Furnace Change Out is Just the First Step This article highlights my thoughts on replacing your home furnace, and how the replacement practice these days goes much deeper than “one out one in.” Someone needs to actually look to see if there are large areas of heat loss in the home first, correct those issues,…
Category: Heating & A/C
Whole-House Humidifier Benefits
Whole-House Humidifier Benefits An article by Aaron Crowe about the benefits of whole-house humidifiers for AOL Real Estate. Aaron included my thoughts on what a homeowner can expect when installing a humidifier on their forced air system.
Converting Constant to Variable Volume
Converting Constant to Variable Volume After finding out my work had been profiled in a published case study for ACHR The News back in 2011 (1), I decided to reach out to see if they’d be interested in using some of my written work for their publication. They agreed to give me a shot! This…
Eco Property: Doing Well by Building Green Episode 01
This is the first full webisode for Eco Property. This is an example of a higher end project, which shows that the sky is the limit in terms of sustainable (green) building and innovation. The client’s house turned out to be a beautiful property, and even earned a LEED for Homes Platinum certification.
Making Ice House a Hot Property
Making Ice House a Hot Property This article was a case study on a LEED project we performed in the Fishtown section of Philadelphia for the The EnVision Group (1). The scope was to convert and old ice house (literally they sold blocks of ice) to a sustainable condominium complex, which earned a Gold certification….
Green Policies in Action
Green Policies in Action Lori Kasallis, a writer for the RSES Journal, gave us a nice plug in her expose on Green Innovation back in 2010. She directly quoted one of my previous articles on Indoor air quality “Green Building: The Inside Story (Benefits We Can Breathe In) (1). This is an important topic that…
Green Building: The Inside Story (Benefits We Can Breathe In)
Green Building: The Inside Story (Benefits We Can Breathe In) This article was co-written, by myself and a mentor, when I was the HVAC consultant on the first LEED certified project we performed back in 2009, earning a Silver certification. I concluded, after construction was finished, that indoor air quality was not only important for…
My Heater is Blowing Cold Air
My Heater is Blowing Cold Air If your heater is blowing cold air, chances are it’s also the coldest day of the year and you’re in the middle of a home emergency. This would be the epitome of Murphy’s Law, which states “Whatever can go wrong, will go wrong.” This should be the unofficial motto…
How Do I Light My Pilot?
How Do I Light My Pilot? This article highlights my suggestions on how to go about lighting a pilot on your home heating system of water heater. Although I recommend calling a professional, this is important knowledge for any homeowner. Keep in mind, this article was written a few years bcd when standing pilots were…
Can I Make My Air Conditioner More Efficient?
Can I Make My Air Conditioner More Efficient? New technologies come out every year to improve comfort and efficiency in terms of home heating and cooling. My friend, Jim Fung, created the “Soothing Comfort System” that puts a new spin on the design of split system air conditioners. I interviewed him about his research and…
