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What's Next for Weatherization: Pioneers in Community Energy Leadership
At the recent NCAF Energy Leveraging conference, one of the big questions on the minds of attendees was how do we keep over 1700 weatherization subgrantees alive after the ARRA stimulus funding runs out? As Bob Adams, Program Lead with the U.S. Department of Energy's Weatherization Assistance Program, said,"We don't want [the unemployment of weatherization staff] to be our post-ARRA legacy. The crystal ball is really cloudy, but there are a lot of believers who are… Continue
Added by Tom White on November 21, 2010 at 10:00am — 4 Comments
Democrats More Prone to Guilt
In general Democrats are more sensitive to the negative effect of their actions on others. That is one conclusion of a study done by Cornell University researchers, who shared their findings at the Behavior, Energy, and Climate Change Conference (BECC) now taking place in Sacramento. Cornell Economist Benjamin Ho explained that an extensive human behavior study showed that Democrats are more likely to respond to television commercials and… Continue
Added by Jim Gunshinan on November 18, 2010 at 10:46am — 2 Comments
TopTenUSA: The most energy efficient products
TopTen USA is a new non-profit organization that makes it easy for consumers to find the most energy efficient products. World Wildlife Fund is a partner in TopTen USA and blogs about the new website:
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ContinueAdded by Diane Chojnowski on November 10, 2010 at 3:30pm — No Comments
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:…
ContinueAdded by Steve Waclo on November 10, 2010 at 12:43pm — No Comments
Insulate Your !#@!$ Attic Hatch
My attic hatch insulation kit came in the mail this morning and I am very excited. Excited enough to go into a hot dusty attic to install it over the weekend.
I promised Michele that I will practice the Yoga of home improvement projects and keep the cursing down to a minimum. My home improvement projects usually involve some cursing. I worked part time as a janitor when I was in high school and that is where I… Continue
Added by Jim Gunshinan on November 9, 2010 at 12:30pm — 7 Comments
Asset Rating with the Home Energy Scoring Tool
The White House announced this week a new initiative to boost home energy efficiency. This is the culmination of the Recovery Through Retrofit plan, funded through the…
ContinueAdded by Evan Mills on November 9, 2010 at 10:00am — 14 Comments
The Home Performance Infographic: When in the Sales Cycle to Use the Concept
(Cross posted from the http://www.energycircle.com/pro/bloghttp://www.energycircle.com/pro/blog.)…
Added by Peter Troast on November 1, 2010 at 2:56pm — 4 Comments
Restoring Credibility in the Efficiency Marketplace
A chain is only as strong as its weakest link and nowhere is this adage truer than with the assurance of a manufacturer’s compliance with energy efficiency standards and endorsement programs. If any link is broken in this process, then it is impossible to “haul up” those energy savings for the consumer. The Department of Energy (DOE) the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are finally taking actions to repair some of the more fragile links in this chain, beginning… Continue
Added by Home Energy Magazine on November 1, 2010 at 2:30pm — No Comments
Check out the latest WxTV episodes
Several new episodes of WxTV are up for viewing. If you haven't taken a bit of time to check WxTV, now's your chance! Just go to our website at: www.weatherization.org/wxtv and choose any of the episodes there. We love to get feedback and find out what you want to see, so don't be shy.
Thanks to Jim and the Home Energy Magazine group for inviting us to participate in this group - a great magazine and a fantastic group of folks.… Continue
Thanks to Jim and the Home Energy Magazine group for inviting us to participate in this group - a great magazine and a fantastic group of folks.… Continue
Added by Ben Cichowski on October 29, 2010 at 12:25pm — No Comments
Leslie Gets Weatherized
Ben Bustamante works on Leslie's house. Photo by Leslie Jackson
When Home Energy’s part-time Associate Editor Leslie Jackson got home from a trip to New Orleans, where she did research on the rebuilding since Hurricane Katrina, she got a message on her phone. It was…
ContinueAdded by Jim Gunshinan on October 29, 2010 at 11:00am — 3 Comments
Kermit was Right: It's NOT Easy Being Green
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It’s not easy being Green … even if you have a Ph.D. in the subject. Kermit was right, but I’m on a mission to prove him wrong.
Moving to a new home in mid-2008 presented a…
Added by Evan Mills on October 26, 2010 at 1:30pm — 7 Comments
The Groundbreaking New Georgia State Energy Code
Yesterday I went to the Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) for a meeting of the State Codes Advisory Committee (SCAC). Wait, wait, don't leave yet! I promise there's good stuff in here.
