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...
by srmi | Feb 12, 2013 | Education
Converting Research to Suggestions Ruth Colvin Clark has spent much of her career in adult learning, reporting about research into which educational strategies work and which don’t. Her book Building Expertise is based on over two hundred research reports, as...
by srmi | Feb 7, 2013 | Energy News
Neglectful Design I understand why developers and contractors want to build commercial buildings out of steel. For cost and flexibility of design, it’s hard to beat steal beams, girders, and studs. The design error is to overestimate the R-value you achieve with...
by srmi | Feb 5, 2013 | Energy News
What is a Passive House? The passive house concept was pioneered in the Northern U.S. and Canada in the late 1970s and early 1980s when it was called “superinsulation”. European builders have improved the superinsulation technology and applied it to both...
by srmi | Jan 24, 2013 | Conferences, Energy News, Events / Seminars
I routinely field calls from potential customers asking about our online Energy Auditor course. I’m asked questions like: How hard is the course? Is there lot of math? How long is the course? How much study time will I have each week? I provide answers like;...
