fun Archives - Energy Vanguard https://www.energyvanguard.com/tag/fun/ Building science knowledge, HVAC design, & fun Tue, 11 Oct 2022 14:53:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 Pumpkin Spice: It’s Not Just for Lattes Anymore https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/pumpkin-spice-its-not-just-for-lattes-anymore/ https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/pumpkin-spice-its-not-just-for-lattes-anymore/#view_comments Fri, 07 Oct 2022 12:53:16 +0000 https://www.energyvanguard.com/?p=7813 Tis the season for pumpkin spice.  It began with pumpkin pie and then later spread to fancy coffee drinks.  Starbucks introduced the pumpkin spice latte in 2003 and turned it into a trend.  Now everyone knows it even by its…

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]]> https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/pumpkin-spice-its-not-just-for-lattes-anymore/feed/ 4 Crawl Space Noodling: Facing Your Fears https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/crawl-space-noodling-facing-your-fears/ https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/crawl-space-noodling-facing-your-fears/#view_comments Fri, 01 Apr 2022 14:00:57 +0000 https://www.energyvanguard.com/?p=7317 I taught Manuel about sealing the holes in air barriers, ducts, and crawl spaces.  He taught me how to face my fears by sticking my arm into holes in the ground.  Manuel was my best worker when I did home…

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]]> https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/crawl-space-noodling-facing-your-fears/feed/ 9 The Top Articles in the Energy Vanguard Blog in 2021 https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/the-top-articles-in-the-energy-vanguard-blog-in-2021/ https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/the-top-articles-in-the-energy-vanguard-blog-in-2021/#view_comments Fri, 31 Dec 2021 13:14:58 +0000 https://www.energyvanguard.com/?p=6989 It’s the last day of the year, so let’s wrap it up with some lists.  Whether you missed some of the articles I wrote this year or are just curious about what other people were reading here, I’ve got three…

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]]> https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/the-top-articles-in-the-energy-vanguard-blog-in-2021/feed/ 3 Cool Hand Luke Meets Air Conditioners https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/cool-hand-luke-meets-air-conditioners/ Fri, 28 May 2021 13:35:11 +0000 https://www.energyvanguard.com/?p=5808 Using the wisdom of Cool Hand Luke to explain building enclosures, mechanical systems, or indoor air quality is a long established tradition in building science.  Joe Lstiburek’s Cool Hand Luke Meets Attics is the pinnacle of this genre, of course,…

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]]> Disruptive New Micro-Split Heat Pump Will Change the World https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/disruptive-new-micro-split-heat-pump-will-change-the-world/ https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/disruptive-new-micro-split-heat-pump-will-change-the-world/#view_comments Thu, 01 Apr 2021 12:19:54 +0000 https://www.energyvanguard.com/?p=5558 The US Energy Information Agency does a Residential Energy Consumption Survey a couple times each decade and in the 2015 data, they showed that the average energy use per household member per year is 30.3 million BTU, or 8,800 kilowatt-hours. …

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]]> https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/disruptive-new-micro-split-heat-pump-will-change-the-world/feed/ 12 Bernie’s Mittens and the Comparetto Cube https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/bernies-mittens-comparetto-cube/ https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/bernies-mittens-comparetto-cube/#view_comments Fri, 22 Jan 2021 07:00:49 +0000 http://energyvanguard.flywheelsites.com/?p=5104 In case you hadn’t heard, we had an inauguration for a new President of the United States this week.  And Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders made one of the biggest sartorial splashes.  Photographer Brendan Smialowski got a photo of Bernie sitting in a…

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]]> https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/bernies-mittens-comparetto-cube/feed/ 1 Ten Years of Building Science Summer Camp https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/ten-years-building-science-summer-camp/ https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/ten-years-building-science-summer-camp/#view_comments Mon, 03 Aug 2020 21:01:40 +0000 http://energyvanguard.flywheelsites.com/?blog_post=ten-years-of-building-science-summer-camp Ten years ago today, I published one of the most significant articles I’ve written here in the Energy Vanguard Blog.  Titled I Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Building Science Summer Camp!, this article got me invited to that invitation-only event where…

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]]> https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/ten-years-building-science-summer-camp/feed/ 1 An April Fools’ Day to Remember https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/april-fools-day-remember/ https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/april-fools-day-remember/#view_comments Wed, 01 Apr 2020 14:41:53 +0000 http://energyvanguard.flywheelsites.com/?blog_post=an-april-fools-day-to-remember Yes, it’s April Fools’ Day again.  With all that’s happening in the world because of the coronavirus, it may have slipped your mind.  It didn’t slip mine, but I’m not putting out a new April Fools’ Day article this year. …

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]]> https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/april-fools-day-remember/feed/ 1 Looking Back & Looking Forward in the New Year https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/looking-back-looking-forward-new-year/ Thu, 03 Jan 2019 13:21:05 +0000 http://energyvanguard.flywheelsites.com/?blog_post=looking-back-looking-forward-in-the-new-year Welcome to another January, this time in the year 2019.  The month, of course, is named after the Roman god Janus, who has two faces, one looking backward, one forward.  Because, you know, to really know where you’re going, you…

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]]> The Demon in My Ducts https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/demon-in-my-ducts/ https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/demon-in-my-ducts/#view_comments Wed, 31 Oct 2018 00:35:23 +0000 http://energyvanguard.flywheelsites.com/?blog_post=the-demon-in-my-ducts KERKLUNK! I instantly spring up in my bed at the loud noise.  “What the heck was that?!”  I don’t know but it seemed to have come out of the heating vent on the wall above my dresser. I’d been lying…

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