Friday, February 25, 2011

National Renewable Energy Lab Offers Template for Net-Zero Office Building in Colorado

West-facing windows at the Research Support Facility in Colorado automatically tint blue in the midafternoon
Check out this recent New York Times article regarding the National Renewable Energy Lab's Research Support Facility in Colorado. It was designed to be the largest net-zero energy office building in the nation. Cool stuff.

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Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Adding Insulation to the San Bernardino Home

Here's another video about the changes happening at our San Bernardino home retrofit project. Homeowner Jamal Abdullah learns from Ron Kliewer, Building Performance Institute building analyst, how new insulation will be added to his home. As a result, Jamal can look forward to being much cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter.


Friday, February 18, 2011

San Bernardino Home Retrofit Update - Changes to the Electrical Panel

The assessment of our home retrofit project in San Bernardino continues. Here's a video of Ron Kliewer, a building analyst with the Building Performance Institute, explaining to homeowner, Jamal Abdullah the changes that will be made to his home's electrical panel.