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First Issue of Newsletter from Canadian Centre for Housing Technology

Here's an email from Marianne Armstrong of CCHT. I was in touch with her regarding her recent study on the use of gas fireplaces as a primary heating source in homes (see post elsewhere). Ms.…Continue

Tags: newsletter, canadian, fireplace, gas

Started Dec 8, 2010

DOE Webinars: Workforce Guidelines for Home Energy Upgrades

Hello All: Trust everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! I promise this will be my last post of a DOE/EERE e-release, since I strongly suspect most folks on HEP are already tuned in and receive these…Continue

Started Dec 1, 2010

EPA Seeks Public Comment on Draft Environmental Protocols for Home Energy Upgrades

This got buried in a Blog, and I've not quite figured out the difference, so here it is again: Hello All:With so many HEP participants already being deluged with relevant (and sometimes irrelevant)…Continue

Started Nov 24, 2010

What's Wrong with the Home-Energy Audit Industry?
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Here's an article sent by my friend Ron Clark of Energywise that deserves a read by everyone in the business. I especially encourage some time spent reviewing the comments that follow.: …Continue

Started this discussion. Last reply by Dennis McCarthy Dec 13, 2010.

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Steve Waclo replied to Steve Waclo's discussion Ceiling/attic temperature differentials in the group EnergySoft Energy Pro

"Hello all, Results for my min/max ceiling temperature experiment were inconclusive. Watched the differential temp till I went to bed (it remained within 2F) and awoke to discover that real time temperature was still within 2F. However, ceiling temp…"

Jan 25

Bob Blanchette replied to Steve Waclo's discussion Ceiling/attic temperature differentials in the group EnergySoft Energy Pro

"If any of the above software is based on manual J it already has a huge "fudge factor" already built in. Real world conditions dictate that gas furnaces are almost always oversized, cycling even on he coldest of nights. I've never…"

Jan 24

Steve Waclo replied to Steve Waclo's discussion Ceiling/attic temperature differentials in the group EnergySoft Energy Pro

"Hello Brennan, Thanks for your reply! I suspected more sophisticated software might exist to take into account stratification, but as you point out, there are so many other imponderables in the process that net effect of efforts at…"

Jan 24

Brennan Less replied to Steve Waclo's discussion Ceiling/attic temperature differentials in the group EnergySoft Energy Pro

"Most residential compliance software will not allow you to make adjustments for stratification (in fact, I know of none...). Much more troublesome software does allow such customization by the user at significantly more effort and probably not…"

Jan 24

Steve Waclo replied to Steve Waclo's discussion Canadian Study of Gas Fireplace Utilization

"Hello Bud, Wonder if we should go PM with further discussions? Regarding your theory on fireplace efficiency, I believe you may have a good point. Considering fireplace total output as a pie, one large segment is radiant, and without fan…"

Jan 22

Bud Poll replied to Steve Waclo's discussion Canadian Study of Gas Fireplace Utilization

"Well I guess the forum is in trouble as I'm a retired energy auditor. Actually I'm still trying to keep my hand in as I really enjoy this field. Being formerly from the engineering world I'm shaking things up a bit by asking…"

Jan 22

Steve Waclo replied to Steve Waclo's discussion Canadian Study of Gas Fireplace Utilization

"Bud, I thought there was someone at the bottom of the well I was shouting into! Thanks for your comments. As noted in the original post, my biggest surprise from the study was: "The fireplace efficiency testing showed that the operation of…"

Jan 22

Bud Poll replied to Steve Waclo's discussion Canadian Study of Gas Fireplace Utilization

"Hi Steve, I can at least give you a comment :). I read the summary and saw nothing surprising. The good news would be any reduction in efficiency is minor and the unit can function to some degree without power. I always advise home owners to pay…"

Jan 19

Steve Waclo replied to Steve Waclo's discussion Canadian Study of Gas Fireplace Utilization

"Hmmm, two years in and no comments :-(."

Jan 19

Steve Waclo commented on Allison A. Bailes III's blog post The Haunted House Energy Audit That Almost Killed Me

"Allison, I'm thinkin' you made the whole story up! And camel (cave?) crickets are the creepiest insects ever. I'm a bit late finding this treasure you left for us last fall and very much enjoyed the read. Thanks and best wishes."

