Energy Star tax creditsI Don’t Get No Respect
The massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is too big price to pay for our dependency on oil. Now we have to re-evaluate our energy plans. FINALLY. The sustainable approach is to stop drilling and spend more money on energy conserving measures and renewables. . . . . . . In this months [...]
I want to clear the air about something that has been problematic for years. I do not have the standard degree in my field. Recently I have been in close contact with many engineering, architecture, and construction hiring managers. The communication has revealed much and disappointed me on a number of occasions as I seek [...]
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Stymied by details of education again! I have devoted 30 years… to this field and still the issue of education comes up again and again. Certain states will not approve my application for licensure, citing my education not being adequate. I do not have a BSME (BS Mechanical Engineering), and my degrees are not both [...]
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I have a BS ED, which is a science that encompasses the junction between engineering and architecture. My expertise is in buildings and how they work. I focused all my career on design of the built environment and building systems. I was educated in energy conservation, neighborhood preservation, and solar energy in the 1970s. I [...]
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A repeat/revisiting of The DEC 16, 2007 Blog entry. This one bears repeating because in this difficult economy, it is important to keep a perspective on the teamwork necessary to execute and implement a building. Building design and construction requires cooperation between a dozen or more actors. There is an architect designing the overall building. [...]
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Sensorineural Hearing Loss Sensorineural hearing loss occurs when there is damage to the inner ear (cochlea) or to the nerve pathways from the inner ear (retrocochlear) to the brain. Sensorineural hearing loss cannot be medically or surgically corrected. It is a permanent loss. Sensorineural hearing loss not only involves a reduction in sound level, or [...]
On Marketwatch.com, David Weidner asks: If Wall Street bonuses totaled $18 billion but the industry showed a net loss of $35 billion, …[in New York]… does that mean bonus payouts will double next year if the industry loses $70 billion? I suspected that they didn’t live in the same reality that we do, but now [...]
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Its amazing to see energy prices lately. Crude oil is twice what it cost one year ago. The higher the price, obviously the larger the financial incentive to save energy. Hardly an original concept. But prices have shot up so much that the finances have become somwhat more compelling than the need for environmentally sustainable [...]
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I have been very busy designing a 2000 horsepower high pressure steam plant and an 8 megawatt emergency generator plant for the new Fort Belvoir Va hospital project. I have also been busy taking care of my wife and my horses. I am working on a short paper regarding the use of building information models [...]
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10-13% of the worlds energy. Why does the media pay so much attention to gasoline prices for transportation and not the electric prices used to heat and cool our buildings? A case of “no respect’ for what is the hidden the walls and ceilings. While I am on the subject of architectural design: some architects [...]
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HVAC DATA model from LBNL
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