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Ken's brothers are Lee and Don Karabelnikoff. Lee's the land surveyor, Don is the real estate counselor / special needs housing guy. Send a note to Don @Karabelnikoff.net
Gary Newman commented on Don Karabelnikoff's blog post 'Energy Conservation Retrofits for Existing Houses & Duplexes'
this comment has been posted for some months, but maybe this is still relevant.
Lots of options and opportunities depending on the individual housing stock. As a former energy auditor and weatherization expert, it really takes some…
David Karabelnikoff commented on Don Karabelnikoff's blog post 'Energy Conservation Retrofits for Existing Houses & Duplexes'
There is a life cycle costing program from Cananda called RETscreen it gives you windows people an additional tool life cycle costing in the ms office environment.
This is what the cold climate housing research center does, Jure is an expert…
Cole Sullivan commented on Don Karabelnikoff's blog post 'Geothermal Heating for homes and small apartment buildings in Alaska'
Don, I am currently working on a geothermally heated home in the Eagle River area. The boreholes are in but the structure wont be complete untill next year. Sullivan Water Wells is working on other geothermal projects…
Stephanie Nowers commented on Don Karabelnikoff's blog post 'Geothermal Heating for homes and small apartment buildings in Alaska'
Don.
I know there are geothermal ground source heat pump systems (GSHPs) in Alaska in the Mat-Su area and in Juneau at the airport, pool and I believe the main AEL & P building. Chuck Renfro, who installs GSHP systems, gave a presentation on…
Don Karabelnikoff commented on Don Karabelnikoff's blog post 'Thoughts on the Chevy Volt and its brethren yet to come'
Consumer Reports indicate rolling resistance varies between makes and models of tires, affecting the economics of each alternative scenario.
My off-the-cuff reaction is that, assuming the same winter tires are used on both vehicles, the results…
Sue Walker commented on Don Karabelnikoff's blog post 'Thoughts on the Chevy Volt and its brethren yet to come'
Can you assess its performance with studded tires? I drive a Prius, and it does very well in winter with studs, though mileage is reduced from 50 mpg to 40 mpg.
Thoughts on the Chevy Volt and its brethren yet to come
Here's what I learned about Chevrolet's Volt (and the MPV5 5-passenger Crossover version of the Volt): In a Volt with fully charged batteries, enough electrical energy will be stored to power the Volt up to 40 miles (64 km). This distance is capable of satisfying the daily commute for 75% of Americans, whose commute is on average 33 miles. After 40 miles, a small 4-cylinder gasoline internal combustion engine creates electricity on-board using a 53 kW (71 hp) generator to extend the Volt's…See More
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Geothermal Heating for homes and small apartment buildings in Alaska
A Wikipedia article on Geothermal Heating says, "Geothermal energy is extracted from a reasonably constant earth core
temperature of 12.2º to 13.3°C (54º to 56°F) . Running a thermal loop to
this constant core temperature by drilling wells vertically or
horizontally allows for this heat transfer to a medium in pipes. These
pipes contain fluid from which either cooling or heating is extracted"
What sources of information are available on the 'net or elsewhere to help… Continue
temperature of 12.2º to 13.3°C (54º to 56°F) . Running a thermal loop to
this constant core temperature by drilling wells vertically or
horizontally allows for this heat transfer to a medium in pipes. These
pipes contain fluid from which either cooling or heating is extracted"
What sources of information are available on the 'net or elsewhere to help… Continue
Posted on November 1, 2010 at 9:21am — 2 Comments
Energy Conservation Retrofits for Existing Houses & Duplexes
What sources of information are conveniently available on the 'net to help me decide how to remodel, refit, upgrade or otherwise improve houses and duplexes in southcentral Alaska or along the Railbelt?
My goal is to help a non-profit organization acquire and remodel houses for use as transitional housing or supportive housing.
For our purposes, most of these will be "slightly above average" in terms of construction quality and general condition, located in suburban… Continue
My goal is to help a non-profit organization acquire and remodel houses for use as transitional housing or supportive housing.
For our purposes, most of these will be "slightly above average" in terms of construction quality and general condition, located in suburban… Continue
Posted on November 1, 2010 at 9:07am — 2 Comments
Thoughts on the Chevy Volt and its brethren yet to come
Here's what I learned about Chevrolet's Volt (and the MPV5 5-passenger Crossover version of the Volt): In a Volt with fully charged batteries, enough electrical energy will be stored to power the Volt up to 40 miles (64 km). This distance is capable of satisfying the daily commute for 75% of Americans, whose commute is on average 33 miles. After 40 miles, a small 4-cylinder gasoline… Continue
Posted on August 14, 2010 at 3:53pm — 2 Comments
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