Larry Kinney

Refrigerator Monitoring, A Sequel

Author: Larry Kinney

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September 01, 2000

How briefly can you monitor refrigerator energy use and still get valid results? Home Energy takes another look at this timely topic. [continue reading]

Modern Evaporative Coolers

Author: Larry Kinney

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September 01, 2004

Not all evaporative coolers are created equal. Modern machines operate more efficiently and with much less fuss than the old swamp coolers did. [continue reading]

New Designs in Active Daylighting

Author: Larry Kinney and Ross McClurey

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January 01, 2006

Since the sun is available when utilities experience peak demand, well-designed daylighting systems help to limit demand on the grid. [continue reading]

Window Strategies In the Southwest

Author: Larry Kinney

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January 01, 2005

Choosing fenestration strategies matched to climate and facade can substantially improve a home's energy performance and the comfort of its occupants in all seasons. [continue reading]

Making a 20-Year-Old House Work

Author: Larry Kinney

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November 01, 2004

Moving into an older home is often accompanied by unhappy surprises affecting energy use and comfort. The solution requires dealing creatively with a number of details. [continue reading]

Best Directions

Author: Larry Kinney

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March 01, 2005

        Energy gains and losses through windows are a strong function of a particular window’s U-factor and solar heat gain coefficient (SHGC), of course, but orientation plays a ... [continue reading]

Mobile Homes: Small Zones, Big Problems

Author: Larry Kinney

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September 01, 1993

In mobile homes, the furnace is typically located in a tiny room in the middle of the structure. A distribution fan at the top of the furnace moves return air downward through a counter-flow heat exchanger to a plenum that connects to a single long supply trunk. [continue reading]

Stories From the Buffer Zone

Author: Larry Kinney and Michael Stiles

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September 01, 1993

When air handlers and ducts are located in buffer zones like basements, energy and air quality problems associated with duct leaks--as well as the diagnostic procedures employed to evaluate them--tend to be quite complex and problematic. [continue reading]