If you are a member of the Texas Solar Energy Society (TXSES), see the attached message about the annual meeting and party. TXSES is HREG's parent ...
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EERE Network News by...
tomgraywind
Dec 1, 2004 2:07 pm
[] [] A weekly newsletter from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) <http://www.eere.energy.gov/>Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE). The...
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phil@...
phildubose
Dec 1, 2004 3:34 pm
GreaselTech.com Phil DuBose phil@... 281-686-3230 150 Live Oak Bend Sargent,Texas 77414 We convert diesel engines to burn Vegetable Oil. We also...
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Tom Gray
tomgraywind
Dec 1, 2004 4:07 pm
American Wind Energy Association FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 18, 2004 CONTACT: Kathy Belyeu (202) 383-2520 Christine Real de Azua (202) 383-2508 Give the...
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Environment Associate...
laverne@...
Dec 5, 2004 6:35 pm
Here is an editorial from Sunday's NY Times by three time Pulitzer Prize Winner Thomas Friedman of the NY Times. Let us all hope it has some influence. LaVerne...
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chasmauch@...
charlesleemauch
Dec 5, 2004 7:30 pm
Great article, Laverne. Thanks for posting it. Friedman has written several columns pushing for a Manhattan Project - Moonshot type effort for energy ...
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Roxanne Boyer
carterboyer2000
Dec 6, 2004 3:49 pm
I think there is a lot of pressure on our Government from both sides of the energy spectrum - the fossil fuel side and the renewable/sustainability side....
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Gary Beck
garyebeck
Dec 7, 2004 11:11 pm
Oh Politics! I think Roxanne is on the money with this advice to contact our officials and to try to influence them. Anyone know a website that lists all the...
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EERE Network News by...
tomgraywind
Dec 8, 2004 1:45 pm
[] [] A weekly newsletter from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) <http://www.eere.energy.gov/>Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE). The...
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Mike Schmitt
1954lincoln@...
Dec 12, 2004 1:21 am
Hello, I guess I have to start somewhere..So I will start with attic fans. I live up near Cut-n-Shoot in the woods and I don’t get enough wind to see the old...
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Environment Associate...
laverne@...
Dec 12, 2004 6:27 pm
Mike: Back in the 70's, a study was done in Houston by HUD (I think) regarding attic fans versus other types of attic ventilation and the results came back...
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Environment Associate...
laverne@...
Dec 12, 2004 7:04 pm
Opps. Please see my correction/comments below in GREEN to my original email. LaVerne ... From: Environment Associates Architects To: hreg@yahoogroups.com ...
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John Miggins
jmiggins
Dec 12, 2004 11:30 pm
Mike, we install lots of SOLAR powered attic fans and I can tell you that they do save you money because they have no ongoing cost to run and reduce the attic...
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Roxanne Boyer
carterboyer2000
Dec 13, 2004 3:14 am
I added an electric fan with a thermal switch in the attic of a house I had and it made an incredible difference. The house had screen vents in the corners of...
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Environment Associate...
laverne@...
Dec 13, 2004 4:23 am
John: See my comments in green below. Also, what most people may not realize is that I don't sell any construction products, building equipment, solar,...
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Paul Archer
tigger@...
Dec 13, 2004 4:39 am
... FWIW, some of us read our mail in text-only (no HTML) formats, and others may be vision impaired and have text-to-speech or braile readers. The point is...
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John Miggins
jmiggins
Dec 13, 2004 5:16 am
Laverne, I am not an architect and I am sure that with proper design, passive ventillation can work. Your house is a great example of this, your attic is cool...
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David Power
dpower77450
Dec 13, 2004 4:51 pm
John do you have a vent designed for tile roofs? Everything I've run across seems to be designed for a composite roof. I know that I can build a box for the...
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SBT Designs
sbtdesigns
Dec 13, 2004 6:15 pm
Laverne, Considering the power source for any solar product is Sun energy that we don't pay for, how can you say the return on investment does not exist for...
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SBT Designs
sbtdesigns
Dec 13, 2004 6:45 pm
For tile roofs or any roofs you want to avoid making penetrations into you might consider the solar gable fan kits. They are much easier to install. SBT...
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Gary Beck
garyebeck
Dec 13, 2004 7:19 pm
I would work this project on the basis of biggest benefit for lowest cost. Make a list and then start with finding all the air leaks and close them by what...
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Paul Archer
tigger@...
Dec 13, 2004 7:35 pm
... This is something I need to do at my house. I can't afford to do the whole house, but we've got two south-facing windows that are about 4'x7' each, and the...
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David Power
dpower77450
Dec 13, 2004 9:01 pm
Paul, I'd take a look at Showcase Enviroshield windows. They are made in Houston, I put them on my house and have been very pleased so far. They use a low-E ...
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Mike Schmitt
1954lincoln@...
Dec 14, 2004 1:32 am
I did see some that fit on tiles when I searched on the web for attic fans. I will see if I still have the link in my history. The flashing molded around the...
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John Miggins
jmiggins
Dec 14, 2004 1:47 am
yes we have a model that includes a flashing that goes under the tiles to prevent leaks. Tiles have to be removed, this flashing installed then the tiles put...
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Mike Schmitt
1954lincoln@...
Dec 14, 2004 2:04 am
The double pane widows I have are the Aluminum frames and have the condensation in the middle. At my old house we replace 2 windows plus one standard size. The...
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Naturallighting.com
larry@...
Dec 14, 2004 2:30 am
Free building energy simulation program, modeling, heating, cooling,lighting, ventilation, etc. http://www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/energyplus/ Larry Weber ...
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David Power
dpower77450
Dec 14, 2004 2:38 am
The attic doesn't get extremely hot but I would like to keep as close to ambient as possible. The roof was built with cool ply (radiant barrier) but I wasn't...
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Environment Associate...
laverne@...
Dec 14, 2004 7:14 am
Hi Steven: UhOh. I see that there is a misunderstanding about what I said in my email. Where you got that I said or even implied that a return on investment...
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Environment Associate...
laverne@...
Dec 14, 2004 7:34 am
Paul: I have put my comments where they are within the body of John Miggins text in HTML and in paranthesis so they will stand apart from the rest. Hope this...
