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Review of the Affordable Comfort Conference in Austin Texas
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SavingThe PlanetOne HouseAt A Time
G r e e n E a r t h E q u i t i e s . C o m © 2010
ACI Conference Austin TX 2010
SavingThe PlanetOne HouseAt A Time
G r e e n E a r t h E q u i t i e s . C o m © 2010
Austin is one of the most progressive
cities in the country regarding energy
savings. One thing this
means is leadership in the “Due On
Sale” energy upgrade
requirement. You should create an opinion on this before you are
asked for it.
SavingThe PlanetOne HouseAt A Time
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Calendar it NOW!
SavingThe PlanetOne HouseAt A Time
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Standing Room Only (some sessions)
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InfraRed WarsThis new camera can be dropped on the concrete repeatedly. I tested it.
Bottom line for me. Keep my old dinosaur until it breaks.
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Big Foam&
Little Foam
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Proctor’s Commandments
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Foam Is Our Stock In Trade
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John Proctor & His MotorStandard motors as shipped in most Air Handlers are not very
efficient.
John Proctor has been promoting brushless permanent magnet (BPM) motors and here
he shows the savings
(fan only, similar compressor savings with this type motor only available on mini splits in US) (very convoluted &
“conspiracy theory” reasoning available on request)
SavingThe PlanetOne HouseAt A Time
G r e e n E a r t h E q u i t i e s . C o m © 2010
SavingThe PlanetOne HouseAt A Time
G r e e n E a r t h E q u i t i e s . C o m © 2010
SavingThe PlanetOne HouseAt A Time
G r e e n E a r t h E q u i t i e s . C o m © 2010
Fresno Made The Headlines!As and example of
opposites
Fresno Hot & Dry
Lakeland FloridaHot & Humid
John pointed out many differences in
HVAC design for the two climates.
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Shows the challenge of Virginia Mixed Climate!
Next Sli
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by Procto
r
SavingThe PlanetOne HouseAt A Time
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SavingThe PlanetOne HouseAt A Time
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SavingThe PlanetOne HouseAt A Time
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Have Heat Pumps Arrived?Heat Pump water heaters have come and gone over the last 20 years. Veterans have been leery about specifying them
because the companies have all been small and seem to go out
of business.
This entry into the market by the largest corporation in the world, (GE) may signal that the technology has matured and
it’s time to embrace it. $198 annual cost
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Some Of The Best Training Available
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ERVs: The Next Step
This Fan Tech model pushes 70
CFM of air compared to the
Entry level Panasonic ERV which pushes
40 CFM
SavingThe PlanetOne HouseAt A Time
G r e e n E a r t h E q u i t i e s . C o m © 2010
Some Lighting Ideas
Note that LED’s are being
specified with Dimmers. This
has been a consistent
challenge with CFLs
SavingThe PlanetOne HouseAt A Time
G r e e n E a r t h E q u i t i e s . C o m © 2010
Passiv Haus - Passive HouseGerman and US spelling
Katrin Klingenberg is the USA leader of Passive House
Concepts. Basically get the job done with 90% less energy
than todays’ standard.
Graham Wright also presented for Passive but is looking
seriously at the GreenEarthEquities model for economic viability and as a side
job while pursuing Passive House
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G r e e n E a r t h E q u i t i e s . C o m © 2010
Cellulose vs Fiberglass Wars...Johns Manville presented
“evidence” that dense packed fiberglass of a certain type was more
effective at stopping drafts than dense packed
cellulose.
This may be true under certain conditions. There are other considerations.
I’m not rushing to conclusions
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