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Home Energy magazine

Volume 15, No. 4
July/August 1998

Departments

Editorial:
The True Test Is In
the Real World

Field Notes:
Efficient Plans Run Into Reality

Conservation Clips


 



Trends 

Loud Planes
Put Insulators to Work

PV Roof Tiles Heat Up
in New York

Energy Stars Shine
on Manufactured Homes

New Problems, New Solutions
at Affordable Comfort

Insulation Systems:
Same Tightness

'Telltale House" Revealed

More Training, Less Talk
in Northwest


On the cover:
Concrete is cast in foam stay-in-place forms at a Texas jobsite. See page 27.
Photo courtesy
Portland Cement Association



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Feature Articles

Can Duct Tape
Take the Heat?

by Max Sherman and Iain Walker

Lab experiments have finally proved what many home performance specialists have been saying for years: duct tape, as it is generally used, should not be used to seal ducts.


Massachusetts Audits; More Smiles than Savings

by Sandy Cataldo

A Massachusetts consumer survey offers a wealth of advice to guide demand-side management in the post-monopoly world.


Foam Forms Bring Concrete Results

by Pieter VanderWerf

Concrete may be cold and hard, but some energy-efficient builders have been warming to insulating concrete forms. Here's how they're built, and how well they work.

ICFs and HERS:
Guaranteed Performance, Easy Financing


Contractors Profit in Open Market

by Sheryl Carter

The jargon and confusion of electric industry restructuring conceals opportunities for home performance contractors. Home Energy looks into how energy-efficiency professinals can profit in the new market.
 

New Jargon for the Trades

Efficiency Sells for ESP


Water Saving Gadgets Make a Splash

by Scott Chaplin

Water conservation devices have come a long way since the old annoying low-flow showerheads. We explore some products you may not know of, but your customers might appreciate.


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