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- A Preservantionist's Technical Notebook John Poole writes from Derby, CN about Historical Houses.
- Dave Winer Dave has been blogging since ‘Al Gore’ invented the internet. No – I know Al didn’t do that, but Dave has been. He is described as the “Proto-Blogger”!
- Davis Pix This is a Wichita Area Image Blog. Lots of pictures!
- Energy Vanguard Allison Bailles writes with an excellent perspective on Building Performance issues.
- Homeowner's Blog by Sean Sean is a Home Performance Contractor with helpful advice (from time to time)!
- Momma Angel Angela is Momma Angel – She sews, she raises her kiddos, she is a wife, friend, and prolific gardener. She hails from East Tennessee.
- Shelly's Travel Snippets My friends Shelly and Jeff are traveling and working in Europe for a while. Shelly is blogging about her adventures. I think Jeff is working!
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The Conversation Continues!
My last posting as part of the ongoing Deep Energy Retrofit #DER conversation regarded a definition of DER. I made the argument for using a threshold of 30% savings. The specific conversation is in regard to historic homes. There have … Continue reading
The Energy Triangle
I attended a 3 Day Preservation, Sustainability and Energy Conference and Fair held last week in Wichita. Sponsored by Green Wichita . It was interesting, I met a lot of neat people and got the inspiration for this blog entry. I … Continue reading
Initial Thoughts on the $100 Efficiency Kansas Audit
Two weeks into the new $100 Full Service Subsidized Audit by Efficiency Kansas! What is happening? People are interested! Families are scheduling audits for their homes. The announcement of the program and the initial coverage in the Wichita paper on … Continue reading
Efficiency Kansas Updated Information
The announcement of the Subsidized Full Service Audit Program from Efficiency Kansas is on their website this morning. More details: The Revolving Loan Program now allows some materials to be provided for the Home Handyman that wishes to work on … Continue reading
Efficiency Kansas Subsidized Energy Audits
The Efficiency Kansas Revolving Loan Program notified their Certified Auditors last night via e-mail on the start of the new subsidized audit program. This subsidized audit program has been in the works for the past few weeks. We now have … Continue reading
Energy Efficient Mortgages
Ray Hall has been doing efficient energy work in California for many years. Here is a link to his video on Energy Efficient Mortgages. These can be FHA, VA or Conventional types. They allow the cost, of qualified energy improvements, … Continue reading
Energy Mortgages Part V
Q: What are the bid requirements for improvements made from an Energy Improvement Mortgage? A: While competition between vendors can result in a cost savings for the consumer, there are no specific requirements to use a bid process or to … Continue reading
Energy Mortgages Part IV
Q: What training is required for certification as a HERS Rater? A: The written standards are available on the RESNET website. Training includes principals of thermodynamics; evaluation of purchased energy amounts and usage; evaluation of building components such as walls, … Continue reading
Efficiency Kansas
Just got notice that final certification for the Efficiency Kansas Program is accepted. We are now on the website list as approved for conducting Energy Audits for the State of Kansas Revolving Loan program. Efficiency Kansas is a program for … Continue reading
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Energy Mortgages Part III
Q: What software can do the calculations for these types of mortgages? A: The national group that works with the various stakeholders on Energy Efficiency is the Residential Energy Services Network, RESNET. RESNET approved Software packages are available through a … Continue reading
