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Bailey Family Earns Bragging Rights

Our attempt to improve the energy efficiency of our home began in 2008, after the electrical portion of our utility bill soared over $400. We had long been resigned to a steep energy bill, in part because ...

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Code Compliance at 52 Percent in California

Author: Ted Rieger

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July 01, 1995

Only 52% of new homes complied with California's Title-24 energy code requirements in a field audit of 96 houses built in 1993. [continue reading]

Dazzling Color Hoses--More Than a Fashion Statement

Author: Bruce Eugene Davis

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July 01, 1995

Stop living in the confusing, one-dimensional realm of monocolor pressure hoses. [continue reading]

Measuring the Performance of the National Energy Audit

Author: Terry Sharp

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May 01, 1995

In 1978, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) published Project Retro-Tech to provide all states a manual technique for identifying low-income weatherization measures that would produce the most energy savings per dollar spent. [continue reading]

ANNALS OF ENERGY AUDITING: Suicide in Sendai

Author: Alan Meier

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May 01, 1995

During one of Professor Hiroshi Yoshino's visits, we went out to dinner at Cafe Venezia. The restaurant was crowded but the pasta was tasty (even though I knew that he would have preferred his native Japanese cuisine). As usual, I was talking too much--we were sharing a large carafe of wine--and so the discussion drifted to the subject of being an expert witness at a trial. [continue reading]

Combustion Safety Checks: How Not to Kill Your Clients

Author: Rob deKieffer

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March 01, 1995

Heating contractors, inspectors, and energy auditors all have different approaches to inspecting combustion appliances. Combustion problems come in various sizes and shapes, and individual tests may not by themselves prove if the house is actually safe. [continue reading]

Where Water-Heating Energy Really Goes

Author: Cyril Penn

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January 01, 1995

Water heating--which accounts for about 16% of U.S. residential energy consumption--is one of the most complex end uses to evaluate, both individually and nationally. [continue reading]