Obama and the Evolution of Energy Efficiency
The energy efficiency community has been buzzing all week, boosted by President Obama’s State of the Union call to cut energy waste in half in the next twenty years. At Evergreen, we regularly cut home energy waste by 25% or more, so we’re not intimidated by that bold goal. We’re invigorated.
Read MoreA Building Science Sunday
Here’s a confession: Sometimes even BPI-certified energy advisors have complicated, efficiency-challenged houses. Take Cree Hale Krull, who leads Evergreen’s charge in Maine’s southern Midcoast region. He’s the proud new owner of an older home that’s been full of efficiency surprises.
Read MorePostcards from Nemo
In case you hadn’t heard, Maine got buried under 2 to 3 feet of snow last weekend, thanks to winter storm Nemo. We knew it was coming, so we all traipsed to the grocery store and topped off the fuel tanks and got ready. And at Evergreen, we put together a postcard about ice dams. Did you get one?
Read MoreHey Girl… Happy Valentine’s Day
Nothing says Happy Valentine’s Day like a warm, cozy home, right?
Read MoreStarve the Beast!
Energy efficiency is regularly called our cheapest, cleanest energy resource – but you don’t have to take it from me. The NRDC has put together a short, ridiculously fun video about how energy efficiency can help you “starve the beast” of dirty power and invest in your home, your environment, and your economy.
Read MoreMassive Storm Hits Northeast
Have you looked outside today? We’re still in the early stages of what’s predicted to be a masive storm – and the early stages are proving to be much more intense than anyone expected.
Read MoreDon’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:
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