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ACEEE Hot Water Forum
I’m meeting with industry experts and utilities today at the ACEEE Hot Water Forum on new water heating technologies and iniatives–a good part of the conversation will be about solar hot water. I’ll...
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The Water/Energy Connection
Green home or regular home, water efficiency and energy efficiency are tied to each other in many ways, started at the source. It takes energy to pump and move water. It takes water to make...
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GFX — Drainwater Heat Recovery
According to the U.S. Department of Energy, as much as 250 billion kWh worth of hot water is sent down the drain. We pay to heat water, and then we pour it down the drain. That’s not good....
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A Green Bathroom–Energy and Water Efficient
OK, so you what to make your home more efficient, but you need bathroom makeover–or a new bathroom altogether–and you need it now. There are still things you can do that will have an immediate impact...
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1.28 Gallon per Flush Toilets
The March 2010 Journal of Light Construction looks at 1.28 gallons per flush toilets, including those qualifying for EPA’s WaterSense label. And they find that the toilets work well. My read on the...
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Half-Flush Fever
The trend is spreading to the USA… Dual Flush, or as I like to call them ‘Half-Flush,’ toilets are catching on, and not a moment too soon. You might to be surprised to learn just how much of America is...
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Frozen Turkeys and Frozen Pipes
With Thanksgiving on the horizon and football on TV, many of us stand ready to pack it on like a linebacker for the colder months ahead, well at least in some parts of the country. I think it’s going...
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Doing Your Part for the War on Uncomfortable?
These government posters from WWII urged homeowners to do their part, but I think they still apply today, maybe a little differently though. The War is against inefficiency and a fight for comfort....
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