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Starting October 1, 2009, you might see the label shown on the right, in red or in black, in combination with ENERGY STAR product labels. This label identifies high-efficiency products that currently qualify for the ENERGY STAR but will not meet the more stringent requirements that go into full effect April 1, 2010. Continue reading Windows – New Energy Star Performance in 2010 Even on Main Street, ask pretty much anyone and they know solar, probably like it, and see it as an economy builder. Ask the same people about geothermal heat pumps and there is a good chance they won’t know what you’re talking about. Or they may Continue reading What’s geothermal again? Bragging rights go to California, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Oregon and New York,* the top five states (in that order) doing good by energy efficiency. Some red faces, however, might be found in Nebraska, Alabama, Mississippi, North Dakota, and Wyoming, the group that ACEEE says “most needs to improve.” Continue reading It’s the environment, stupid! Here’s an interesting concept. Gather information about the true cost of energy consumption of the home you intend to purchase “before” you buy it. Now that’s a concept! Can you think of any other purchase you’ll make where information before the cash register rings might “steer” you away from buying? How about owning an automobile? Continue reading Residential Energy Rating System…Lemons into Lemon-Aide? October 20th, 2009 | Category: Building Green, energy, Energy Efficiency, Home Inspection, Sustainability |
Leave a comment | Here’s what I took away: Energy efficiency helps the carbon reduction cause. But the carbon reduction cause doesn’t do much for efficiency. Continue reading Efficiency left out of cap and trade The US has about 29.6 million small businesses and they employ over half of the nation’s private sector. They hire 40% of our high tech workers, make up 97.3% of our exporters, and generate most of our innovations, according to SCORE. Continue reading Is small business left out of the EE boom? Expect to see this number a lot in energy discussions over the next few years: 2.5 cents/kWh. It is the average cost of energy efficiency, a figure pegged this week in a new report by the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy. Continue reading Efficiency is cheap, but will it sell? September 29th, 2009 | Category: Building Green, Energy Efficiency, LEED, NAHB Guidelines, NAHB Standard |
Leave a comment | RESNET is also working very closely with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on a new software verification test suite called BESTEST-EX, which can be used in the accreditation of software tools capable of creating calibrated engineering models for occupied homes. Continue reading RESNET Energy Use Task Force to Study – Occupied Home Energy Use Software September 5th, 2009 | Tags: Energy Use, RESNET | Category: Building Green, Energy Efficiency |
Leave a comment | A recent audit found that the department could save more than $11.5 million annually in energy costs by properly employing these “setback” controls to adjust the heat and air conditioning at night or on weekends. Continue reading Energy Department Wasting Energy? August 24th, 2009 | Tags: Energy Efficiency, thermostat, Waste | Category: Energy Efficiency |
One comment | A energy efficient roof decking called Radiant Barrier is being installed on the Trustmark Children’s Hospital Miracle Home. Each year the Home Builders Association of Jackson, MS coordinates the construction and donation of the home. This year’s location is Madison County and is being built by Certified Green Professional Builder David Smith. David chose to build the home to Continue reading NAHB Green Miracle Home adds Energy Efficient Roof March 14th, 2009 | Tags: Advanced Framing, radiant barrier | Category: Advanced Framing, Building Green, Energy Efficiency, Miracle Home |
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