Energy Star tax creditsThinking
We need another Square Deal. Its starting to happen, in spite of the terrible division in our government. Obama and the Democratic party are looking strong. Contrast that to the dissolution and confusion on the right wing. Republicans, look at your current state of affairs and compare that to the great accomplishments and leadership of [...]
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Finale to Les Miserables
“I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies. If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around [the banks] will deprive the people of all property until their [...]
Alright, I will get off my high horse now and back on my regular horse. Back on the subject of energy and high performance buildings. Recently I have had the good fortune of connecting with some very good people and I am busy again at my profession. I am working with a great commissioning team [...]
I love it. I love to vote my conscience. To be clear on this, I plan to vote against every incumbent, on every side. I have lost my patience with entrenched power. I have lost patience with the right wing, those great hypocrites. What the hell are they doing? I have no respect for the [...]
It’s become a sad fact that politics in America has become polarized. Moderates and centrists are now squeezed into a hairline dividing the left and right. The media has a part in this, cable television and the Internet especially. Take Fox News, claiming to be “fair and balanced”, and an evident mouthpiece for extreme right [...]
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Here I will get on my high horse again. A list of words being used too often, and thereby lose their true meaning. In my opinion, these fit the definition of CLICHE. These words are currently being used in the media and opinion places online frequently and, in my opinion, incorrectly. English language students, take [...]
Let us go back to the tried and proven. The Bush sponsored tax cuts did not do what they were supposed to do. We forgot to take Teddys advice, as quoted below. The tax cuts did not increase our national economic vitality one wit. They should be allowed to expire post-haste. Especially since we need [...]
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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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HVAC DATA model from LBNL
BetterBricks.com
Database of Energy and $ Incentives
From Horsepower to Hearpower, Part 1: The Foundations of Power and Energy
Oil Industry started (Drake's well in PA)
The Energy Collective
Architecture 2030
Jerry Yudelson
