by JJerraldHayes | Apr 29, 2023 | Building Science, Design Trends, Energy Efficiency
We’ve Gotten a Lot Better at Building Good Houses The first building scientists were presumably our hominid ancestors who figured out that a cave would keep them dry in the rain and cool in the heat. A million or so years later, we started building houses, and...
by JJerraldHayes | Jul 7, 2017 | Building Science, Energy Efficiency
Via the Wolfworks Inc. Facebook feed. Connecticut Solar – Everything You Need to Know – Understand Solar Quick Navigation #1 Are Solar Panels Worth it in Connecticut?#2 Options for Buying Solar Panels in ConnecticutCash upfrontLeasesPower Purchase...
by JJerraldHayes | Jun 14, 2017 | Building Science, Energy Efficiency
My next door neighbor here in Avon takes a lot of pride in the performace of his passive solar house that was built 32 years ago in 1985. We have learned a whole lot more about building “High Performance Homes” since then. Read the article… Passive...
by JJerraldHayes | Jun 2, 2017 | Building Science, Energy Efficiency
An article on the “Pretty Good House” concept by my frirend and colleague Dan Kolbert of Kolbert Building up in Portland Maine. Is a Pretty Good House good enough? Industrially made products tend to work pretty well. Part of the reason for that is the...
by JJerraldHayes | Apr 13, 2017 | Energy Efficiency
Energy-Efficient Homes Are Worth More. So Let’s Create an Easy Metric for Buyers What if it were easy for consumers to know how much energy a home uses and how much that energy costs? It could unlock a whole new market that doesn’t exist today worth...
