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Energy Efficient Mortgages
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Of all the topics I've written about for Home Energy, energy-efficient mortgages (EEMs) have generated the most questions. There seems to be a lack of understanding about this Federal Housing Administration (FHA) program among home ... [continue reading]
Comfort: Undervalued, Misunderstood, Undersold
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What part of the word "comfort" doesn't the home performance industry understand? Most of it, says Tony Woods of ZERODRAFT. [continue reading]
New Houses are So Last Year
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Build It Green recently launched its newest program - GreenPoint Rated Existing Home. [continue reading]
Deep Energy Cuts for a Fresh Start
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Asdal Builders achieved an 80% reduction in energy use in an existing home without sacrificing the comfort of the occupants. [continue reading]
Superinsulating My Old House
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Aging office worker tackles challenging superinsulated retrofit and lives to tell about it. [continue reading]
The Long Island Green Homes Program
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It all started early last December with a phone call from a homeowner who wanted an estimate on insulating his home. My son Josh and I are building performance contractors and do Energy Star home ... [continue reading]
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Code Conflict Between 2012 IRC and 2012 IECC
It has come to my attention that there may be a building science-based conflict in the language of the 2012 International ...
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 ...
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