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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...
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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laverne@...
Dec 5, 2004 6:35 pm
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Great article, Laverne. Thanks for posting it. Friedman has written several columns pushing for a Manhattan Project - Moonshot type effort for energy ...
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....
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...
[] [] 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...
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...
Mike Schmitt
1954lincoln@...
Dec 12, 2004 1:21 am
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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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laverne@...
Dec 12, 2004 6:27 pm
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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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laverne@...
Dec 12, 2004 7:04 pm
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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...
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...
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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laverne@...
Dec 13, 2004 4:23 am
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... 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...
Paul Archer
tigger@...
Dec 13, 2004 4:39 am
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
... 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...
Paul Archer
tigger@...
Dec 13, 2004 7:35 pm
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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 ...
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...
Mike Schmitt
1954lincoln@...
Dec 14, 2004 1:32 am
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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...
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...
Mike Schmitt
1954lincoln@...
Dec 14, 2004 2:04 am
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Free building energy simulation program, modeling, heating, cooling,lighting, ventilation, etc. http://www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/energyplus/ Larry Weber ...
Naturallighting.com
larry@...
Dec 14, 2004 2:30 am
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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...
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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laverne@...
Dec 14, 2004 7:14 am
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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...
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laverne@...
Dec 14, 2004 7:34 am
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Well folks, Consider this a submission of a third party's results. In brief, it would seem that while pv vent fans can lower attic air temperatures, there are...
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