Jul 13
Zero-Energy Buildings
The Department of Energy has recently finished the largest zero-energy building in the United States in their Colorado research facility. The building is 22,000 square feet and uses 50% less energy than a conventionally constructed building of its size. It saves and generates enough power to produce a net zero energy pull from the grid. […]
Oct 6
Windows & Glass Performance, Part 2
Window and glass type decisions should be made based on the application. You may live in a climate where your main concern is keeping the cold out and the heat in your home. Others, like me, are mainly concerned with keeping the heat out and the cool in. Cold weather climates and hot weather climates […]
Sep 16
Window & Glass Performance, Part 1
There is a lot of information about the energy performance of windows and glass and most of it leads to confusion. Much of the confusion concerns how it is measured and whose method of measuring performance is correct. There are legitimate organizations who claim that their method of measuring performance is best and there are […]
Feb 2
Windshields in Pensacola are……Free?
Windshield replacement companies in Pensacola are plentiful. I counted 28 in the phone book the other day. It has to be lucrative to explain why so many companies are in the same line of business. Right? What then explains the gimmicks that some companies use to trick you for your business? […]