Class one Presented by Joe Boisvert for the Gulf Coast Community College Encore Program, Fall 09

1. Energy Conservation and Going Green Joe Boisvert September 25, 2009 Session 1 http://www.thinkgreen.com/home

3. Many New Green Technologies Needed in the Future – Starting Now

5. US to Cut Back on the A/C As a result of a political compromise with Sun Belt lawmakers last decade the enormous expansion of the weatherization program will invoke a rarely used formula that will devote 31 percent of the money nearly double the old share of 16 percent, to help states in hot climates, like Florida, save on air-conditioning.

6. Investment in Green Tech in Millions

10. Gas Furnace Insulated Duct Work  Change Filter Every 30 Days

11. Forced Air Gas Burner Ducts Can be the Problem for No or Little Heat to Some Rooms Dust can be Problem. Ducts Need to be Cleaned Important You Need to Install CO and Combustion Gas Alarms in Basement And on each Floor With Bedrooms

12. Change all Filters in Forced Hot Air System during Heating and AC Season Date each filter, vacuum registers, Forced Hot Air is Dusty

15. Gas and Electric Water Heaters Diagrams of Typical Hot Water Heaters

18. Ridge Vents, Improved Ventilation, R49 in Attic, Tighter House

20. Soffits for Ventilation

21. New Energy Efficient Homes

23. Common Places for Heat Lost

24. R-49 Batt Rolled Insulation and Air Chutes Normal R-19 between rafters Roll additional R30 on Top Air Chutes between Rafters

29. Change Out Old Incandescent Bulbs

30. Problem Heat Registers all Blocked

31. Frequently Attic Access Hard to Get to and not Insulated, Normal attic R-19 at Best