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Performing A Google Audit
In some energy circles, there’s derision toward what some term the ‘science project’ energy audit. The idea follows that energy auditor engage in gobs of scienctific kabuki to justify the expense of...
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Energy Audits in New England – Buildings Both Old and Cold
I recently (a few months back) proposed to Allison Bailes of Energy Vanguard that we write a North vs. South energy audit article. It may yet come about (and hasn’t so far because I’m miserable at...
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Blower Door 2 – Blower Door Harder
And that post title does sound vaguely raunchy but oh, well. Continuing from from a few weeks back where I realized I ought to do a post talking a bit more about how these tools are actually used....
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CFM50 And ACH50 – How They Work (And How They Don’t)
CFM50 and ACH50 are two blower door measures that I bandy around all the time but have never defined. If I were trying to play it mysterious I would say, hey, we have to keep some of this...
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My First Energy Audit…Part Uno
I thought I’d start the new year by looking back: My first (paid) auditing gig. My first energy audit was a few months after I’d completed Maine State Housing’s Auditor certification program. It was...
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The Worst House I Ever Audited (Was Built in 2008) Part 1
OK, maybe THAT house wasn’t built in 2008. One thing apt to set my teeth on edge as an auditor is when folks casually assume that a new home won’t have energy problems or be inefficient. I was...
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The Worst House I Ever Audited (Was Built in 2008) Part 2
Last post I started reviewing possibly the worst house I ever audited. There have been others with a similar magnitude of issues. But this house had built in 2008, which some folks thinks...
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The Worst House Ever Audited (Was Built in 2008) Part 3
To recap: Last post I started reviewing possibly the worst house I ever audited. The house had built in 2008, which hit one of my pet peeves: That new automatically means good. But to reiterate a...
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A Belated Energy Auditor New Year’s Resolution
The beauty of this title given my article backlog is that I can publish it any time, even next year. It’s multi-purpose. The folks at Maine Green Building Supply have been discussing the ‘Pretty...
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Energy Retrofits Without Energy Audits
While some building folks have opined that energy audits are less than essential, I am admittedly biased. It is what I do. But it raises an interesting question: how could one do the work on a...
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