OK, let's try that again.
Yesterday I saw a bunch of guys sitting around a table make a groundbreaking decision that will alter the lives of home builders, energy raters, and utility customers. Yes, I'm talking about the great work done by the…
ContinueAdded by Allison A. Bailes III on October 26, 2010 at 9:00am — 3 Comments
Energy leveraging for weatherization agencies
I'm in St. Petersburg, Florida, attending the National
Community Action Foundation and Community Investment Futures Energy
Conference. Today is the conference kick-off and I'm looking
forward to learning more about how community action agencies (CAA's),
the prime movers of the US DOE weatherization program, are using energy
leveraging… Continue
Community Action Foundation and Community Investment Futures Energy
Conference. Today is the conference kick-off and I'm looking
forward to learning more about how community action agencies (CAA's),
the prime movers of the US DOE weatherization program, are using energy
leveraging… Continue
Added by Tom White on October 25, 2010 at 8:30am — 5 Comments
Efficiency Lives -- The Rebound Effect Not So Much
While the following discussion (originally published in Climate Progress) extends to energy opportunities well outside the residential sphere, it's the latest example an overstatement of the so-called "Rebound Effect". Although there are certainly times that a portion of the…
ContinueAdded by Evan Mills on October 22, 2010 at 11:30am — 2 Comments
Window Shade Study Shows Positive Results
(This is from Robb Aldrich of Steven Winter Associates.)
It’s no secret that windows are a liability when it comes to heat loss in homes. Conductance of quality insulated, low-e windows is typically 0.30-0.35 Btu/ft2hr°F, or about R-3. If installed in a wall that performs at R-20, heat lost through windows is 6-7 times higher (per unit area) than heat loss through the rest of the wall.…
ContinueAdded by Jim Gunshinan on October 20, 2010 at 12:52pm — No Comments
Home Performance Business—Getting In the Door
There is a hot and heavy dialogue taking place in an online group that I belong to, made up mostly of people who are in the business of auditing homes and then making homes more energy efficient, healthy, and comfortable. The main gist of the discussion is, Do we rely on the government to encourage people to make their homes more efficient, or is it up to the market? Does this sound familiar? Tune into any election debate in the…
ContinueAdded by Jim Gunshinan on October 19, 2010 at 12:56pm — 1 Comment
Across the Green Home Spectrum
Two weeks ago I was in Charleston, South Carolina for a meeting of the National Association of State Community Services Programs (NASCSP). Last week I stopped by West Coast Green taking place at Fort Mason Center in San Francisco. NASCSP is a group of state managers for the Department of Energy’s Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) for low-income families. West Coast Green is an interactive conference focusing on innovation for the built environment. From crawlspaces to sheep’s wool… Continue
Added by Jim Gunshinan on October 5, 2010 at 11:30am — No Comments
Welcome to Home Energy Pros!
Welcome to Home Energy Pros – the unique digital community by and for those who work in the home energy performance arena.
It is no secret that we are on the cusp of a major transformation in how energy efficiency is deployed in the housing sector. After all, the U.S. President even went on television in a major… Continue
It is no secret that we are on the cusp of a major transformation in how energy efficiency is deployed in the housing sector. After all, the U.S. President even went on television in a major… Continue
Added by Evan Mills on October 4, 2010 at 5:00am — 2 Comments
ERVs Get The Yellow Flag
As we make homes tighter, we need to provide ventilation, which costs energy. One way to reduce the energy impact of that ventilation is to use an air-to-air heat recovery system. A heat recovery ventilator (HRV) recovers sensible heat by exchanging heat between incoming and outgoing airstreams. An energy recovery ventilator (ERV) is similar to an HRV but also allows moisture to be exchanged.…
ContinueAdded by Home Energy Magazine on September 1, 2010 at 11:00am — No Comments
A Cottage Industry with High Electricity Use
Can growing marijuana change the way homes use electricity? In rural Humboldt County, in far-northern California, there’s no doubt that it can. Figure 1 tracks average monthly residential electricity use in Humboldt County and in California. Until the mid-1990s, these two values were almost identical. But after 1996, Humboldt County’s electricity use suddenly turned upward. What happened? In 1996, California voters passed Proposition 215, which legalized the medical use of marijuana. In… Continue
Added by Home Energy Magazine on July 1, 2010 at 4:30pm — No Comments
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