There is however a whole bunch of ‘low hanging fruit’, that is quick and effective measures that can be taken that apply to most homes. These things all share some common characteristics including: inexpensive, simple to install (most DIYers can do), and have measurable impact.

They include:

-Switching to CFL light bulbs

-Insulating hot water heater

-Replacing weatherstripping around doors and windows

-Installing low flow faucet aerators and showerheads

-Lower/Raise thermostat one degree depending on season

-Lower hotwater thermostat

There is however a whole bunch of ‘low hanging fruit’, that is quick and effective measures that can be taken that apply to most homes. These things all share some common characteristics including: inexpensive, simple to install (most DIYers can do), and have measurable impact.

They include:

-Switching to CFL light bulbs

-Insulating hot water heater

-Replacing weatherstripping around doors and windows

-Installing low flow faucet aerators and showerheads

-Lower/Raise thermostat one degree depending on season

-Lower hotwater thermostat

You just said that what must not be said.

Tearing down 100 year old homes here in Massachusetts is almost blasphemy yet it really does need to be done. Half the housing stock here is pretty on the outside but just junk on close inspection. Carbon Huggers I call them. People buy them cheap and try to survive in these freezers while sending $1000 bills right through the single pane windows and cracks, and they are over sized which is a big part of the problem.

It just makes sense to boycott them when buying, eventually they become vacant and can then decay gracefully or get salvaged for lumber and maybe even victorian insulation, yes old newspapers were used for R1 insulation.

Even my own compact gambrel home only 20 years old could use some serious doing over. The walls feel chilly in the winter, and is not as tight as I’d like. Next time in my next life I get to build a properly engineered passivehouse, ground source heating and all the works.

You just said that what must not be said.

Tearing down 100 year old homes here in Massachusetts is almost blasphemy yet it really does need to be done. Half the housing stock here is pretty on the outside but just junk on close inspection. Carbon Huggers I call them. People buy them cheap and try to survive in these freezers while sending $1000 bills right through the single pane windows and cracks, and they are over sized which is a big part of the problem.

It just makes sense to boycott them when buying, eventually they become vacant and can then decay gracefully or get salvaged for lumber and maybe even victorian insulation, yes old newspapers were used for R1 insulation.

Even my own compact gambrel home only 20 years old could use some serious doing over. The walls feel chilly in the winter, and is not as tight as I’d like. Next time in my next life I get to build a properly engineered passivehouse, ground source heating and all the works.

A tunnel barrier for insulation, from direct roof protection, down to the sophit is a saving of shingles and roof, and cooling the home for comfort is a defined measure of comfort

I just didn’t research enough and find yours.

Unless you cut down on the parts that transmit energy to the outside it doesn’t matter how thick they are.

Building walls properly or retrofitting (i.e. Larson Truss) will give the most bang for the buck.

google “Larsen truss wall”

Modifying the building codes to a national code, following or superseding Northern European codes is the way to go.

Also, so many older houses are no longer structurally sound, so all the “greening up” in the world is merely putting a band aid on a major problem.

Does it make sense to throw 4-6K into a house that has foundation problems due to frost heave and decades of settling? Nope not at all, structures do have a limit on how long they will last depending on what they are built out of.

Time to start taking down old structures and rebuilding.

Unless you cut down on the parts that transmit energy to the outside it doesn’t matter how thick they are.

Building walls properly or retrofitting (i.e. Larson Truss) will give the most bang for the buck.

google “Larsen truss wall”

Modifying the building codes to a national code, following or superseding Northern European codes is the way to go.

Also, so many older houses are no longer structurally sound, so all the “greening up” in the world is merely putting a band aid on a major problem.

Does it make sense to throw 4-6K into a house that has foundation problems due to frost heave and decades of settling? Nope not at all, structures do have a limit on how long they will last depending on what they are built out of.

Time to start taking down old structures and rebuilding.

A tunnel barrier for insulation, from direct roof protection, down to the sophit is a saving of shingles and roof, and cooling the home for comfort is a defined measure of comfort

I just didn’t research enough and find yours.

HE couldnt even hold the press conference here.

So If you think its a good idea write into the Town of babylon here in NY . Its been running here for the past year.

HE couldnt even hold the press conference here.

So If you think its a good idea write into the Town of babylon here in NY . Its been running here for the past year.