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Uneducated Elitist Set To Harm Environment; part two

8/27/2023

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Sadly the governments screaming the loudest to help our environment are currently the ones doing the most harm to our planet. In the United States, the current leaders are looking to create more laws to help save the planet from CO2 emissions. The most recent thought process is about ordering ceiling fan manufacturers to produce more energy efficient motors. This possible action being considered proves that they have no knowledge about how ceiling fans save energy.

So the infamous minds of many politicians across our nation continue to do more harm than good to our environment. Multiple moves toward destroying our environment are being set up by our uneducated elitist leaders. Let us just look at a more complete evaluation of ceiling fans... This is Part two of a Four Part Series (part one)

Making Current Ceiling Fans illegal

Facts Being Omitted:
  • Current leadership has no idea how Electric ceiling fans save energy.
  • Ceiling fans, or any fan, uses far less electricity than an air conditioning (AC) unit.
  • Most times when a ceiling fan is in use, that means AC units are not, thus saving much more energy.
  • For every hour a ceiling fan offsets the use of an AC unit, that is a greater benefit than a more efficient motor.
  • More efficient motors will cause costs to rise and less people will buy.
  • More people need to be encouraged to use ceiling fans more often to delay or offset the use of AC units.
  • Steps should be taken to make ceiling fans more readily available with installation.
  • Savings on the electric bill with ceiling fans offsetting initial use of AC units should be taught to the public. 


Questions:
  • Why doesn't the government offer tax credits for everyone who installs a ceiling fan?
  • Would not smaller manufacturers go out of business with a mandate for more efficient motors with a few years time?
  • Wouldn't the savings from a more efficient ceiling fan motor only be a few dollars per year at best, but a couple hundred dollars more to buy?
  • Shouldn't the government's task be to encourage more people to buy more ceiling fans, not to discouraged them with having to buy new more expensive models?
  • How can anyone justify the cost to buy when the savings do not even offer a payback on the extra cost?
  • Is the payback in helping the environment? - Answer: NO, because more help is from offsetting AC use with more ceiling fans, not more expensive motors.
  • ​Where is American ingenuity with the REAL SOLUTION - Hydrogen Fuel Cells running off of water to make clean energy on demand, such as the Fuel Cells used on our Space Shuttles since 1981?
  • Therefore, every home would make their own electricity from rain water, with our own fuel cell and have no monthly bills, no pollution... but the problem with a government program like that, means no monthly utility bills and no positional power, right?

A MUST READ: Process Of Energy Progression

Bill Lauto, at GoingTrueGreen.com
Environmental Scientist
International Sustainability and Energy Consultant
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Old Man Winter, Old Houses and Insulation Answers

1/7/2020

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Happy New Year everyone and with the cold winds of winter blowing down on us, I wish to share some insulation questions I receive each year. Some of these questions have been asked several times over the decades. Below I am sharing some of these questions and concluding with the most popular query.

I am thinking of buying an old wood frame house constructed in the 1920s. Would there be insulation in the walls?
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Not unless a previous owner of the house had insulation put into the walls. Houses back then were built without insulation because fuel was very cheap. Your best test would be to drop a small marble from the attic down into the wall. If the marble comes out in the basement you know the walls are empty.

This type of design is not only costly with energy bills, but also outside noise will be louder inside. In addition, this design known as "balloon construction," is a serious fire hazard. The walls would act like a chimney in a fire and the wood frame house would be destroyed. Putting insulation into these walls will address all three of these problems: Costly energy bills, Noise levels and Fire hazard.

Is it possible to put insulation in backwards?

Yes, and this happens far too often. Many serious problems come about with insulation installed wrong. In most cases the cause of these problems are a mystery to the homeowner. For example, nobody can imagine why a certain wall gets damp or sweats. The Foil or Paper on one side of the insulation is known as a "vapor barrier" and this "vapor barrier" must always face the warmer side of the house. Always! If there is an outside facing wall that is crying or moisture builds up on the inside surface of that wall, odds state that the insulation was installed backwards. Once confirmed, the inside wall needs to be removed, the compromised moisture filled insulation must be discarded and replaced the correct way.

