Category: Building knowledge
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South Florida Roofs – a green roof choice and opportunity
The next barrier is insulation. Often this can be found dropped on the ceiling, which is the wrong location for roof insulation. The building code again provides for minimum levels to ensure a degree of energy efficiency, but simple changes can substantially improve the efficiency of insulation.
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Geothermal Heat Pumps – Guest Contribution by Lorie Wampler
Heat pumps function as a refrigerator in reverse, they use electric power to move heat from one place to one other instead of making heat directly. Therefore, they can be 2 to 3 times more power efficient than conventional electric heaters. A geothermal heat pump is a central home heating and/or cooling system that pumps…
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Sebastian Eilert, AIA to speak at Arkifo
Sebastian Eilert, AIA to speak at Arkiforum 10 in Santo Domingo – November 18, 2010
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The South Florida OUTDOOR kitchen
The next best feature for the outdoor kitchen is a sink, preferable with some counter space adjacent to it to wash off prepped food for the BBQ and other items.
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Renovation and addition to the Siqueira residence in Continental Park
Next, the HVAC system was upgraded as well to further optimize energy use for the project. The entire ceiling was insulated with spray insulation ensuring a very tight seal and practically eliminate leakage; a great weatherization package.
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Weatherization Package from SEA.
A concise Weatherization package should include at a minimum the analysis of the windows and doors, insulating in the walls and especially in the roof and attack. These simple primary starting points can lead to substantial savings in a very short time by controlling your building envelope. Energy savings do not end with the way…
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