said…
- Hey! I'm doing well; still running the Energy Challenge (27K strong and growing!) and doing workshops for our residential program. Always an interesting time to be in energy efficiency...
- At 10:09pm on January 31, 2011,
Evan Mills said… - Hi Ross - noticed that you're interested in MF buildings. If you have time, we'd love to hear your ideas in the new multifamily buildings group.
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