Insulating the ceiling in my unfinished basement isn't going to save much, right?

This action, in most cases, saves a great deal of money and energy. Put insulation in an unfinished basement ceiling with the "vapor barrier" facing up, because upstairs is the warmer side of the house. However, if you are going to heat or cool your basement, then different rules apply. Also don't let the air from upstairs that has been cooled by air conditioning drop through the floor to your unfinished basement because there is no insulation in the basement ceiling. Cool air dropping into the basement only makes the basement damp and the electric bill higher for the air conditioners working longer on the main floor. "Cold Air drops" that is the rule of mother nature. The other rule mother nature has "Hot Goes To Cold First" then Hot Air Rises! Don't let your heating bills be higher because the heat comes out over a cold floor that is over a cold basement with no insulation in the ceiling. Insulate and save! Reports have shown the savings of several hundred dollars can provide a payback on the cost of insulation and labor as fast as four months.

For more information on insulating houses, see my previous GoingTrueGreen blog called:
Buying A House? Beware!

Bill Lauto, at GoingTrueGreen.com
Environmental Scientist
International Sustainability and Energy Consultant
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Paint vs Trees

5/31/2018

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After a pilot program in the neighborhood of Canoga Park ​in San Fernando Valley, California thinks they have an answer to the Urban Heat Island Effect. This is when miles and miles of asphalt, aka blacktop, heats up in the hot sun light. As the surface temperatures of the blacktop road increase, so does the ambient heat that radiates throughout the surrounding air. This can cause an average air temperature increase of 22 degrees Fahrenheit.

So they tested painting the blacktop roads white. The pilot program was declared a success... A success for wet skid tests, durability and lower surface temperatures. Now we all know a lighter color and the color white will reflect heat as darker colors will absorb heat, thus an average 10 to 15 degree decrease was noted with this CoolSeal white paint that is applied twice.

End result, many are saying this is a half baked idea because several concerns are not answered. The first thing I thought about was the paint, with only a 7 year life expectancy, wearing off and washing down the sewers. This in turn will go into our waterways. Was this part of the testing? I found no answer. Next thing I thought about was a solution as easy as planting trees. The solution is planting trees and will cost far less than the $40,000.00 per mile to paint. Additionally, trees last far longer than 7 years, while not putting any paint into our waterways and drinking water tables.

For clarification, when I speak of planting trees, I don't mean Palm trees that cast less shade. Now with extreme heat areas, the water supply for some trees that cast more shade may be crucial. This can be solved by allowing Homeowners on the block to collect rain water off the roof in any number of ways. The extra water supply can be used for their flowers and the trees by the curb. Also looking into building codes to see if lighter color roof material is standard or should become the new code. Light color roof material lowers air cooling costs for Homeowners and when matched with a minimum of R30 insulation on the attic floor, along with a Solar Powered Attic fan, money is saved big time. One more thing, make sure Homeowners have the right amount of open vent space for their attics. Details on all of this can be perused under my Insulation Category found on the right side of this page.

UPDATE: While researching for this topic, I found that the state of Arizona also had the idea of painting roads white presented to them. They have decided to take the side of complete logic by looking into increasing the canopy and foliage along their roads. Smart.

Bill Lauto, at GoingTrueGreen.com
Environmental Scientist
International Sustainability and Energy Consultant
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Heat Destroys Money

6/13/2017

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As the summer of 2017 arrives and the heat outside goes higher, so does our costs. Heat will break down anything, but when heat destroys the money in your pocket, that is extremely annoying.

Over the years Going True Green has provided a wealth of data to help individual Americans lower the extra costs associated with any Heat Wave. From driving your car to running your central air conditioner, from drinking water to watering gardens, we have the information to help save you money, energy, earth, and health.

