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Is the air outside making you sick?
May 3, 2015Did you know that Cleveland has lousy outdoor air quality and it could be making you sick?
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What Does a Blower Door Air Leakage Number Mean?
March 13, 2015Are you curious what a blower door reading actually means? You’ve come to the right place. We’ll also tell you what is good and bad, and how big of a hole the leakage represents. Do you have a whole window open? You’ll find out.
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The 3 Most Important Things To Make Your Home Comfortable and Efficient
March 13, 2015Find out what the 3 most important things are to make your home a more comfortable place to live as well as the key tool in fixing them.
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How to Tell If Your Home Is Too Tight Using Carbon Dioxide
February 4, 2015Carbon dioxide is a good proxy for if your home is ‘too tight’. Learn how it works, how to measure it and possible solutions.
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Why Your Home Gets Icicles Infographic
January 18, 2015Want to understand the causes and solutions to icicles and ice dams? Here’s an infographic.
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Why Low Hanging Fruit Has Poisoned Energy Efficiency
January 13, 2015Have you been told to tackle the ‘Low Hanging Fruit’ on your home? Don’t bother. It’s poisoned, and it has poisoned the whole industry. Here’s why and how to really fix things.
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5 Myths of Energy Efficiency
January 2, 2015Everything you know about energy efficiency is wrong. Well, not quite. Here are 5 hard won lessons that debunk myths you’ve believed for years.
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EcoVent: Treating Symptoms Instead of the Disease
December 29, 2014We here at Energy Smart are weirdos. We don’t like quick fixes that don’t actually fix things. We don’t sell snake oil. We don’t sell diet pills or the equivalent. We believe in the 2 secrets to losing weight: diet and exercise. The same thing goes for homes. It frustrates us when we see quick fixes.
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A Tale of 2 Houses: Low Hanging Fruit is Poisoned
November 26, 2014Would you rather save 9% or 47%? The difference is in chasing low hanging fruit. 2 similar homes and jobs with drastically different results are compared.
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47%! Exciting preliminary savings.
November 21, 2014Preliminary results show a 47% drop in energy usage from a recent Energy Smart Home Performance project. Several older projects we checked achieved only 10% reductions. Here’s why.
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What Infrared Camera Testing Looks Like (On My Own Home)
November 1, 2014Curious what you can learn with an infrared camera about your home? This will give you a good example using the writer’s own home and a special twist.
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Energy Models ARE Accurate – Danny Parker of FSEC Says
October 31, 2014Energy models can be quite accurate, but a few critical pieces are needed to do this. Find out which ones here.
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