Category: Energy Efficiency
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Architects versus developers (an architects perspective):
Ideas versus money. That is about the simplest way to distinguish the two and also the easiest way to understand why these two groups need each other. While overlap is of course possible, it is not likely. Developers frequently look at a potential project and create a general concept based on location and possible use…
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DIY HVAC Maintenance: What’s Safe and What to Avoid! – by Ray Flynn
Thank you to Ray Flynn (ray.flynn@diyguys.net) for this guest contribution: Photo courtesy of Pexels Being a homeowner is a wonderful investment that brings many fulfilling rewards. Of course, it also brings many (often unexpected) costs. From plumbing to electrical issues, there are hundreds of home repairs that could break the bank. Unfortunately, HVAC repairs could…
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Residential Energy Savings pyramid
Not sure where to start with energy updated for the home? Ready to install PV panels to get off-grid? …or anywhere in-between. This is a great tool to help make sense of where to start and how to prioritize energy related updates to the house. Look also for other posts on this site for solar…
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The Benefits Of Going Solar At Home – Guest post by Ryan McNeill
The popularity of solar is skyrocketing, accounting for nearly four in 10 new electricity generation capacity additions in the U.S. last year.
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Looking at the Future – An inside report on a Florida Office Building fully powered by Solar Energy
A guest post by Rush Hood, P.E., and Jeffrey J. Basiaga, Jr. The “IEEE FWCS Industrial Tour Series” sponsored a tour of the Landmarc Construction Net Zero Energy Building in Tampa on March 28, 2013 hosted by Mr. Spencer Kass, Landmarc VP. He has installed and is operating a practical, utility-connected, photovoltaic generation system. The office…
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Water and wastewater (WWW) treatment – a look at the energy used for water in the US
While water and wastewater (WWW) treatment accounts for a surprising 5% of total U.S. electric power generation, topographically-variable WWW conveyance account for a more surprising 15% of the same total [Pod06; Coh04]. In addition, while wastewater contains energy in dilute form, current goals for recovering such energy represent only 0.02% of the total generation, through…
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