Driving to Maximize Your Fuel Economy
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With careful driving techniques it's possible to significantly exceed the EPA mileage rating for any car. Source: U.S. EPA. Click on image to enlarge.
In this column I usually focus on how to save energy in our homes and businesses, but for many of us, getting around is our largest energy consumer--particularly in the summer months when we're not heating our houses. Some of us are lucky enough to have hybrid cars, and this gives us a head start in saving transportation energy.
Bensonwood Reinventing the House
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This Bensonwood home in Alstead, New Hampshire, combines high-tech panelized construction and superb energy performance with simple elegance. Click on image to enlarge.
I had the good fortune last week to spend a few hours touring the Bensonwood offices and factory in Walpole, New Hampshire. I've known Tedd Benson for perhaps 20 years, and knew of him a lot longer than that through his writings.
Bottle-Filling Water Cooler from Elkay
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This retrofit Elkay EZH2O bottle-filling station allows users to either drink from the fountain or fill a bottle. Photo: Elkay. Click on image to enlarge.
As I always do when I fly, I bring my own stainless-steel water bottle, finishing the contents before going through security, then filling it so that I don't need a plastic water bottle from the flight attendant.
Dehumidifiers
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The Therma-Stor Santa Fe Max Dry Dual XT is one of the most efficient stand-alone dehumidifiers on the market, with an Energy Factor of 3.75 liters/kWh. Photo: Therma-Stor. Click on image to enlarge.
Last week, after reviewing a little physics regarding condensation and latent heat, I described how air conditioners remove unwanted humidity.
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Highlights from the LEED-EBOM addenda
Need to get caught up on LEED 2009 addenda? Here is LEEDuser's review of key addenda so far for LEED-EBOM 2009—corrections and changes to the rating system since its official release.
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Updated! Our addenda review now continues through 2014.
For noteworthy new LEED Interpretations, see our page devoted to that.
Need to get caught up on LEED 2009 addenda? Here is LEEDuser's review of key addenda so far for LEED-EBOM 2009—corrections and changes to the rating system since its official release. The earliest of these start in November 2009.
Highlights from the LEED-EBOM 2009 addenda
Following is a summary of the more useful LEED-EBOM addenda to date.
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The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has now released several sets of LEED addenda for LEED-EBOM 2009—corrections and changes to the rating system since its official release. The earliest of these start in November 2009, and the latest batch came out in July 2010.
Following is a summary of the more useful LEED-EBOM addenda to date. Most of the rest is less critical to project teams unless you need clarification on things like understanding that "includesincludes" on page 23 of the Reference Guide really means "includes."
Top-Performing Triple-Glazed Skylight From Wasco
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Wasco offers a new high-performance , triple-glazed, dual-low-e skylight that meets the 30-30 requirement for the federal tax credit. Photo: Wasco Products. Click on image to enlarge.
Wasco Products of Sanford, Maine, has raised the bar on energy-conserving skylights with its high-performance "Triple Glazed 30/30" option.