Jan 18

Steve Waclo commented on Christopher Morin's blog post Return Air Locations

"Chris, Thanks for making time to write your article. Some additional thoughts on return air and grill locations. As Ed points out below, I don't believe it's possible to have too much return capacity but from a purely anecdotal…"

Jan 18

Steve Waclo commented on Melissa Baldridge's blog post Code Green – Building Code Upgrades in 2012 Sideline Old Homes

"Melissa, Thanks for making time to write up this very interesting and informative article on the status of energy codes, and how they could have effected Marla's energy costs and comfort in Denver. She must have a fairly sophisticated system…"

Jan 18

Steve Waclo commented on Elisa Wood's blog post Energy efficiency and a cold marriage

"Elisa, Thanks for the funny and informative link, and what were you doing up at 3:30 am on 12/1/12 (besides composing this post, of course :-)? I retired 5 years before my wife and have had no problems living at 68F during the heating season. Now…"

Jan 18

Bud Poll replied to Steve Waclo's discussion Ceiling/attic temperature differentials in the group EnergySoft Energy Pro

"I'll have to remember the UPS truck schedule. But there is definitely an advantage to having started in this business doing all of the calculations manually. If you calculated the heat loss through just the ceiling area at 70°, and then the…"

Jan 16

Steve Waclo replied to Steve Waclo's discussion Ceiling/attic temperature differentials in the group EnergySoft Energy Pro

"Bob and Bud, Thanks again for making time to comment. Getting back to total energy consumption for a residential heating system, I recall in days of yore, when attempting to match a buildings historical energy usage to the base line…"

Jan 16

Bud Poll replied to Steve Waclo's discussion Ceiling/attic temperature differentials in the group EnergySoft Energy Pro

"Hi Steve, This isn't an answer based upon some inside knowledge about energy software calculations, but more based upon the variables that the software must deal with, everything. In many cases, the software does its best and then those…"

Jan 16

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Professional Certification: EE, ret''d

Professional Interests: all aspects of home energy management including passive solar and real time energy use monitoring

Have a lot of time on my hands since retirement and enjoy following developments in all aspects of residential energy management. During the Carter Administration (!) I worked in Technical Services for PEPCO in DC and helped numerous residential, commercial, industrial and governmental customers understand their bills and better manage all aspects of their energy consumption. Been out of the business for a long time, but got involved again when utility costs in our 2002 home were higher than they needed to be. Penurious by nature but concerned about the future as well (although, when you think about it, what have future generations ever done for us?:-)

Look forward to following developments here and perhaps making a contribution on occassion.

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EPA Seeks Public Comment on Draft Environmental Protocols for Home Energy Upgrades

Hello All:

With so many HEP participants already being deluged with relevant (and sometimes irrelevant) information about the industry, it's difficult to decide when to add yet another layer by posting a press release such as this. For those who are top of this, forgive me. For those who aren't, and pretty much don't care, hope you'll forgive me too...

During my brief time with this group, I have come to very much respect the remarkable level of…

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Posted on November 23, 2010 at 1:00pm — 1 Comment

EERE/DOE Encouraging Homeowners to Invest in Energy Efficiency Improvements

Hello All:

Perhaps I'm not looking closely enough, but I've not noticed mention of these daily updates from DOE. In the unlikely event any members are unaware of the service, here's the latest release and I believe there is also info on signing up:…

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Posted on November 10, 2010 at 12:43pm

Developments in Nevada's "Audit on Demand" Legislation

Hello All:

Still learning the ropes here and after I sent this link out to the Marketing Group, discovered I could annoy all members simultaneously with a blog post :-).

Short version summary of subject line:

1) Responsible legislators enact Audit on Demand regulations.

2) Owners of gored oxen howl.

3) Program spins wheels.

Details below:…

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Posted on November 5, 2010 at 6:50pm

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At 4:54pm on November 3, 2010, Michael Stuart said…: Steve,

Based upon the profile photo that you have, you may get a kick out of this too:

Fluke Ti32 Thermal Imager looks at a 1932 Harley

www.fluke.com/Fluke/usen/community/fluke-news-plus/ArticleCategories/TI/32-on-a-32

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