Calculating the energy savings from anything to do with heating and cooling of a building typically requires degree day data. The amount of energy required to heat or cool a building depends on the outside temperature, which varies all the time. Degree day data packages all the relevant temperature ...
Cal E asked: I have a small 60s 2-BR ranch in northern Illinois with central forced-air heat and A/C. The basement is unfinished, and on 90-degree days, it’s a steady 65 degrees, even cooler near the concrete floor. There’s one outflow vent (which is closed) in the basement, and no intake vents. Cou ...
Take the 1:5:10:365 challenge: Do one thing - for 5 to 10 minutes - 365 days a year to make our home and planet environment better. 1:5:10:345 EcoTip: You can use a free internet service to calculate your Heating Degree Days by going to the BizEE Degree Days website. Their information is aimed at en ...
What’s not to love this month? The weather is starting to cool down (where I live means the end to 100-degree days), outdoor enrichment activities are beginning, and the… Source: September Activities: Bring on the Kid Fun This Month
Summer heat in Chicago has been so hot lately (yes, I am complaining about those 90 degree days with 90% humidity). With our newly remodeled basement and the Wii we just bought, we are definitely have some fun down there. Since we have no games for our newly acquired Wii, we headed over to the neare ...
