Key Home Energy Points

EUGENE CLIMATE MASTERS

HOME ENERGY REVIEW – MARCH 10, 2011
 General Concept
• Efficiency and/or Conservation

• Quiz: Caulking? E or C?

• Aerators on faucets?
• 5 minute showers?
• Water Jugs In Fridge?
• Cleaning Filters on Heater?
• Cold Cycle on Washing Machine?
 Conducting A Home Energy
Review
• Air Circulation & • Computers &
Leaks Electronics
• Insulation, Stripping & • Sun & Shade
Caulking
• Heating & Cooling
• Lighting
• Appliances
• Laundry & Dishes
• Water
 Group Work

• Groups of 4 - Topic Areas:

• Electrical
• Appliances
• Water
• Building Envelope Including Doors &
Windows
 Course Quiz

1. How does a simple fan help reduce home-energy use?

2. What are the 4 primary factors affecting the amount
of energy used for heating and cooling a home?
3. What is a building ‘envelope’? How does it affect
home energy use?
4. What is a BTU? A Therm? Why do you need to know
this?
 Answers
BTU = A BTU, short for British Thermal Therm = One therm equals
Unit, is a basic measure of thermal
(heat) energy. One BTU is the amount
100,000 BTUs.
of energy needed to heat one pound of
water one degree Fahrenheit,
measured at its heaviest point.

KwH = A kilowatt hour is the typical

way that electricity is measured. A
kilowatt (kW) is 1,000 watts, and a
kilowatt hour refers to the use of a
device or a set of devices that use
1,000 watts for an hour.
Therefore, using a 100 watt light-
bulb for 10 hours would equate to
1 kilowatt hour