The most popular forms of solar heating seem uneconomical these days, withhigh costs and low solar fractions (20% for some FSEC-certified water heaters),so they seem to require customers who are concerned about climate change,among other...
I live in Northern NJ. I'm beginning to monitor humidity levels in my basement to determine whether or not I need a dehumidifier. Today, I put a hygrometer and the relative humidity of my basement was around 66%. Today was not warm...
After 300 years of simple heatflow physics, most people still doubtthat a house can be close to 100% solar heated outside of the Southwest,inexpensively. We might move 8' D-cubes into regional Infestations of Doubt,with 2" double-foil...
Hello,I own a 15 years old house in New Brunswick Canada. I am currently lookingfor a Heat Recovery Ventilator or Energy Recovery Ventilator and would likesome information before I make a move. Here is my problem.The humidity in my house...
I live in the basement suite of a house my sister and I own together. I'm single, she's got a family; thus why I'm the one stuck with the basement. One of the problems of living in a basement suite in a house such as this one with central...
NREL says 800 Btu/ft^2 of sun (300 diffuse) falls on a south wall onan average 31.8 F December day with a 24.4 and 39.2 daily max and minin Allentown, near the PA Renewable Energy Festival, 9/22-23/07, where I'll be talking about the...