Comments on: It Ain’t Easy http://jaygoldman.com/2008/09/06/it-aint-easy/ Technologist, Designer, Speaker, Author, Generally Swell Guy Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:33:49 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Melissah http://jaygoldman.com/2008/09/06/it-aint-easy/comment-page-1/#comment-56 Melissah Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:56:43 +0000 http://jaygoldman.com/2008/09/06/it-aint-easy/#comment-56 Ig the goal isro be both econimcal and ergonimical. I reccommend those new windows that cost to have installed but then "Pay for them selves." Ig the goal isro be both econimcal and ergonimical. I reccommend those new windows that cost to have installed but then “Pay for them selves.”

]]> By: jaygoldman http://jaygoldman.com/2008/09/06/it-aint-easy/comment-page-1/#comment-9 jaygoldman Tue, 09 Sep 2008 00:57:53 +0000 http://jaygoldman.com/2008/09/06/it-aint-easy/#comment-9 That's a good question but it's kind of a "piece of string" — hard to say how long it is until you see the strand. Assuming you're buying an Energy Star appliance, it's a whole lot sooner than it used to be, but it depends on what type of appliance (fridge? dishwasher? washing machine?) and on your usage profile. If you wash dishes once a month, for example, it will take a whole lot longer for the cross-over than if you do them every two days. Generally speaking, the older the appliance you're replacing, the sooner you break even. Things like furnaces are quicker: we're about to go from a 30-year old furnace with a rebuilt motor — about 55% efficient — to a high efficiency dual stage model which is about 92%. Fridges are too because the refrigeration is more efficient as is the insulation. Stoves are less so, unless you're switching from electric to gas. That’s a good question but it’s kind of a “piece of string” — hard to say how long it is until you see the strand. Assuming you’re buying an Energy Star appliance, it’s a whole lot sooner than it used to be, but it depends on what type of appliance (fridge? dishwasher? washing machine?) and on your usage profile. If you wash dishes once a month, for example, it will take a whole lot longer for the cross-over than if you do them every two days.

Generally speaking, the older the appliance you’re replacing, the sooner you break even. Things like furnaces are quicker: we’re about to go from a 30-year old furnace with a rebuilt motor — about 55% efficient — to a high efficiency dual stage model which is about 92%. Fridges are too because the refrigeration is more efficient as is the insulation. Stoves are less so, unless you’re switching from electric to gas.

]]> By: Dave Bullock http://jaygoldman.com/2008/09/06/it-aint-easy/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Dave Bullock Tue, 09 Sep 2008 00:02:43 +0000 http://jaygoldman.com/2008/09/06/it-aint-easy/#comment-8 So i've often wondered this - what's the environmental cross-over point where upgrading to a NEW appliance being more energy efficient is a bigger win for the earth than the resources required to manufacture that new appliance? So i’ve often wondered this – what’s the environmental cross-over point where upgrading to a NEW appliance being more energy efficient is a bigger win for the earth than the resources required to manufacture that new appliance?

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