Don’t Just Wait for the Thaw
With last week’s sub-zero temperatures, it’s no surprise that we’ve gotten a fair number of calls about frozen pipes.
Read MoreArctic Weather Makes for Great Infrared Scans
All summer long, we assure people that our infrared cameras are sensitive enough to pick up even a few degree difference. We stand by that, but there’s no doubt about it: arctic weather makes for some pretty dramatic infrared thermography.That’s because IR cameras detect the infrared radiation emitted by all objects. Since the amount of infrared radiation increases with temperature, thermography lets us see temperature differences. The bigger the temperature difference, the prettier the picture.
Read MoreMaine Braces for 100-degree Temp Swing
Remember how strangely warm it was last week? Temperatures topped 50 degrees last week, but the National Weather Service predicts that sustained winds of 15-25 miles per hour will make it feel like 45 below zero this week. Did you get that? 45 degrees BELOW zero.
Read MoreDon’t Mess with CO
As I mentioned on WERU’s Common Health show this week, home performance is about a lot more than comfort and energy savings. Those things are important, of course, but they aren’t worth a thing if your home isn’t safe and healthy.
Read MoreCommon Health: Healthy Homes
It was snowing Wednesday morning, but that didn’t stop me from driving to WERU to participate in Jim Fisher’s Common Health radio program. Bobbi Harris of Washington Hancock Community Agency and Maria Donahue of Healthy Acadia were also in the studio, and we had a lively talk about how to maintain safe, warm, healthy homes. Some of the highlights:
Read MoreEnergy Efficiency Tax Credit Extended
Remember when we said that incentivizing energy efficiency is good tax policy?
Read MoreSolid federal tax policy must promote energy-efficiency incentives
This opinion piece by Evergreen CEO Richard Burbank and Energy Circle CEO Peter Troast appeared in the Portland Press Herald on December 15. At the moment, the national political dialogue is focused on the looming “fiscal cliff,” tax reform and economic policy.
Read MoreGive Your Family the Gift of a Warm Home
This holiday season, invest in your family’s comfort with a FREE energy efficiency consult from Evergreen Home Performance. Our infrared analysis will identify the nooks, crannies, and uninsulated spaces that let warm air leak out of your home, and help us plan a comprehensive project to make your home warm, comfortable, and efficient.
Read MoreHappy Thanksgiving!
There’s something special about welcoming friends and family into our …
Read MoreEnergy Upgrades & Healthy Homes
Are you living with one of the EPA’s list of top five environmental threats to public health?
Read MoreRising Oil Prices and Cold Winter Forecast Point Homeowners toward Energy Efficiency
The cost of home heating oil in Maine inched up again last week to an average of $3.76 per gallon, according to the Governor’s Energy Office, which reports that current prices are 25 cents per gallon higher than at the same time last year.
Read MoreMaine Falls to 25th in ACEEE 2012 Energy Efficiency Scorecard
Remember that queasy feeling that came along with school report cards? Well, brace yourself, Maine: ACEEE’s 2012 State Energy Scorecard is out, and the results will give you a bellyache.
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