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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 ...
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Cleaning Up Light Pollution
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Much of the exterior lighting installed on homes and apartment buildings does little or nothing to increase visibility, security, and ... [continue reading]
New Designs in Active Daylighting
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Since the sun is available when utilities experience peak demand, well-designed daylighting systems help to limit demand on the grid. [continue reading]
Further Wrestling with Recessed-Can Lights
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How do you air seal IC-rated light fixtures that aren't accessible from above? Do the air sealing from below. [continue reading]
New Reflector CFLs That Can Take the Heat
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Reflector compact fluorescent lamps (R-CFLs) have been known to overheat and fail in some applications. They haven’t performed well particularly ... [continue reading]
Creative Uses of Fluorescent Lighting
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Energy-efficient fluorescent lighting need no longer play second fiddle to incandescents. [continue reading]
Recessed Lighting in the Limelight
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Recessed downlights are among the most popular installed lighting fixtures for new and remodeled homes. One study in the northeastern United States found that new homes had an average ... [continue reading]
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Home Performance and HVAC Contractors: Recent Legislative Initiative In Texas
As energy auditors and raters went about their business of testing homes, performing energy audits and HVAC system inspections, they ...
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U.S. DOE's HPwES Program Releases Draft Sponsor Guide for Public Comment
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s national Home Performance with ENERGY STAR Program (HPwES) released the draft&...
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