Diane Chojnowski's Blog – May 2017 Archive (5)
Behavior and Usability: At the Interface of Human-Building Interaction
In the 1970s, Princeton’s Twin Rivers Project found that the behavior of the occupant is a determining factor of the energy used in a home. Families living in identical units (floor plans, furnaces, and appliances) had widely varying energy use. In fact, when new occupants moved into previously occupied units, their energy use was…
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Tips for keeping your house cool this summer
When it comes to cooling your house, there are a number of options beyond air conditioning. | Photo courtesy of ©iStockphoto/chrisgramly.…
Added by Diane Chojnowski on May 22, 2017 at 6:30am — No Comments
Preventing Confusion in the Lighting Aisle Starts with Planning
A simple tally of the number and types of lightbulbs in your house can prepare you for a trip to the lighting aisle. | Photo courtesy of Allison Casey…
Added by Diane Chojnowski on May 15, 2017 at 6:30am — No Comments
Passive Solar Home Design
This North Carolina home gets most of its space heating from the passive solar design, but the solar thermal system (top of roof) supplies both domestic hot water…
Added by Diane Chojnowski on May 8, 2017 at 6:00am — No Comments
Living Off The Sun, Or...No Electricity Bill
One year into having our rooftop solar panels installed here in Portland Oregon, we’re living off the sun. That’s to say, we producing slightly more electricity than we’re using. Yippee! (The wonks among us call this achieving net zero.)
What's the…
ContinueAdded by Diane Chojnowski on May 1, 2017 at 7:30am — No Comments
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