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Energy-Efficient Window Retrofits: Install with Care
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Retrofitting a house with high- performance windows can produce significant energy savings and improved comfort. However, when the right window is installed incorrectly--or worse yet, the wrong window is installed incorrectly--energy savings will be few, structure and furnishings may be damaged, and the occupants' safety may be jeopardized. [continue reading]
Take It Outside: Water Heaters Get Fired Up
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In much of the United States, converting electric water heaters to gas can reduce household energy costs. However, many properties-particularly multifamily homes-have space limitations or venting problems that make such a retrofit impossible. [continue reading]
Out, Out Dammed Ice!
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Anyone who has lived in a snowy climate has seen ice dams. Thick bands of ice form along the eaves of homes, causing millions of dollars of structural damage every year. [continue reading]
Roofing and Siding Rehabs get an Energy Fix
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The old adage says, "Within every problem lies an opportunity." This is certainly the case when it comes to residing or reroofing a home. [continue reading]
Insulation: The Inside Story
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In hilly cities, there are often uninsulated balloon-framed houses on very steep hillsides. This forces insulators to go up 40 feet on ladders to insulate. Meanwhile, tight clearances between homes make the walls truly inaccessible. [continue reading]
City Requires Energy Ratings for Loans
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The city of Pomona, California, is one of the first in the country to require home energy ratings for homes receiving city assistance for mortgages or rehabilitation. [continue reading]
Doug Garrett
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 ...
Cortney Krauss
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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