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Wes Golomb After heating and cooling, two of the larger residential energy consuming devices are the refrigerator and freezer. It’s no wonder. These appliances are used 24/7 accounting for about 17% of residential energy consumption. Incremental improvements in the cooling process and the thermal performance are continually making refrigerators and freezers […] Bill and Judy Galdi started the Wall Doctor in 1986 quickly becoming a fixture in the community. Now, after 37 years Bill has decided to retire and has sold the Wall Doctor to Gordon’s Window Décor of Williston, VT to ensure the continuation of service and quality that his customers have come to […] Jack Bingham’s house in Barrington, NH (Jack Bingham) Wes Golomb Jack Bingham’s house is a direct result of the research he conducted at the University of New Hampshire on how heat pumps can make greenhouses usable in the winter. Most greenhouses are either shut down in winter or are inefficiently heated […]
Efficiency Maine kicked off a special promotion to raise awareness about resources that will help Maine homeowners and tenants stay warm and manage their heating bills during the upcoming winter heating season. Efficiency Maine announced it has launched a limited-time $100 “DIY” Winter Prep Rebate, which will reimburse […] Junio Anthes-Moody People do have reason to be concerned about using foam where other alternatives are just as viable. All foams that we use are made of plastic, but they vary in the blowing agents that make the tiny bubbles that turn plastic into foam. Some foams such as foil faced polyisocyanurate (commonly […] The Burns’ Straw Bale Home The Burns’ straw-bale home (AndreaBurns) Wes Golomb This is the third in a series of articles based on Wes Golomb’s newly published book and video series, Warm and Cool Homes, Building a Comfy, Healthy, Net-Zero Home You’ll Want to Live in Forever. The book […] An Efficiency Remodel in Maine Shows the Way Martha and Jesper’s finished deep energy retrofit from the back. Notice the Mitsubishi mini-split at the far right. (Images: the Whitchurches) Barb and Greg Whitchurch Is it hard to keep your home comfortably cool when it’s very hot outside? Cozy warm […] A Bunch of B.S. (Building Science, of course): Worth A Thousand Words: An IR Image With a Lot to Say Nate Gusakov, BECxP IR image and its twin visible light image. Both were taken at the same time in an office building looking up at a vaulted ceiling with skylights on both […] Weatherization Assistance Program in Northern New England Air sealing keeps the cold air out in winter and cool air in in summer. It makes your heater burn less fuel and your air conditioners work easier. It is one of the fundamental parts of weatherization. (Community Environmental Center/Flickr) By Michael Daley and the […] |
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