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Which Indoor Air Quality Monitors Are Best And Why
June 15, 2016Updated 11/20/17 as noted. We’ve all seen the studies: Our Indoor Air Quality is terrible! It’s KILLING MILLIONS!! The problem with these studies is that if you’re like me you thought; “great, another scare tactic.” Or “it’s really only a problem in Asia.” Or of course, “Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) may be a problem in […]
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Habitat House Part 4 – HVAC Planning and Design
May 19, 2016It’s time to break some rules. Here’s how we came up with the heating and cooling system for the Habitat for Humanity Deep Energy Retrofit in Ravenna Ohio. We’re going to challenge some assumptions!
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Habitat House Part 3 – Planning to Solve Problems
May 19, 2016Mold, moisture, a dead furnace, and a shaky foundation. Those are some of the challenges for The Deep Energy Retrofit of a Habitat for Humanity home near Cleveland Ohio. Here’s the story of figuring them out.
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My Air Quality Stinks – But Now We Can Measure It – Porch Paint, VOCs, and Ventilation
April 20, 2016New consumer indoor air quality (IAQ) monitors give us insight into what we breathe. In the case of painting our front porch, it wasn’t good. Chemical pollutants galore. I compare the different IAQ device reactions to this event. Some come up short.
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Habitat House Part 2 – The Energy Audit
April 3, 2016Part 2 of the series on the Deep Energy Retrofit of a Habitat for Humanity house in Ravenna Ohio. This one focuses on the energy audit and what we found examining the house. We have some serious work to do!
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Habitat House Part 1 – Principles, Budget and Priorities
April 2, 2016We’re doing a Deep Energy Retrofit on a Habitat for Humanity house. That’s a tough challenge! It’s going all electric, no gas. This is the first in the series about the project.
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Can Mistbox Lower Cooling Bills? Not So Fast.
September 1, 2015Quick fixes for comfort and energy bills like the MistBox are tempting. There is a lot more to the story, though. Before you buy one, read this.
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Why Gas Water Heaters Suck – A Comparison
July 2, 2015Natural gas water heaters have a major problem few are aware of. Here’s the skinny and what to choose instead.
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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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