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Measure Where All Your Power Is Being Used, Part 2
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Ohmconnect Gets Customers Involved in Demand-Response
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The year 1973 was an important one in the history of energy efficiency. Due to the OPEC oil embargo, heating fuel was scarce and costly. President Nixon asked all Americans to lower their thermostats to 68°... [continue reading]
September/October Contributors
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Jack Deslippe “Measure Where All Your Power Is Being Used: Parts 1, 2, and 3” Jack Deslippe says, “If you’re determined enough, you can track down every fraction of a watt that is ... [continue reading]
The Unexpected Energy Benefits of Mechanically Vented Crawl Spaces
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The debate on how best to treat crawl spaces has gone on for decades, and the building codes regulating crawl space design have constantly evolved. For a long time the entrenched thinking was to rely ... [continue reading]
Smart Design: Optimizing Efficiency in High-Performance Homes Doesn’t Always Mean PH Certification
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Two recent Passive House (PH) consultations of mine have made clear the difficulty of making the PH standard more widely adopted in this country. Both consultations were for small, single-family homes. Neither house was more &... [continue reading]
Solterre Passive House Concept Cottage
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Last summer, I took a drive from Halifax down to Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, to check out Solterre Design’s Concept Cottage. The house looks like it’s been there for a few ... [continue reading]
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Electrifying Buildings for Decarbonization
Seventy million American homes and businesses burn natural gas, oil, or propane on-site to heat their space and water, generating 560 ...
Lindsay Bachman, Diane Chojnowski, Jim Gunshinan
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Home Energy Pros Forum has reached a milestone. We are welcoming our 6,000th member to the premier online community for ...
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