Superinsulation Retrofit in the Wild West

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...

Earth Day Greetings from Helena Montana

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...

Presenting with Too Many Slides

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...

Affordable Comfort in Denver

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...

Consumer Energy Tax Credit Extended by Congress

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...