Archive for the ‘Weatherize’ Category

How to Weatherize Your Home – Window Glazing

If the glass in your windows rattle when you open and close them, it is a sure sign that your windows are leaking.  Take a close look at the outside of your windows, you shouldn’t be surprised to see cracked and even missing glazing putty.  If you have single pane windows this means that it [...]

September 17, 2009  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Energy Conservation, Weatherize  One Comment

How to Use Your Head and Examine the Holes in Your House for Your Home Energy Audit

Personal Goals:                  Check.
Site Plan & Photos:             Check.
Building Envelope:              Check.
Where to Weatherize:         Let’s find out.
If you could move all of the little gaps, cracks and holes in the exterior walls and attic of your house all together you might end up with a hole that you could poke your head thru.  Putting your head there [...]

September 13, 2009  Tags: ,   Posted in: Energy Conservation, Home Energy Audit, Weatherize  No Comments

Building Envelope:

This is the barrier between the inside and the outside of your house. It consists of generic elements such as exterior walls, windows, doors, roofs, ceilings and floors, and specific elements such as vapor barrier, weather stripping, insulation, glazing, and exterior finish materials. It’s purpose is to limit fire, heat and water vapor [...]

September 12, 2009  Tags: ,   Posted in: Eco-Glossary, Energy Conservation, Indoor Air Quality, Weatherize  No Comments

How to Seal the Big Gaps and Weatherize Your Home

Weatherizing your home is one of the most cost effective ways to save energy year round but especially when the temperature dips and the wind whips around.  Spend a few dollars and an hour or two to seal up some gaps in your walls.  You will quickly save those few dollars on your energy bills, [...]

September 6, 2009  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Energy Conservation, Indoor Air Quality, Weatherize  One Comment


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