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Selling Thermostats that Save Customers Energy and Money
When you think of industries offering the latest technology, computer software, social media, and cell phone companies may come to mind first. But when I reflect back on my 27 years in the residential HVACR industry, ...
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Using the Web to Motivate Customers to Save Energy
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Can an online game that teaches you how to save energy ever be as popular and addicting as Angry Birds? Are people going to be as drawn to checking out their energy use trends online ... [continue reading]
Collaborative Aims to Boost Momentum for Home Energy Efficiency Upgrades in the Southwest
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In 2011, Gavin Hastings, an Arizona Public Service (APS) program manager, began envisioning a collaborative that would advance the Home Performance with Energy Star (HPwES) programs in his region. HPwES provides whole-house solutions for homeowners, offering ... [continue reading]
The Curse of the TRC
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Archaic utility cost effectiveness-testing is killing effective energy efficiency programs [continue reading]
The XX Factor
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Q&A with Ann Atkinson and a look into ACI's Women in Home Performance initiative. [continue reading]
Exterior Air Sealing
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A Case Study on Shadowbrook Townhomes in Harding, New Jersey [continue reading]
Experiences in an All-LED Home
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As I reported in a previous article in Home Energy, this all started in August 2010, when we discovered that a rat had eaten gaping holes in the outlet hose of our dishwasher. When all the ... [continue reading]
Macie Melendez
3 People, 2 Cats, 1 Tiny Home
I always find tiny homes to be very charming, and Corbett and Grace Lunsford’s was no exception.
Nicholas Jones and Jennifer Parsons
Zero Energy Homes: Economical and Eco-Friendly
As global concern about energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions and depletion of non-renewable resources continues to rise, more and more ...
