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Another great article Matt, as always! I’ve been following your articles for over 2 years now. I was about to ask the same thing about the TPO roof until I saw that you answered Joe Large and that’s exactly the same kind of roof we have on the Riverwalk Mall in New Orleans. I operate and maintain the 2200 ton HVAC system for the building along with the building’s M.E.P. It’s a vinyl roofing membrane with a soft foam insulation underneath. This is an outstanding house, it’s light-years ahead of my newly remodeled 1904-built shotgun-double house that I just bought. I don’t know if you’re familiar with New Orleans architecture but it’s basically a rectangular shaped house with no hallways. You literally have to walk through 1 or 2 bedrooms (depending on the size of the house) to get to the kitchen and den in the back.
Nice article, I was just wondering about the rigid foam. You mentioned its use in several locations. Aren’t there companies that sell rigid foam that off-gases over a period of time which results in reduced efficiency? How can I be sure that the rigid foam will continue to keep it’s R-value over the course of 10-20 years. Or is there a point at which you can’t expect it to remain insulating?
Holy smokes….. I have a 1kw watt solar, grid tied, solar system on my extremely poorly build KB Homes house and i could be net zero if my neighbor was’t literally 10′ from my house. He blocks half my sun in the winter. During the summer i have a 72° house and still get a few pennies from CPS. I live in San Antonio.
U r spot on about the glass. Even with code requirements there’s the big culprit on efficiency. I see this as the new big wtf to do. I heard there’s a r-11 window made in Colorado n I think it needs to be better. Up in the gwn we get dam cold n windy 6-8 months sometimes n u wouldn’t believe the crap that’s going on.
Viewers, keep in mind a heat pump water heater, used indoors, works well in a climate that is dominated by the need for air cooling. In my climate (Pacific Northwest) we are heating our homes 7 to 8 months of the year, and so you wouldn’t want to use your indoor heat for your indoor heat pump water heater. It could possibly work well in the garage however, except for on the cold days.
‘You need to limit the amount of glass you’re using …….’, not necessarily true, all depends on where the house is built (climate) and what you’re trying to achieve. Ever heard of passive solar gain heating thermal mass? Very welcome in cooler climates. You need big windows for that letting the sun in.