Monthly Archives: October 2017

A Fall List?

Posted on October 29, 2017 by ellen

It’s a little late in the fall to post a new list of tasks for the house, but I have been working from a list and I think I should share it. First, a review of the summer list. I believe … Continue reading →

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Unpacking!

Posted on October 27, 2017 by ellen

Being surrounded by boxes is no fun. So I started unpacking right away. All this finery that was in storage for so many years, and we are just now seeing it back in the house! As I unpacked the boxes, … Continue reading →

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Annual Garage Clean Out

Posted on October 20, 2017 by ellen

Each fall it is time to empty the garage enough to store the car out of the snow and park the mower inside too. This year we did not beat the first snow as it came in October. But we … Continue reading →

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Solar Inspiration

Posted on October 19, 2017 by ellen

At the Solar Decathlon information booths I signed up for consultations with three solar panel install companies. The one that represents Tesla products, and in fact will be changing their name to Tesla, is Solar City. I have looked at … Continue reading →

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Solar Decathlon!

Posted on October 19, 2017 by ellen

I spent one day at the 2017 Solar Decathlon at the Panasonic building near the airport in Denver. John Avenson hosted a booth at the Solar Decathlon for the Passive House Institute and included the various energy efficiency non profit … Continue reading →

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Poster Presentation at the National Solar Energy Conference in Denver

Posted on October 16, 2017 by ellen

It was a busy week. From the NREL talk to the Solar Decathlon, I spent a good deal of time sharing our LEED project. I was one of 33 poster presenters at the solar conference. It was great to see … Continue reading →

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Passive Solar Open House

Posted on October 15, 2017 by ellen

The Green Homes Solar Tour was a great success at my house anyway. We had many visitors though I did not count, nor did I take photos. One of our volunteer docents took this photo though! It was fun to … Continue reading →

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Preparing for an NREL Lunch Talk

Posted on October 6, 2017 by ellen

Our house is going to be on the 2017 Denver Solar Home Tour on October 7th! I’m very excited about it because we have attended Solar Home tours in both Arizona and here. Having a home that can be included … Continue reading →

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