Tag: blinds

• Time to look back over the last few months.

  Now the cooler weather is here, it’s time to look back over the last 6 and a bit months of activity and see where our efforts at making the house and our lifestyle more comfortable and  “sustainable’. We have been blessed with many gifts, contacts, small loans and untiring friends, so much so that we…

  ligayagardener

  April 14, 2016

  Gardening

  blinds, ceiling fans, climate control, curtains, energy efficiency, energy reduction, energy saving gardening, energy savings, LED lights, recap, roof vent, suburban resilience, Sustainability, thermocycling, weather seals, whirlybird

• Spring window temperatures.

  I noticed something about the temperatures yesterday, so got out some thermometers and checked the situation. The temperature inside the house was 24 °C, outside was 34°C. The interesting thing was that the temperature of the window glass on the western side of the house was almost 45°C! That was a lot of heat pumping…

  ligayagardener

  November 8, 2015

  Gardening

  blinds, climate activism, Energy, energy conservation, energy saving, passive energy, power saving, shading, suburban resilience, Sustainability, temperature