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 [...] While no two houses are the same, Phoenix’s housing stock does have similar construction traits and installation practices that are often the cause of high energy bills, temperature differences within rooms and poor indoor air quality. In this blog series I would like to highlight some of the most common construction defects I find and [...] There are many simple and easy ways to reduce your carbon footprint. Your carbon footprint is the measure of your total impact on the environment and, more specifically, climate change. Your footprint represents the amount of greenhouse gases you produce through use of transportation, heat and electricity (primary footprint), as well as the manufacturing [...] 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 [...] Energy Star is a joint program between the Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy with a focus on energy-efficient and environmentally-sensitive products. Their mission is to help consumers save money while protecting the environment through the purchase of energy-efficient products and homes. The Energy Star label is used to help consumers easily [...] LED lights are one of the most efficient forms of lighting used in homes today. Recent changes to the laws are phasing out the use of incandescent light bulbs. Many consumers are turning to compact fluorescent light bulbs as a cheap and efficient alternative to the traditional light bulb. Another option consumers have is [...] Compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFL's) provide an efficient and cheap alternative to incandescent light bulbs With the upcoming mandates for energy efficient lighting, I thought I would spend a moment to talk about the advantages and disadvantages to the highly efficient compact fluorescent light bulbs. Compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) are designed to use [...] | ||
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