Comments for Newell Instruments, Inc. http://newellinstruments.com Tue, 18 Oct 2011 20:13:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 Comment on CERV by RE_Home, U of Illinois’ Solar Decathlon House: Reactive to Disasters | Green Talk® http://newellinstruments.com/cerv#comment-230 RE_Home, U of Illinois’ Solar Decathlon House: Reactive to Disasters | Green Talk® Tue, 18 Oct 2011 20:13:54 +0000 http://www.xtigre.com/NI#comment-230 [...] house is heated with an air to air heat pump and ventilated with a Conditioning Energy Recovery Ventilator (CERV) by Newell Instruments.  This unit detects when outside air is “nice,” and then maximizes air flow throughout [...] [...] house is heated with an air to air heat pump and ventilated with a Conditioning Energy Recovery Ventilator (CERV) by Newell Instruments.  This unit detects when outside air is “nice,” and then maximizes air flow throughout [...]

]]> Comment on Nov 09, 2009: Pouring ICF Concrete by admin http://newellinstruments.com/equinox-blog/nov-09-2009-pouring-icf-concrete#comment-72 admin Mon, 11 Jul 2011 17:39:03 +0000 http://www.xtigre.com/NI/?p=272#comment-72 We used 3 anchor bolts per 8 foot section of sill plate. As far as seismic activity goes, SIPs have consistently proven to beat out conventional framed housing when it comes to earthquakes and natural disasters (see here: http://www.realhousing.net/pdfs/news/Earthquakes_Disasters%20In%20REAL%20Time.pdf) We used 3 anchor bolts per 8 foot section of sill plate. As far as seismic activity goes, SIPs have consistently proven to beat out conventional framed housing when it comes to earthquakes and natural disasters (see here: http://www.realhousing.net/pdfs/news/Earthquakes_Disasters%20In%20REAL%20Time.pdf)

]]> Comment on Sep 1, 2010: Landscaping, Rain Garden by pavers http://newellinstruments.com/equinox-blog/sep-1-2010-landscaping-rain-garden#comment-71 pavers Mon, 11 Jul 2011 02:56:18 +0000 http://www.xtigre.com/NI/?p=370#comment-71 I like the presumed theme of your garden. It reminds me of the futuristic calresian design done in the 70's. I like the presumed theme of your garden. It reminds me of the futuristic calresian design done in the 70′s.

]]> Comment on Nov 09, 2009: Pouring ICF Concrete by J Sky Orndoff http://newellinstruments.com/equinox-blog/nov-09-2009-pouring-icf-concrete#comment-70 J Sky Orndoff Fri, 08 Jul 2011 20:04:50 +0000 http://www.xtigre.com/NI/?p=272#comment-70 Hey Some friends and I are doing a similar project in Montana. Wondering what the spacing is on your anchor bolts and what your sisemic zone is. Thanks! J Sky Orndoff Hey

Some friends and I are doing a similar project in Montana. Wondering what the spacing is on your anchor bolts and what your sisemic zone is.

Thanks!

J Sky Orndoff

]]> Comment on Dec 13, 2010: Moving in, Thanksgiving by Matthew Alonso http://newellinstruments.com/equinox-blog/dec-13-2010-moving-in-thanksgiving#comment-24 Matthew Alonso Wed, 13 Apr 2011 18:16:31 +0000 http://www.xtigre.com/NI/?p=384#comment-24 Hi Ty! Nice to see everything is coming together. Hope to see you around some time. Take care. Matt Hi Ty!

Nice to see everything is coming together. Hope to see you around some time. Take care.

Matt

]]> Comment on Equinox House by Spring equinox rises over super-efficient Equinox House in Illinois | Green Building Chronicle http://newellinstruments.com/equinox#comment-18 Spring equinox rises over super-efficient Equinox House in Illinois | Green Building Chronicle Wed, 23 Mar 2011 09:28:14 +0000 http://www.xtigre.com/NI/?page_id=80#comment-18 [...] Equinox House isn’t simply a net-zero home. It’s actually producing enough surplus electricity to power 8,000-10,000 miles of travel per year for an electric automobile. Because their electric vehicle hasn’t arrived yet, Ty Newell laments, for now the surplus kilowatts “are a gift to the power company.” [...] [...] Equinox House isn’t simply a net-zero home. It’s actually producing enough surplus electricity to power 8,000-10,000 miles of travel per year for an electric automobile. Because their electric vehicle hasn’t arrived yet, Ty Newell laments, for now the surplus kilowatts “are a gift to the power company.” [...]

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