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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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Category Archives: Home Retrofit
The Foundation of your Home: Slabs, Basements, and Crawl Spaces
What is under your home? I hope you have some solid ground. If you do great! Now how did your home builder get to solid ground? The first of a multi-part topic. Left: Slab on Grade ready for walls. (courtesy … Continue reading
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
Deep Energy Retrofits – A Twitter Conversation
My first Twitter Follower was SLS Construction. He posted on his blog tonight about a Twitter Convo that I was participating in. You can read Sean’s Blog Post here. He does a great job for homeowners in general and for … Continue reading
Thinking About Adding a Solar Panel to your Home?
Last weekend, I spent some time at the Wichita Area Builders Association Home Show at Century II. I had been invited by Nick King of King’s Solar Wind Plumbing to help out and answer questions about Home Energy Audits. I … Continue reading
Pin ItCommon Approaches to Heating Your Home: Part III
This is Part III of a 3 part Series. Part 1 is here; Part 2 is here. Hybrid Heat Pump This choice is sometimes referred to as a Dual Fuel Heat Pump. It utilized both gas and electricity to heat … Continue reading
I’ll Give You the Title to my Car for Some Heat!
It is cold here is Maine, there is snow on the ground and more is coming. My house is old and fuel oil is high. I’ve had two loads this winter and my tank is dry. I’m using the oven … Continue reading
What is that I smell? Indoor Air Quality!
Improvement of Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) is of interest to many of the people that are pursuing an Energy Audit. Over the last 40 years, many of the worst outdoor air pollutants have been controlled, reduced or eliminated as … Continue reading
My Nest Labs Thermostat – Week 1 Ends
Last Saturday, I installed my new Nest Thermostat. You can read how that went at http://bit.ly/yNhq3x . It is billed as a “Learning Thermostat’, so I promised to let you know how the first week went. Saturday and … Continue reading
Insulation: Properly Installing Fiberglass Batts
The last two posts have concerned issues of properly installing Fiberglass Batt type insulation. That discussion revolved around newly installed insulation. Inspections were done after the insulation was there and before the drywall was installed. In this post, I would … Continue reading
Thermographic Imaging
If you’ve been reading about Home Energy Audits, you’ve probably seen a thermographic picture of a home. These color pictures show temperature differences. The windows show up as white or red, the walls show a darker color. They’ve even been … Continue reading