If you just want a fast tip or two, those can be obtain from any electric utility company. This is great Public Relations and Free Publicity for them, but these “tips” do very little to help you save the maximum. After all, the utility is selling you the electric energy!

Nevertheless, if you truly wish to live a more sustainable life and save Money, Energy, Earth, and your Health, then you have to do more than hear a tip or two over the radio or evening news. To help you reach your maximum potential, we are providing you with several LINKs below. Some go to Going True Green Blog posts, some go to Videos, and one goes to an online Workshop.

Remember…  
"Communication is the Tool
Knowledge is the Power
Implementation is the Victory"
- L. J. Williams, 2007
How to buy AC units and size them correctly with the WHILE Formula:
http://www.goingtruegreen.com/gtg-blog/heat-wave

Online Workshop class teaching all about water from drinking to flushing toilets:
http://www.goingtruegreen.com/gtg-blog/money-world-saving-workshop​

Video on AC units and Heat Waves:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-H-rBiGXkY

Saving Money with your car's MPG and on those HOT summer trips:
http://www.goingtruegreen.com/gtg-blog/improve-mpgs

Saving Money with watering the lawn:
http://www.goingtruegreen.com/gtg-blog/waterless-lawns

Contractors, Insulation and Cooling your house for much less:
http://www.goingtruegreen.com/gtg-blog/attic-lies

How to keep your Attic cooler and your House:
http://www.goingtruegreen.com/gtg-blog/2-square-feet

Bill Lauto, at Going True Green
Environmental Scientist
International Sustainability and Energy Consultant
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Attic Lies

12/22/2016

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I have lost count on how many times people have told me what contractors did in their attics that is wrong and a lie. Perhaps the work was an honest mistake, but probably not. Countless times, everyday in America, people are being ripped off for energy saving work done wrong.

The tales told are no holiday story, but more on the order of the Grinch stealing Christmas. Claims that play on people’s fear, incomplete truths and lies by the process of omission run rapid just as the snow falls upon your roof. The reason for this blatant deceit is the old-time evil known as GREED. These demons just want to make more money off of you and in turn can cost you thousands of dollars more years down the road. 
Here is one example:
“I called a contractor to add extra insulation in my attic, because my power company gave me that energy saving tip so I can save money on my energy bills.”

THE FIRST LIE:
There are no “TIPs” to saving energy, only work! The situation has to be evaluated, facts must be studied, and applications must be customize for your house or business. (The facts and information the consumer needs to know and to empower themselves, are numerous, but GoingTrueGreen.com is just an email away to help with answers.)

Yet, a different example:
“The contractor told me they will add extra insulation with a vapor barrier on top of the insulation already on the attic floor. That vapor barrier will make the job more energy efficient and the “extra cost” is well worth it because I will save more money on the heating bill in the long run.”
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THE SECOND AND THIRD LIES:
The insulation on your attic floor already has a vapor barrier! Get a helper, then put on a long sleeve shirt, some work gloves, a dust mask, goggles, a hard hat, and go into your attic to confirm. Lift a corner of the insulation to see if foil or paper that is brown or black in color is against the floor of the attic. A “yes” answer means you never need another Vapor Barrier anywhere in your attic!

You will NOT save any additional money with another Vapor Barrier and you will NOT save more money on the heating bills. In fact, this will cost you more money in the long run. All you need is “un-Faced insulation” (no vapor barrier is on the insulation), which costs much less. If you put in insulation with another vapor barrier, moisture will be trapped and over the years cause mold and mildew to build up. The ceiling below your attic can suffer the consequences.

Rules that never change:
1) The one vapor barrier ALWAYS faces the warmest side of the house. In an attic, that will be the floor above the heated rooms below. 
2) Have the insulation on your attic’s floor add up to a value of R-30. This will save money no matter where you live in America, because this also helps with Air Cooling bills! 
Our GoingTrueGreen website offers more true facts and details about this topic, please visit or email us anytime.

One last example:
“Then the contractor told me that if I really wanted to be more sustainable and save even more money by being more energy efficient, I also need to put insulation between the rafters of the roof.”

