Construction Update: Contemporary Proud Green Home at Serenbe
WEEK 5: Jodi and I spent a day last week at Serenbe, which included a mandatory stop at the Blue Eyed Daisy. Aside from that, our main purpose was to check-in on the construction of the Contemporary...
View ArticleWhy Don’t Architects and Interior Designers Care About HVAC Systems?
GUILTY! Once upon a time, I would have scoffed at mechanical engineers and contractors if they’d ask me, as the design architect, for a bigger room to put the HVAC (heating and air conditioning)...
View ArticleI’m an HVAC Magician, I Make Mini-Splits Disappear
Making Mini-Splits Disappear A lot of homeowners and folks in the building industry in the United States don’t want to see their HVAC (a.k.a. heating and air) systems exposed, even if it means high...
View Article14 Design Don’ts for High Performance Homes, Part One
There are a lot of ways to design a home. Designing one for high performance, though, or even better-than-average performance, has many recommended best practices that are based on a lot of research of...
View ArticleSerenbe Modern Proud Green Home Update: Heating, Ventilation and Air...
Things are really moving along on the Proud Green Home at Serenbe. This past Friday, the mechanical inspector paid a visit and we passed! Ahead this week; the builder has ordered the final plumbing...
View ArticleWhat do Ducted Mini-Splits Look Like?
The most recognizable and commonly used mini-split system is the wall-mounted ductless system. They’re seen all over the world and are starting to become noticed and used here in North America,...
View ArticleChris Laumer-Giddens to Host NARI Atlanta Roundtable Discussion: HVAC Design...
NEWS From LG Squared, Inc. The Atlanta Chapter of the National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI) hosts a Round Table Discussion at various locations throughout Atlanta on the second Tuesday...
View ArticleLG Squared, Inc. Asks for Your Vote: RESNET 2014 Building Performance Conference
Atlanta, Georgia will play host to the 2014 RESNET Building Performance Conference, and LG Squared, Inc.’s Chris Laumer-Giddens is listed on the session proposal below about the The role and viability...
View ArticleMini-Split Heat Pumps are Quirky, Especially Capacity
Mini-Split Heat Pumps are Quirky and Still Effective The name “mini-splits” generally refers to heat pump systems with one outdoor unit and one or several smaller capacity air handlers. The efficiency...
View ArticleAir Conditioning an Island Home in the Bahamas
Air Conditioning an Island Home in The Bahamas Apart from being beautiful, it is HOT and really HUMID in The Bahamas. The locals are used to it, and visitors put up with it just to be in The Bahamas....
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