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Energy Decisions and Contractor Conversations

April 17th, 2013 categories: Home Performance, HVAC, Insulation, Renovators Webinars

Pacific Palisades CA Energy Decisions and Contractor Conversations This Tuesday we'll be checking in on a property in Pacific PalisadesCA featured in past webinars.  Working on a 1,000 sqft energy efficient addition, the owner's working with a tight budget and an experienced General Contractor without special training in green building. After shopping some options HVAC, insulation and plumbing decisions must be made that...Continue Reading!

DOE-IBACOS-GEE Dry/Hot Climate Test House Results

December 12th, 2012 categories: D.O.E., HVAC, Renovators Webinars

DOE-IBACOS-GEE Dry/Hot Climate Test House Results Greetings PlanetSavers, Almost two years ago we embarked on what became a DOE-IBACOS-GEE joint project to exactingly test certain energy features modeling a dry and hot climate. This Fresno project, along with our Round Hill VA cold/wet test house represent the deepening interest in energy wise residential remodels in light of the flood of foreclosed and previously owned...Continue Reading!

Can This House Be Saved? Part 3

September 5th, 2012 categories: Home Performance, HVAC, Renovators Webinars

Can This House Be Saved? Part 3: Windows and Ductless HVAC Greetings PlanetSavers, Join us we'll conitnue our "Can This House Be Saved?" series. Our thanks to Evan Hurd for sharing his green renovation project with us (click here if you have a project to submit for review). Going over the plans has given us all good food for thought.  Given the mild Pacific Palisades...Continue Reading!

Mini-Split Heat Pump Install 13 Cedar Round Hill VA

July 11th, 2012 categories: HVAC, Renovators Webinars

Mini-Split Heat Pump Install 13 Cedar Round Hill VA Greetings PlanetSavers, It is good to be "Back in the USA" getting back to Fixing Houses feels really good! I guess I'm just addicted to fixing houses.  Always looking for the best ways to pack in as much Home Performance as I can without breaking the budget. That's the eternal tension of the Energy...Continue Reading!

What Would You Do?

May 9th, 2012 categories: DOE, HVAC, Investors Webinars, Renovators Webinars

What Would You Do? 13 Cedar Round Hill VA The plans have changed on our Virginia Test House. Due to budgeting issues the house has been moved over to be a research project of NREL. The 1700 square foot, two story house is finished with a very tight envelope... but has been waiting for a decision about HVAC to move ahead.  NREL...Continue Reading!

PG&E Class Materials

March 27th, 2012 categories: EnergyWise House Flipping, Home Performance, HVAC, Investors

3/22-23/12 PG&E Classes Presentation Slides and Materials An a recognized expert in Energy Wise Residential Remodeling Dave Robinson is a frequent seminar spokesman for PG&E as well as other industry partners. The following links are to slides and materials presented in Northern CA for PG&E sponsored classes on Energy Wise House Flipping and Mini Split heating and cooling systems. The following are DropBox Public...Continue Reading!

Fujitsu Mini Split Heat Pump Performance Test 5967 E. Fedora Fresno CA

March 6th, 2012 categories: EnergyWise House Flipping, Home Performance, HVAC, Investors Videos, Renovators Videos

Fujitsu Mini Split Heat Pump Performance Test 5967 E. Fedora Fresno CA Gary Richardson, owner of Rare Services Heating and Cooling, performs a series of tests at 5967 E Fedora Fresno CA were we’ve installed a Dual Zoned ducted and non ducted Fujitsu Mini Split Heat Pump  in place of traditional HVAC systems. [vimeo width="600" height="475"]http://vimeo.com/37982230[/vimeo]Continue Reading!

Fujitsu Mini Split Heat Pump Performance Test

February 23rd, 2012 categories: Energy Package, EnergyWise Renovation, HVAC, Investors Videos, Renovators Videos

Fujitsu Mini Split Heat Pump Performance Test Gary Richardson, owner of Rare Services Heating and Cooling, performs a series of tests on properties were we've installed Dual Zoned Fujitsu Mini Split Heat Pumps in place of traditional HVAC systems. [vimeo width="600" height="475"]http://vimeo.com/37305633[/vimeo]Continue Reading!

DOE-IBACOS Test House Set Up Part 1

November 23rd, 2011 categories: DOE, Home Performance, HVAC, RENOVATORS, Renovators Videos

DOE - IBACOS Test House Set Up Part 1 Watch as the IBACOS, contracted by the Department of Energy, do the automation set up and commissioning GEE's joint venture of the California empty test house located at 440 N Homsy.  Rogelio (Project Manager) and Gary Richardson (Rare Service HVAC) join IBACOS's David Stecher and Kevin Brozyna in calibrating the Carrier HVAC system...Continue Reading!

111026 More On Mini-Splits

October 26th, 2011 categories: HVAC, Investors Webinars, Renovators Webinars

More On Mini-Splits  ACI Webinar Overview Today at 11 pm Pacific Danny Parker and I presented a Webinar for ACI and the Thousand Home Challenge on the topic of... You guessed it,  Mini-Splits, with an emphasis on Hot-Dry climate. Danny is in Florida and has a Fujitsu in his own home and loves it.  He is an energy geek who has been monitoring...Continue Reading!