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Energy Saving Products and Procedures
Sept 1 The Nitty Gritty (definitions for understanding the RESNET rating)
Oct 21 Introductions, or the Old Fashioned Picnic Social (formulating our team)
Nov 7 Conditioned Spaces or “We all live in a Yellow Submarine… (The Beatles 1968)
Feb 22 The Ductwork Solution (The Newest Green Pinkie or “diddle, diddle dumpling, my son Jon”
Mar 14 Energy Efficient Lighting or “Trash the Cans?”
Mar 17 Update on the Cans
May 9 Sola-Tubes or “The Light at the End of the Tunnel”
May 29 The Crawlspace or the land down under revisited
July 4 Cost of Energy Efficient Improvements or “Trip around the Solar System without the budget of NASA”
Nov 14 Cost Analysis or “…and now for the rest of the Story” -Paul Harvey (continuation of the blog, July 4, “Trip around the Solar System” )
Government permits, tax incentive, rebates etc.
Aug 21 Government Permits or “They want us to order a Port-a-potty!?”
Oct 12 Energy Rebates or “Don’t throw Away that Water Heater!”
Jan 23 Delay of Game, Five Yard penalty or “Honesty Is Such a Lonely Word” (Billy Joel, 1979)
Jun 4 The Catch 22 of ”Going Green” Remodels or “Breaking Ground Can Cause You to Fall Through the Cracks”
Jul 1 Update on the Rebates…”And for all else, there’s Mastercard” (continuation of Oct 12 blog )
Remodeling process and discoveries
Aug 20 What gave us this Idea or “Long Time Ago in a Galaxy Far, Far Away…”
Aug 22 The Crawlspace or “The land Down Under”
Aug 23 Pet Peeve #1: Doubt Sets In or “That’s Beautiful, Why’d You Get Rid of It?”
Aug 27 The First Ugly Surprise or “Which Came First, The Chicken or the Egg?”
Sept 6 Green Pinkies are Green Cleanies or applying the Motto: “Work Smart, Not Hard”
Sept 20 Professionals Know their Stuff or “One look says it all”
Sept 22 The First Ugly Surprise “updated” or “Here Lies Jack” (See post Aug 27 )
Oct 3 Roofing or “Work Smart, Not Hard” does not Equal “Do it Yourself, Save Money”
Oct 23 Tile Removal or, The Great Cover Up or, “One Step Forward, Two Steps Back”
Oct 30 Moving On (beginning construction) and The Final Verdict on the Floor
Nov 23 The Final Verdict on the Floor or “It’s Baackk”
Dec 19 Frozen Blue Pinkies or “There is no bad weather, only bad Clothes”
Dec 30 “The Ankle bone is connected to the shin bone, the shin bone’s connected to the knee bone…” or “There’s a hole in my bucket, dear Liza, dear Liza…” (dealing with delays)
Jan 20 Heat! or “To Build a Fire” (Jack London)
Feb 17 Mean and Green, Raw and Real (dealing with delays)
Feb 18 …and they’re off! (dealing with delays)
Feb 22 The Newest Green Pinkie or “diddle diddle dumpling, my son Jon”
May 29 The Fix on the Ceiling, Pre-existing Drywall or, Our Vote for MVP
May 29 The Crawlspace or “The land down under revisited”
Other:
Aug 20 Our New Logo
Nov 30 The Value of Shopping or “Lowes Knows”
Dec 12 Making Silk out of a Sow’s Ear (Northwest Arkansas Times Article)
July 17 Know Your Local Tradesmen, or Locavore!
July 31 Happy Hour @ Happy Hollow, or a great “Thank You” to our contractors
Aug 3 And They’re Off. Our Entrance into the EVHA Was Accepted!
