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Joe Volpe commented on Brian Kempisty's blog post 'Going Solar'
Les,
Your county might want to talk with Sarasota county, FL where I live They just did a big study on subsidizing, renting or whatever means to retrofit solar hot water heaters. They just couldn't justify it when they looked at the entire…
Joe Volpe commented on Brian Kempisty's blog post 'Going Solar'
Perhaps advising clients to not install items like solar power because it is not cost justifyable without other people paying 60 to 80% of the true cost is exactly what you need to do. We are in a huge mess because ethics went out the window due to…
Joe Volpe commented on Brian Kempisty's blog post 'Going Solar'
This is the kind of financial planners we don't need. What this comes down to is asking the rest of us to subsidize 60 to 80% of someone else's electric bill in the name of ecology. It would be better to take the $10,000 and increase the…
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The Sun's effect on design
When dealing with the summer sun, let's say in Tennessee and the typical 2 story, peaked, atrium, window wall facing south, how much overhang do you need to keep the sun out of the room? Since it may not be feasable to completely keep it out, what would be a reasonable compromise distance?
Is it actually better to face a windowed wall home slightly Southeast in the midstate areas to avoid too much sun in the summer especially in the afternoon?
If you wanted to take… Continue
Is it actually better to face a windowed wall home slightly Southeast in the midstate areas to avoid too much sun in the summer especially in the afternoon?
If you wanted to take… Continue
Posted on April 4, 2009 at 10:42am — 11 Comments
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