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December 21, 2020
Spotlight – Tour Bill Spohn’s New Modular Net Zero Home (CEUs available!)
Our good friend Bill Spohn was recently featured on a GreenHome Institute webinar for a tour of his exceptional brand new Modular Net Zero home!
See the awesome features of his home (including the CERV for ventilation), and learn about the unique challenges of modular home construction!
See the awesome features of his home (including the CERV for ventilation), and learn about the unique challenges of modular home construction!
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December 21, 2020
Special Edition – Ventilation, Vaccination, Infection, and Luck. Covid-19 and the New Year
We wish you a happy holiday season and a much, much brighter New Year! 2021 should bring Covid-19 under control.
Our seemingly endless battle with SARS-CoV-2, and with ourselves, will not go away easily, however, and we are still at the beginning of the war with Covid-19.
Our seemingly endless battle with SARS-CoV-2, and with ourselves, will not go away easily, however, and we are still at the beginning of the war with Covid-19.
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December 21, 2020
Featured Article – AWE: Air, Water, Energy
As we anxiously end 2020 and look forward to a better new year where we can again get out and enjoy each other, we’d like to end on a positive note.
A lot of good things happened at Build Equinox as we continue our relentless march toward a sustainable world.
A lot of good things happened at Build Equinox as we continue our relentless march toward a sustainable world.
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November 17, 2020
Events – CERV2 Smart-er Ventilation Product Demo (Video + PDF)
This webinar will discuss the CERV2 Smart Ventilation system.
For those of you who'd like to watch again (or if you didn't get a chance to see it), you can find a link to the slides, as well as the full video here.
For those of you who'd like to watch again (or if you didn't get a chance to see it), you can find a link to the slides, as well as the full video here.
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November 16, 2020
Spotlight – New Lungs for a 101-Year-Old Home Pt.3: Heat Pump Water Heater!
As promised, we’ve continued the retrofit project, and now have a heat pump water heater!
In this month's article, we take a look at the steps involved to replace an inefficient old natural gas water heater with an efficient heat pump water heater! We also examine the energy usage and economics (you'll be surprised how quickly it pays back)!
In this month's article, we take a look at the steps involved to replace an inefficient old natural gas water heater with an efficient heat pump water heater! We also examine the energy usage and economics (you'll be surprised how quickly it pays back)!
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November 15, 2020
Featured Article – Equinox Meets the Needs / ASHRAE Solar ZEB Article 12
For our final ASHRAE article, we summarize the “tour” taken over the year, exploring the features, costs, and performance of Equinox House.
November, 2020 represents the 10th anniversary of Deb and Ty living on solar energy!
November, 2020 represents the 10th anniversary of Deb and Ty living on solar energy!
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November 12, 2020
Special Edition – Stay Safe this Holiday Season!
We wish you, your family, and your community a safe holiday season. Learn about ways fresh air can be used to help prevent the airborne spread of this deadly virus!
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October 29, 2020
Spotlight – New Lungs for a 101-Year-Old Home Pt.2: Total HVAC Replacement!
In this month's Featured Article, our very own Alex Long takes you through the journey retrofitting all new HVAC (with the CERV2 of course) to his 101-year-old home!
In part 2, Alex takes a big leap and removes his inefficient old furnace and central AC, replacing them with two brand new 1-ton Mitsubishi H2i Hyper-Heat mini-split heat pumps!
In part 2, Alex takes a big leap and removes his inefficient old furnace and central AC, replacing them with two brand new 1-ton Mitsubishi H2i Hyper-Heat mini-split heat pumps!
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October 28, 2020
Featured Article – Equinox House Performance / ASHRAE Solar ZEB Article 10
The best way to experience the health and energy benefits of a comfortable, smart ventilated and energy efficient home is to live in one. For those readers who haven’t yet taken the plunge into a sustainably powered home, our 11th ASHRAE Journal article provides the proof.
And do those same zero-plus characteristics continue to today? Read our update article! (spoiler alert...the answer is Yes!).
And do those same zero-plus characteristics continue to today? Read our update article! (spoiler alert...the answer is Yes!).
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September 22, 2020
Events – Michigan Residential Net Zero Energy Conference (Oct 20-22)
The 2nd annual Michigan Net Zero Energy Residential Conference is bringing together State and Regional experts to discuss and share what a Zero-Net home is and ways to break down the barriers to get new and existing residential buildings to become zero-net. This Conference is for energy efficiency contractors, solar contractors, homeowners, and anybody interested in learning about Zero Net Energy Homes.
Sign up for your free tickets to watch Ty Newell from Build Equinox present!
Sign up for your free tickets to watch Ty Newell from Build Equinox present!
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