Energy Retrofits
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Prioritizing Home Performance Upgrades, Part 1
Guidance on where to start and how to progress when performing energy upgrades on an existing house
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Episode 3, Dan Kolbert
In this episode of the Retrofit Podcast, host Ryan Shanahan talks with Dan Kolbert, owner of Kolbert Building, where he focuses on good design and controlling heat, weather, moisture,…
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Deep-Energy Retrofit Dropout
My deep dive into exterior wall retrofits taught me some expensive lessons and led me to shift my work in a different direction
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Setting the PACE for Consumer Protection
Consumer protection standards for property assessed clean energy help prevent homeowners from getting in over their heads
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Researching Energy Retrofits in the Northwest
By monitoring two identical side-by-side homes, DOE researchers aim to measure the effectiveness of a variety of energy efficiency improvements
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Berkeley’s Stimulus-Funded Energy Efficiency Program
City officials and residents are enthusiastic about ME2, but with only $600,000 in the budget, there likely will be more applicants than participants
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From DOE: A Request for Rating-Program Input
The agency invites comments on its national energy rating program for homes
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Wanted: Retrofit Strategy for S.F.’s Quirky Housing Mix
San Francisco advances its energy efficiency program for residential retrofits. But the trick will be to make it work for the city’s aging multiunit homes
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Building Retrofit Proposal Shaved from NYC’s Green Plan
Building owners say the proposed legislation’s renovation requirement would be too costly. Mayor Bloomberg accedes, but remains committed to an audit provision and energy code for all buildings
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In S. California: Lower-Cost Home Performance Training
A regional utility subsidizes fees for an upcoming Home Performance with Energy Star training program