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Comment on Media Kit by Is BuildingEnergy the best for your career? I Think So. - NESEA

Is BuildingEnergy the best for your career? I Think So. - NESEA — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 21:06:59 +0000

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Comment on Passive House and BuildingEnergy 13 by marty

marty — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 05:14:00 +0000

A couple points.As a newcomer to Passive House, I agree that the performance outcomes are desirable, but I question the rigidity with which they need to be achieved to receive certification.
Example: We have a ten inch insulated concrete block ( zero thermal bridging within each block, although some bridges in the 6800 sq ft building) with a steady state R-value of about R-14 that heats and cools for twenty cents less per sq ft than an energy model of that same building built to LEED 3.0 standards with R-54 walls. The block features true insulated thermal mass, with a high heat capacity and a thermal lag time of greater than 50 hours. The R-54 wall was modeled with 10″ of concrete exterior and 10″ of continuous EPS insulation at R-5 per inch on the interior of the building.
I am aware that some PH applications in Europe use insulated thermal mass (and unfortunately ICF’s, which block the benefits of thermal mass, and create isolated thermal mass) in PH . Here in the US, the PH designers I have talked to favor SIPS for PH. I have been told that the NRG block does not meet PH criteria, although it will deliver PH performance.
In climate zone 6, the insulated thermal mass block thermally outperforms an R-54 wall by a large margin (33 cents per sq ft heating and cooling vs. 53 cents per sq ft for heating and cooling) . Further, with the reliance on super-insulated walls, designers seem to overlook the fact that according to energy models, the performance difference between an R-23 wall and an R-54 wall in climate zone 6 is about 2 cents per sq ft in heating and cooling cost. Where is the payback?
Is there a pioneering PH designer out there who wants to be the first to prove that insulated thermal mass belongs in PH in the US? I would love to hear from you. Thanks. Marty

Comment on Passive House and BuildingEnergy 13 by Passive House and Building Energy 13 | Eco Custom Home's Newsroom

Passive House and Building Energy 13 | Eco Custom Home's Newsroom — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 22:34:54 +0000

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Comment on Track 4: Retrofit for Resilience – Cities by Retrofit for Resilience: Cities —- NESEA BE13 March 6,7,8 in Boston! « berniceradle

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 03:12:54 +0000

[...] For more information on the track, check out this link below. Retrofit for Resilience:Cities – http://www.nesea.org/buildingenergy/track-overview/cities/ Side note: This track is ideal for architects, builders, developers, engineers, municipal planners [...]

Comment on Annual Meeting and the Pretty Good House by The ‘Pretty Good House’ a movement we can all build on | Battle Lake Design Group

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 19:17:38 +0000

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Comment on Full Day Workshops by Alex presenting at an all-day workshop on resilient design in Boston | Resilient Design Institute

Tue, 29 Jan 2013 17:12:48 +0000

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Comment on Speaker Bios by We’re All Frontline Public Health Workers Now - NESEA

We’re All Frontline Public Health Workers Now - NESEA — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 21:12:40 +0000

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Comment on Full Day Workshops by February 2013 Events

February 2013 Events — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 11:11:27 +0000

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BuildingEnergy 2013: We’ll See You in Boston! | Eco Friendly — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 00:31:50 +0000

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Comment on Speaker Bios by Energy Matters at BuildingEnergy 13 - NESEA

Energy Matters at BuildingEnergy 13 - NESEA — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 18:05:26 +0000

[...] pleased to team with noted solar architect Don Watson, sustainability metrics guru Maureen Hart and Alex Wilson, former NESEA Executive Director and founder of Environmental Building News. We will [...]