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Category Archives: Basics
A review of writings past
Before the blog came the newsletter. I had a small email list that received a sporadic and erratic compilation of random information about energy and building science. I’m going to mine some of those for future blog posts, but in … Continue reading
Posted in Basics, Building Science, Energy, Indoor Air Quality
Tagged basement, Health, IAQ, Pollution, Ventilation, VOCs
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Toxic attitude
The picture above tells a sad tale. A tale of bad project management, dispirited workers, and poor results for building occupants. I should note that I was the first person to access that space on the left in the … Continue reading
Posted in Basics, Building Science, Energy, Policy, Tools, Water
Tagged Attic, Construction, Energy, Fire, Health, IAQ, Management, supervision, Water, workmanship
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Skepticism as a tool
The other day a new IAQ (Indoor Air Quality) product assessment tool was announced by Healthy Building Network and Google. For building professionals this could be a valuable tool in their kit. We need to have access to good … Continue reading
Don’t be a dim bulb
Light bulbs come up all the time when talking about energy efficiency. One comment I hear all the time, “I’ll switch to the more energy efficient bulbs as I use up the old ones.” I’ve got a better idea, … Continue reading
A recipe for success
I bet you figured out, at a very young age, that food is pretty important. Eating became a real habit, and, at some point, you discovered that you could make your own food. But it didn’t always go … Continue reading
Sentenced to serve
As part of a blogging course, we were asked to define what our blog is about in one sentence. That’s not an easy task. I’d like to make it about everything that interests me, but that would dilute a … Continue reading
Attic adventures #1: Insulation is where you find it
Something new, I’m going to be adding an occasional post about oddities and adventures in building science. Funny things do happen and I’ll be sharing them with you. I’m a New Englander born and bred. Grew up on a farm … Continue reading
Posted in Basics, Building Science
Tagged Attic, Old house, Squirrel, Thrift, Yankee
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