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Healthy HVAC Design Primer for Residential Building Professionals, Wednesday, September 9, 2020

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Join Allison Bailes III, PhD, for a full day session to learn about healthy residential HVAC design.  

You will be able to explain healthy home principles and how they are achieved t

Filed under: Heating, Venting and Air-Conditioning (HVAC)

Buildings and Our Health - News and Information

Keywords: HVAC,Heating,Cooling,Air Conditioning

0 replies | 1084 views | Posted on: 08/20/2020 | Last updated: 08/20/2020

2020 NY GEO: Electrify! With Heat Pumps, September 9-10, Albany, NY

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

At NY GEO's Renewable Heating & Cooling conference, you can learn about: Heat Pumps 101, the Future of NYSERDA’s Clean Heating & Cooling programs, Electrification, Navigating Co

Filed under: Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning (HVAC)

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: HVAC,Heat Pumps,Heating,Cooling

0 replies | 727 views | Posted on: 08/21/2020 | Last updated: 08/21/2020

Going Electric for Heating and Cooling, and Water Heating, in a Residential Retrofit - #1920sMakeoverATL (Video)

by Rate It Green Team


Join Green Builder Matt Hoots of Sawhorse, Inc. for an exciting preview of the 1920sMakeoverATL deep energy retrofit project's heating and water heating systems.  

For the


Filed under: #1920sMakeoverATL

Keywords: Energy Efficiency,HVAC,Heating and cooling systems,Healthy Homes,Hot Water Heating,Heating,Cooling,1920sMakeoverATL

0 replies | 6635 views | Posted on: 05/04/2021 | Last updated: 02/22/2024

Kicking Gas! Going All-Electric for the Health of Your Family and the Earth (Recorded Webinar: Available On Demand)

by Rate It Green Team


Recorded Webinar: Kicking Gas! Going All-Electric for the Health of Your Family and the Earth
Recorded: June 30, 2021
Speaker: Ann V. Edminster, M.Arch. (See speaker introduction bel


Filed under: Energy

Keywords: HVAC,Emissions,Hot Water Heating,EEBA,Decarbonization,Electrification,Heating,Cooling,Induction Cooking,Home Electrification

0 replies | 5886 views | Posted on: 12/22/2021 | Last updated: 02/07/2022

Mitsubishi's Ceiling-Mounted, Mini Split, for New Construction and Renovations

by Rate It Green Team


As David Hazel of Mistubishi shared with Green Builder Matt Hoots at the International Builders Show, mini splits heat, cool, and filter effectively, so customer satisfaction with performance ha

Filed under: Heat Pumps

Keywords: Energy Efficiency,HVAC,Heating,Cooling,Mitsubishi,Mini Splits,Ductless Mini Splits

1 replies | 3015 views | Posted on: 02/26/2023 | Last updated: 04/29/2024

Hi-Velocity HVAC System for Modern Designed Homes

by Matt Hoots // SawHorse Design + Build

I worked with a high-velocity HVAC system attached to a ground source heat pump a decade ago.  We had to use this system because the architect did not leave us any room for ductwork, so the

Filed under: Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning (HVAC)

Keywords: Energy Efficiency,HVAC,Ventilation,Heating,Cooling,Air Conditioning,comfort,Hi Velocity

0 replies | 2574 views | Posted on: 03/27/2023 | Last updated: 12/31/2023

Strategies for Managing Summer Attic Heat - Air Sealing and Insulation

by Rate It Green Team



Join Matt Hoots of Sawhorse, Inc. and Amelia Godfrey, EarthCraft Program Manager for a conversation about attic heat, including why our attics get hot, why this matters, and strategies

Filed under: Other

Related to: HVAC Instrumentation and Controls

Keywords: HVAC,air sealing,Heating,Cooling,heat,Attics,Energy Load,Convection,Stack Effect,Insultation

0 replies | 2858 views | Posted on: 08/28/2023 | Last updated: 08/16/2024

Heat Pumps and Cold Weather - Q&A / Myth Busting

by Rate It Green Team



Some myths take a while to go away…  Decades ago, Atlanta Green Builder Matt Hoots would likely have agreed that heat strips were often needed to help heat pumps keep up with heat

Filed under: Heat Pumps

Keywords: Energy Efficiency,HVAC,Insulation,Heat Pumps,air sealing,Heating,Cooling,right sizing,Savings

0 replies | 1692 views | Posted on: 02/19/2024 | Last updated: 08/24/2024