Yes, you know the last three words to the old saying, don’t you? And they are, “remain the same.” About 21 years ago, I asked and received an opportunity to host a live radio ­program about energy efficiency. I knew that the new KBIS talk ­station in town needed additional ­programming and I knew that my [...]

Seems like it happens every year. One day we are heating our homes, the next we are running the air conditioner. This year is no exception. Many electric bills mailed in June included kilowatts used to heat and cool during the month of May. As I write this column, the TV weatherman is telling us [...]

A lot has happened since my last article. Record numbers of tornadoes have occurred in several states, resulting in massive destruction and loss of lives. Probably few, if any, lives were lost to those who planned ahead and installed a safe room. For many years I have recommended that folks include a safe room as [...]

The high school proms are in full swing and tassels will be turning soon. You’ll probably be fanning yourself with the graduation program as Mother Nature heats up the gymnasium. As I promised you last month, I have one more heat pump class and I feel confident that you will know more about heat pumps than [...]

There is a great deal of misunderstanding about heat pumps. I know this for a fact because I regularly receive calls about them. Those calls are either about comfort or high utility bills. Write this down. A properly-sized and properly-installed heat pump system, including ductwork, will provide total affordable comfort. I have performed energy analyses on 100s of [...]

As I said last time, I have never had a person tell me that his/her house was too dry in the summer. On the other hand, I have had many folks tell me that their houses were too dry in the winter. Many of us can remember buying electric humidifiers in the winter to put [...]

I decided to splurge and take my wife to a lodge at one of our great state parks to help bring in the new year. It is difficult for me to stay up much past the late news, but I can do it if I am in good company and if someone will give me a [...]

No, it can’t be. It can’t possibly be time to write a column for a new year. It seems like I just wrote one for 2011 a few weeks ago. Unless you are a teenager, you know exactly what I am talking about. Well, time really flies when you are having fun. Of course, the frog [...]