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Affordable Cooling with Window Air Conditioners
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While families in southern climates use a considerable amount of energy during the cooling season, conservation programs aimed at reducing air conditioning electricity consumption usually only target homes with central air conditioning, reflecting a general belief that homes with window units can't produce significant savings. [continue reading]
The Reach of Low-Income Weatherization Assistance
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Since 1976, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has operated the nation's largest energy conservation program--the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP). [continue reading]
Building Tightness Guidelines: When Is a House Too Tight?
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After more than a decade of training and field experience, low-income weatherization crews are substantially increasing the air tightness of homes. [continue reading]
Keeping a Running Score on Weatherization
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Careful evaluations of low-income weatherization programs undertaken in the 1980s are in large part responsible for the impressive improvements many programs have achieved in recent years. [continue reading]
`Read Me Your Thermostat': Short-Term Evaluation Tools
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It's not easy to measure savings from energy conservation work, yet it is crucial for a job well done. [continue reading]
Weatherizing Sieves
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It all started in October 1988, when the Brunswick Country Public Housing Agency received $20,000 to develop a weatherization program. The purpose of the program was to improve the thermal environment of poor, elderly, and disabled citizens of the county. [continue reading]
Macie Melendez
Online Reviews Can Make or Break Business
Consulting online reviews has become an integral part of the modern consumer’s buying process. A recent study from ...
David Grieshop
Become a Citizen Scientist
Reality-LLC is my consulting firm based in southern Arizona. Water is a precious resource here—as it is ...
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