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Safety Sunday: The Ultimate Safety Tool

Approximately a month ago, on one of the forums I frequent, I got a great compliment on our RRP series of articles. The catch with this compliment was he also mentioned that he did not agree with all the points made, and he left it at that. After thanking him, I asked in all curiousness […]

RIP: The Recessed Light

Last month we started a new series where we figuratively get to place certain myths, misconceptions, or products to rest. Within the last month with a spate of ice dams, problems trying to insulate around older ones, the costs to replace, and many locals trying to come to terms with the new Energy Code, many […]

Safety Sunday: Hotel Motel Safety

So there I was sitting in another hotel, in another city, for another class, and another Safety Sunday idea was born. While many people lock the doors at their houses, in their vehicles, and pay attention when leaving their office, they seemingly forget some of these lessons when they go on vacation. So with that […]

Day 3 & 4: AEE CEA Training & the Test

Ahhh, traditions… Just like the other classes, I have written about, we are combining the last two days together which generally includes a final written test. So when is 150 questions, not really a 150 questions – well, that is when you take the CEA test. However, before we get to the final test, let’s […]

Day 2: AEE CEA Training

Talk about flying, whereas yesterday we only covered three chapters, we knocked out five of them today and finished early. The bulk of these chapters all dealt with the Heating and Cooling of the building, with a crash course on motors and drives thrown in the middle. As a quick FYI – the picture above […]

Day 1: AEE CEA Training

Wow, don’t you just love all these acronyms? In short, AEE stands Association of Energy Engineers, and the CEA stands for Certified Energy Auditor. But wait, didn’t you just become certified by RESNET & BPI just last year? While, I was not planning on taking any classes during this year, with the exception of a […]

Safety Sunday: 10 Safety Tips for Working in the Attic

Recently we restarted our Air Sealing & Insulation articles again, and in the most recent article on Hot-Roofs we mentioned that now is a good time to work in your attic (at least if you live in the South). One of the main reasons for this is how hot an attic can get not only […]

Air Sealing: The Hot-Roof Option

In our ongoing series on Air Sealing, we are going to pop into the attic for the next few articles. Not only is this a great time of year to work in your attic, but with all the recent snowstorms, those fun little red arrows on the diagram start to make sense – all that […]

Creativity & finding the right people for your project

For many people, when one starts looking at completing a “small” remodel or addition, the question arises, whom should I bring in? Do I really need a designer, an architect, a general contractor, or… Does anyone want to guess what many of those parties will say if you ask them if you should use their […]

Safety Sunday: Space Heaters & Smoke Detectors

Let me simply start this one off with a personal plea – please folks, can we just stop the madness? Jan 13th Chickasaw, AL – 1 injured – Jan 13th Montgomery, AL – 1 dead, 1 injured, 1 firefighter injured – Jan 13th Huntsville, AL – 2 dead (3 year old, adult) 6 year old […]