Archive of posts tagged solar
The Terry Project: Sustainability Measures
The final step in air sealing the house was to take care of the old flooring in the kitchen area. It turns out that there are gaps between the old floorboard slats. These gaps will be completely taped up to prevent air or moisture moving from the crawlspace into the living space. A new floor […]
A Deep Energy Retrofit Project
Staying in this house was never in the plan. We’d hoped to move into this little house in town for a couple of years, remodel and flip it, and then move to the country to live “off the grid.” But then it happened. We fell in love. Not only with our “little blue house,” but […]
Windows
Windows today are typically made of at least two pieces of glass sealed together all around and filled with an inert gas in the small gap between the two glass panes. The glass surfaces facing the inside (where the inert gas is) are coated with materials that affect the heat transfer. Many windows are called […]
The Terry Project: The Beginning
Cathy Terry has been living in her Pleasant Hill, California home for many years. She likes the area and expects to continue living there for many years to come. She knows she needs to update the house. One objective is to expand the family room and kitchen area so that she can look outside to […]