by srmi | Apr 23, 2013 | Energy News
Recent Details: Superinsulated Retrofits This post is for building and insulation nerds. I’ve been thinking a lot about the superinsulation projects I’ve accomplished over the past decade and what those retrofits cost. Yesterday I got an eMail from Eric...
by srmi | Apr 22, 2013 | Energy News
Mother Nature had mercy on Montana yesterday dumping 5-20 inches of heavy snow over a wide area: Snow depth depends on elevation. Saturday offered a blustery spring folf match, and Sunday snowed a winter blizzard most of the day. Horray for moisture however we get...
by srmi | Apr 21, 2013 | Energy News
The Fear of Not Enough Slides I just finished a slide show on opportunities in commercial energy management. As usual, I created too many slides. From more than 30 years of presentation experience, 10 slides is enough for most one-hour presentations. Too many slides...
by srmi | Apr 18, 2013 | Energy News
ACI in Denver In two weeks, we at Saturn will attend the ACI Conference in Denver. Affordable Comfort or ACI is an exemplary conference that nurtures the energy-conservation-home-performance-weatherization community with opportunities for growth, learning and...
by srmi | Apr 15, 2013 | Energy News
Congress Extended Tax Credits for Energy Retrofits A $500 tax credit for residential energy-retrofit customers was preserved by the recent fiscal-cliff agreement. The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 passed by Congress on January 3, 2013, provides extensions of...
by srmi | Apr 1, 2013 | Energy News
Saturn is proud to announce that standard, RV168-PH.2015/xt-27, Performance Based Approach to Specifying Reasonable Ventilation for Occupied and Unoccupied Residential Buildings, also known as PBASRVOURB, is now available for public use. Created by an elite group of...
by srmi | Apr 1, 2013 | Energy News
Congratulations Baby Boomer Corporation! Saturn Resource Management wishes to recognize the contributions of The Baby Boomer Corporation of Helena Montana for their groundbreaking environmental products that provide the following breathtaking benefits. Mitigates...
by srmi | Mar 15, 2013 | Energy News
I just read a great article. The author is James Heckman, a Nobel laureate and professor at University of Chicago. I’m a fan of his work. He’s an economist who studies society’s return on investment from various education strategies. The article I...
by srmi | Feb 27, 2013 | Energy News
Our perpetual energy debate finds corporate interests defending their government subsidies. Nuclear electricity, “clean coal”, and corn-based ethanol are failed technologies that we’d never consider if cost-benefit decision-making applied. The subsidies, fueled...
by srmi | Feb 18, 2013 | Energy News
I ran a building performance business, called Target Energy Savers, from 1980 to 1987 in a small market: Helena, Montana. Population 40,000. In a small market, versatility is important. Back in the early 80’s, Target Energy Savers targeted the most prosperous...
