There is no real savings by leaving the lights on in a room when you are leaving a room for a second or two. Way back when I was beginning to learn about energy conservation and trying to save a buck or two, I had several misconceptions about how to save a dollar or [...] Shawn Mullins of Earthwise Engineering in Phoenix, AZ conducting a blower door test as part of an energy audit. The HERS Index is a scoring system developed by the Residential Energy Services Network (RESNET). The index was developed as a part of the overall home energy rating system in order to develop a standard [...] Passive solar design takes advantage of the low sun angle during the winter months while blocking the intense heat from a high angle sun during the summer. When building a new home, orienting it to take advantage of passive solar heat can help save a great deal of money off of your annual heating [...] | ||
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