Thousand Home Challenge Webinar Series
FIND THE ARCHIVES OF PAST WEBINARS HERE:
Dense Pack Wall Insulation & Air Sealing for California Homes (Parts 1 & 2)
CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE RECORDING OF PART 1 BEFORE PART 2
HERE ARE THE SLIDES FROM PART 1
HERE IS THE MP3 AUDIO FROM PART 1
CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE RECORDING OF PART 2
HERE ARE THE SLIDES FROM PART 2
HERE IS THE MP3 AUDIO FROM PART 2
Ducted & Ductless Mini-Splits for Cooling Existing Homes
Ductless Heat Pumps: Applications for Northern California & Low Energy Homes
Thousand Home Challenge Intro Webinar
Updated 10/16/11 - This PDF provides an introduction to the Thousand Home Challenge and is designed to be used with the Intro to Thousand Home Challenge Webinars. As a result of attending, participants should have a clearer idea of whether or not they are interested in participating in the THC as a homeowner, consultant, contractor, organization, or program. To get the schedule of upcoming webinars, please contact: Linda Wigington, lwigington@affordablecomfort.org.
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PLANNING TOOLS FOR POTENTIAL THC PROJECTS
Home Energy Heating Calculator Worksheets
Updated 05/22/11 - These two worksheets allow you to compare the cost of heating using different energy sources and systems (1st tab), as well as converting energy sources to MMBtu and kWh (second tab). Thanks to Bob Davis, Ecotope, for the enhancements and permission to use the cost calculator. The energy conversion table was extracted from the THC Threshold Calculator developed by Michael Blasnik.
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THC Homeowner Priorities Worksheet
Updated 04/13/11 - THC Homeowner Priorities Worksheet helps a household clarify their priorities in order to make the value proposition for a proposed deep energy retrofit project. This supports the design process and improves communication with the project team (or family members) as well.
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THC Health, Safety, and Durability Plan
Updated 04/11/11 - THC Heal-Saf-Durability Have-a-Plan raises issues that may be relevant to a retrofit project's success and begins to document health, safety, and durability considerations within the scope of work.
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THC Reduction Matrix
Updated 05/03/10 - The THC Reduction Matrix can be used for any proposed or potential Thousand Home Challenge project. It is used to allocate energy use and reductions in order to better understand how a project will meet the project's target use. Instructions are in the first worksheet.
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THC Ten Steps to Deep Energy Reductions
Updated 03/27/11 - Ten Steps to Deep Energy Reductions provides a framework for assessing and implementing a deep energy reduction project for a specific dwelling.
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THC Principles for Smart Staging
Updated 03/27/11 - If doing an "All-at-Once" project is not an option, consider these principles as you plan a staged approach to deep reductions.
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THC Paths to Thermal Comfort
Updated 03/27/11 - THC Paths to Thermal Comfort stimulates out of the box thinking to support the examination of a full array of solutions to reduce heat loss or heat gain and to enhance thermal comfort.
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Guiding Principles for Deep Energy Reductions (draft)
Updated 03/26/11 - What are the universal principles that define and guide deep energy reduction projects? What is missing? How can the wording be improved? Help clarify the principles that guide deep energy reduction projects.
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Worksheet: Creative Financing
Updated 03/27/11 - This worksheet, first used as a small group exercise in a class on planning deep reduction projects, provides a framework to address the challenge that occurs when there is a shortfall between the cost of a project and available resources.
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MORE ON DEEP ENERGY REDUCTIONS
Contractor and Code Officials Training on Deep Energy Retrofit Field Studies
A series of training presentations by Greg Pedrick.
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Deep Energy Reductions in Existing Homes
Paper for the 2008 ACEEE Summer Study by Linda Wigington.
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Home Energy magazine, Climate Solutions Issue in 2008
Moving Toward Carbon Neutrality/Nine Steps to Deep Reductions by Linda Wigington.
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One Year Later: Moving Existing Homes Toward Carbon Neutrality
This White Paper by Linda Wigington, Special Projects Director ACI, was inspired by the July 2007 ACI Summit.
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Resources for Deep Energy Reductions
Updated 01/23/09 - Links are active in the Website column.
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White Paper: Moving Existing Homes Toward Carbon Neutrality
Updated 11/28/07 - White paper from the ACI Summit: Moving Existing Homes Toward Carbon Neutrality.
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OTHER RESOURCES
Resources on Superinsulation
Updated 02/01/12 – Links that lead to a treasure trove of websites, case studies, reports, initiatives, and blogs with diverse perspectives addressing deep energy retrofits.
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Approaching Net Zero Energy in Existing Homes
CMHC report detailing benefits, barriers, and progression to net zero energy performance. This 187-page report details the benefits, barriers, and progression to net zero energy performance. Appendix A features decision trees integrating historical, physical, and durability challenges with deep energy retrofits.
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NCAT Major Retrofits - 1984
NCAT document offers historical perspective, construction details, etc.
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From Building Science Corporation
A report from Building Science Corporation about a deep energy retrofit of a Sears house.
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