ACI Conference Austin TX 2010
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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. G r e e n E a r t h E q u i t i e s . C o m
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Calendar it NOW!
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Standing Room Only (some sessions)
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InfraRed Wars This 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 Motor Standard 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) G r e e n E a r t h E q u i t i e s . C o m
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Fresno Made The Headlines! As and example of opposites Fresno Hot & Dry Lakeland Florida Hot & Humid John pointed out many differences in HVAC design for the two climates. G r e e n E a r t h E q u i t i e s . C o m
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Shows the challenge of Virginia Mixed Climate! G r e e n E a r t h E q u i t i e s . C o m
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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 G r e e n E a r t h E q u i t i e s . C o m
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Some Lighting Ideas Note that LED’s are being specified with Dimmers. This has been a consistent challenge with CFLs
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Passiv Haus - Passive House German 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 G r e e n E a r t h E q u i t i e s . C o m
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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 G r e e n E a r t h E q u i t i e s . C o m
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