Kirk's Korner

Everyone Isn't Energy Star

I have Energy Star appliances in my home. I'm an Energy Star Builder!

There is a great deal of confusing information about what it means to be an Energy Star Builder.  Using Energy Star appliances doesn’t make a builder an Energy Star builder.  

Energy Star is a government-sponsored (Environmental Protection Agency) program created to incentivize and educate the public, manufacturers and builders about the benefits and importance of ...


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Proper HVAC Sizing

Proper Sizing of Heating and Cooling equipment is essential to indoor air quality, comfort and energy conservation.  What does this mean?

First let’s get a few acronyms out of the way. A unit of energy is commonly referred to or defined in terms of British Thermal Units, or BTU’s. Another common term used to define the systems that maintain a home’s living space temperature is Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning, or HVAC. Now that we have that out of the way, let’s get to why size matters.

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