https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/the-energy-nerd-s-tour-of-green-homes-in-georgia/ Building science knowledge, HVAC design, & fun Fri, 14 Jan 2022 12:13:26 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/the-energy-nerd-s-tour-of-green-homes-in-georgia/#comment-5485 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 23:11:11 +0000 http://energyvanguard.flywheelsites.com/?blog_post=the-energy-nerds-tour-of-green-homes-in-georgia#comment-5485 Take a tour of Direct from
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]]> https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/the-energy-nerd-s-tour-of-green-homes-in-georgia/#comment-5484 Wed, 13 Mar 2013 21:21:57 +0000 http://energyvanguard.flywheelsites.com/?blog_post=the-energy-nerds-tour-of-green-homes-in-georgia#comment-5484 Martin:
Martin: Yes, you’re absolutely right. Terrible oversight on my part, which I’ll correct now. Yes, it was indeed a fun tour!

]]> https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/the-energy-nerd-s-tour-of-green-homes-in-georgia/#comment-5483 Wed, 13 Mar 2013 21:05:02 +0000 http://energyvanguard.flywheelsites.com/?blog_post=the-energy-nerds-tour-of-green-homes-in-georgia#comment-5483 Dr. Bailes, 
Dr. Bailes, 
You forgot to mention that there were three of us on the tour — you, me, and Dr. Karyn Patno. Karyn deserves credit for at least two of the above photos. 
 
Fun tour! Thanks for driving us around, Allison.

]]> https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/the-energy-nerd-s-tour-of-green-homes-in-georgia/#comment-5482 Wed, 13 Mar 2013 17:42:33 +0000 http://energyvanguard.flywheelsites.com/?blog_post=the-energy-nerds-tour-of-green-homes-in-georgia#comment-5482 Geoff: I
Geoff: I meant to mention the plastic but will go back and add it now. Yes, they had humidifiers, too. If you look carefully, you can see one in the ductopus photo. This house was built in 2005, though, not the ’70s.

]]> https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/the-energy-nerd-s-tour-of-green-homes-in-georgia/#comment-5481 Wed, 13 Mar 2013 17:29:20 +0000 http://energyvanguard.flywheelsites.com/?blog_post=the-energy-nerds-tour-of-green-homes-in-georgia#comment-5481 Ductopus AND plastic on the
Ductopus AND plastic on the walls! Holy 1970’s ! 
I wonder if they also added humidifiersto the furnaces to keep the air from drying out? This wws common in Atlanta years ago. Do they still try to humidify Atlanta homes? 

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