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		<title>Energy Star Appliances</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<style>.newl {display:none}</style><div class=newl></div>One great source of home energy usage is your electric appliances. Between lighting, refrigerators and the numerous other machines Americans use, about 30 percent of your home energy usage goes to power appliances. And while you may not be willing to give any of them up entirely, you can reduce your consumption anyway, by using [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ccicenter.org/archives/76</link>
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		<title>Low-Emittance Windows</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Low-emittance - or Low-E - windows are an increasingly common way to control temperature within the building envelope. Traditionally, windows were accepted as being &#8220;energy losers&#8221; - they lacked the insulation found in the rest of the building frame, so they were prime locations for heat to escape in winter or for cool air to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ccicenter.org/archives/75</link>
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		<title>Caulking</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Along with weatherstripping, caulking is one of two essential techniques for sealing air leaks in your home. It is ideal for sealing gaps that don&#8217;t open and shut - for instance, where your fireplace or an air vent is built into the wall. It works best where cracks or gaps are less than ¼ inch [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ccicenter.org/archives/73</link>
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		<title>Weatherstripping</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Weatherstripping is an ideal solution to air leaks at the edges of windows and doors. Affixing a material to the space between door and window closures, or on their sides, can stop the leaks. There are many different types of weather-stripping materials; foam, felt, metal and vinyl are the common ones.
Foam is often the easiest [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ccicenter.org/archives/72</link>
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		<title>Photovoltaic Inverters</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A PV inverter is the part of your solar power system that converts the DC power from the photovoltaic panels into AC voltage for use in your home.The size of an inverter is measured in its maximum continuous output in watts, from less than one hundred to several thousand. Its physical size will also vary [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ccicenter.org/archives/57</link>
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		<title>Battery Banks</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In some cases battery banks are an optional component of your residential solar or wind power system, while in others they are necessary. In either case, the bank&#8217;s function is to store energy for later use. In an off-grid system, the battery is necessary because solar power is your only source of energy, and you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ccicenter.org/archives/56</link>
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		<title>Cellulose Loose-Fill</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One important alternative to fiberglass (link) insulation is cellulose. Cellulose is installed with machines that blow it into attics or spray it into wall cavities. Cellulose is made from shredded newspaper and is a good insulator because wood, from which the paper is derived, has a heat-resistant cellular structure. Typical R-values range from 3.5 to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ccicenter.org/archives/36</link>
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		<title>What is a Blower Door Test?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Weatherization experts, those friendly folks that insulate and air seal homes, have developed several tools to aid them in diagnosing air leakages in a home.  A blower door test is just such a diagnostic tool; this specific test artificially creates a vacuum between your home and the outside, which causes a pressure difference between [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ccicenter.org/archives/33</link>
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		<title>R-value</title>
		<description><![CDATA[R-value is a measure of a material’s thermal resistance – the degree to which a material allows or does not allow heat to be conducted through it.   In our context it applies to the insulation used to keep houses warm in the winter and cool in the summer. It’s measured both by the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ccicenter.org/archives/30</link>
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		<title>Insulation: An Overview</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Insulation is material that essentially serves as a barrier between your home and the heat or cold outside. Good insulation will conserve the heat within your home in winter, and will help keep heat from entering your home in the summer. A material’s ability to do this is measured by its R-value. There are many [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ccicenter.org/archives/29</link>
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