All Blog Posts Tagged 'buildings' (2)

All I Know About Home Performance I Learned from a Happy Meal

There's one thing that keeps me from my favorite fast-food indulgence, the Junior Whopper with Cheese.  It's called the Happy Meal.  My kids insist on them.  And our meals are indeed happier if I forgo my trip to Burger King so we can snag Happy Meals at McDonald's instead.

How does this relate to Home Performance?

A big focus among home performance professionals at the moment is driving demand.  To do that…

Continue

Added by Laura Reedy Stukel on October 30, 2011 at 3:00pm — No Comments

A Green Home - It's Just Good Design

What makes a Green Home green? Is it the bamboo floors? Maybe it’s the low-e windows or the extra insulation in the walls? What about a high efficiency heating and cooling system? Or maybe it's a plaque by your front door that says, “I'm Green!”?

How about all of the above and then…

Continue

Added by Chris Laumer-Giddens on April 11, 2011 at 8:02am — No Comments

Home Energy Pros

Home Energy Pros was founded by the developers of Home Energy Saver Pro (sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act) and brought to you in partnership with Home Energy magazine.

Latest Activity

Patrick Michaelyan replied to Patrick Michaelyan's discussion Hot Upper Stories
"Thanks a lot Ed. And thanks to all who have added their two cents. I think I know where to take…"
33 minutes ago
Ed Minch replied to Patrick Michaelyan's discussion Hot Upper Stories
"We have successfully treated this same problem in perhaps 1000 of this same house in the…"
1 hour ago
Craig Savage commented on Craig Savage's video
Thumbnail

What is a Heat Pump Water Heater

"Hello Tom We are working with A.O. Smith, GE and Stiebel Eltron on a Building America task to…"
2 hours ago
Tom Delconte commented on Craig Savage's video
Thumbnail

What is a Heat Pump Water Heater

"Craig: I was serious, since my propane price jumped from .98 to 1.85! according to everyone the GE…"
4 hours ago
Ben Jacobs replied to Jose Macho's discussion Why Are Energy-Saving Home Inprovements Down??
"I think that government support for good ideas results in major benefits over the long haul. Please…"
4 hours ago
Craig Savage commented on Craig Savage's video
Thumbnail

What is a Heat Pump Water Heater

"Hello Tom Not sure if you are being sarcastic, but a serious answer would be that GE is selling…"
7 hours ago
Tom Delconte commented on Craig Savage's video
Thumbnail

What is a Heat Pump Water Heater

"Craig: do you have a diagram of one that will run longer than one year? They don't really seem…"
7 hours ago
Cory Chovanec replied to Bachi Brunato's discussion Boxing and Insulating Around Non-ICAT Cans
"All good points brought up. My advice is not to leave the lights. When you said halogen I think…"
8 hours ago
Jon Haehnel replied to Jose Macho's discussion Why Are Energy-Saving Home Inprovements Down??
"The first 2 answers by Tom and Sean jive with my thinking and experience. Thank you Don for…"
9 hours ago
Tom Smith replied to Patrick Michaelyan's discussion Hot Upper Stories
"The most bang for your buck will come from airsealing the attic plane and sealing the…"
9 hours ago
John Rising replied to Bachi Brunato's discussion Boxing and Insulating Around Non-ICAT Cans
"Hi Bachi, We have done many projects where we have installed boxes around recessed lights to…"
10 hours ago
Isaac Savage's event was featured
11 hours ago

© 2013   Created by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

Badges  |  Report an Issue  |  Terms of Service