December 30, 2011

On Sale! Cheap!!!

"Cheap" corrodes the system, puts the providers of good products and technology at a disadvantage, and often drives them out of business. Read more...

 
 
December 16, 2011

What They Always Ask After an Audit -- And What I Always Answer

“We would be happy, Mr. Jones, to use our experience as retrofit experts to correct your problem for you.” Ka-ching. Read more...

 
 
December 02, 2011

Get Your Ducts In a Row

I would strongly recommend the service in older houses, houses with pets, and houses where occupants have respiratory issues. Read more...

 
 
September 09, 2011

Pearls Among Swine

It wasn’t the livestock that took me [to the NY State Fair], though. It was The Green Jobs Green New York program that offers homeowners free comprehensive audits delivered by BPI certified auditors who work for accredited contractors. Read more...

 
 
August 17, 2011

A Sad Tale From the Finger Lakes

At roughly the same time I was passing through the little town of Penn Yan there was within a few miles what can only be described as a horrific accident. Read more...

 
 

About the Blogger

Ed Voytovich

thumbnail image Ed Voytovich, a 40-year remodeling veteran, is BPI-certified, a HERS Rater, a licensed home inspector in N.Y. state, and has a Ph.D. in English literature. Most recently he has served as the executive director of the Building Performance Contractors Association of NYS and as a consulting adviser to Building Efficiency Resources. He now works with Home Energy Performance by Halco, in central New York. Reach him at ed@TheBER.com.