Tag: "house"
Blowing up the House for Energy Efficiency
How much air is your house leaking? Are you unknowingly slurping in dirty air from your garage and attic? Perhaps a blower door test can help you find out.
Post on Aug 26, 2009 by Jim Gunshinan
Insulate Your &@!*% Attic Hatch, Now!
I didn't intend to write about cursing here, but since I am in this so deep now, then damn it, I may as well connect the topic to some cutting edge scientific research. You got a problem with that?
Post on Aug 07, 2009 by Jim Gunshinan
Weatherization Gets Down to Business
Home energy blogger Jim Gunshinan sends in his post from the 2009 National Weatherization Training Conference, in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Post on Jul 24, 2009 by Jim Gunshinan
Have the Energy Munchies? Curb your "Snackwell Effect"
Stanley Jevons first described this conundrum in 1865, when he observed that new efficient steam engines decreased coal consumption, which led to a drop in coal prices. But the lower prices meant that more people could afford to use coal, and so coal consumption increased.
Post on Apr 21, 2009 by Jim Gunshinan
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