THE FOURTH LIE:
Isn’t it amazing how numbers are never given so you can know approximately how much you will save and how many years it will take for you to get a Return on your investment when installing this extra insulation on the floor and now the rafters? We have a right to know what our payback will be, but these types of contractors will never spend their time to crunch the numbers. Even if they knew how, they won’t, because what they are doing is wrong and will cost you more money.

Putting insulation on the rafters of an attic that is not living space with heat, is an abomination! Especially with another Vapor Barrier! You want to stop the heat rising up from your living space below at the floor of the attic. Not the roof, because you already lost heat and money into the cold attic and stopping the heat at the rafters with a second or third vapor barrier will cause moisture to accumulate in abundance. Thus, sacrificing the integrity of your roof’s wood structure and possibly costing thousands in repairs twenty years down the road.

My next blog called, Two Square Feet, will continue with these sales pitch lies, such as closing off your attic vents to save more energy and having electrical work done by someone who is incompetent or just doesn’t care. Either way, they aren’t paying your energy bills.

Bill Lauto, at Going True Green
​Environmental Scientist
International Sustainability and Energy Consultant
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Heat Wave

8/2/2013

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Topic related GTG Video at our Youtube Channel
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If you are having a heat wave and need a new air conditioner, you will also need this formula... For those of you who saw our related video called Heat Wave on YouTube , this may prove to be an easier way to copy down the formula.

Using the W.H.I.L.E. Formula will help you when buying a new window or through the wall AC unit. This formula tells you the BTU size you will need to cool your room efficiently.

Sometimes salespeople at stores use a formula that only helps to sell inventory. So it is best for you to calculate your BTU size before you even leave your house.
The W. H. I. L. E. Formula divided by 60 equals the BTU size needed:

W = Width of your room
H = Height of your room
I = Insulation value in the walls
plug in the value of 10 for "I" when you have well insulated walls with R-13 or higher insulation value.
plug in the value of 18 for "I" when you have poorly insulated walls with R-11 or less.
L = Length of your room
E = Exposure
Take the longest wall in the room that is exposed to the outside and see which direction that wall faces:
plug in the value of 16 if that wall is facing North
plug in the value of 17 if that wall is facing East
plug in the value of 18 if that wall is facing South
plug in the value of 20 if that wall is facing West

Then multiply W x H x I x L x E divided by 60 to equal the BTU size you need

The WHILE formula DOES NOT calculate factors such as:
- Body heat, are you having a party? Body heat adds up.
- Window exposure, are they facing south or west or both? Do you have and use shades or curtains?
- Large openings into the room without doors.
- An Upstairs room, an uninsulated or poorly insulated Attic floor above, and/or is your roof Flat?
- Uninsulated Basement ceiling below.
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Once you know your BTU size you can go shopping and LOOK for the Yellow Energy Guide Label on the floor models. You want to find a model in the BTU size you need that has the Highest EER number possible. The Energy Efficient Rating is very important and only the yellow guide label tells you if you are buying the best AC unit out there in your BTU size. Even if the AC unit has the Energy Star Label that DOES NOT necessarily mean you are buying the most energy efficient model made. You have to use the Yellow Energy Guide to know that.

Also don't worry about the most efficient model costing $75 or $125 dollars more, you will save that difference on the electric bill within the first full season of use. Please watch our related video for more detail info and extra facts. The Link is below. Thank you.
Bill Lauto, GTG
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CheckList To Savings

2/1/2012

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​"Communication without truth is only an illusion of accomplishment.To find truth, we all need multiple sources of input." L.J. Williams, 2008
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Updated Blog Post - From EnergyHotwire.com to GoingTrueGreen.com
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West 81st Street NYC With WINS NEWS

8/7/2010

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Look at all the AC units in this one building!
Can you count how many AC units are installed in the WRONG location?
HINT: ONLY ONE (1) AC unit is installed in the best location for using the least amount of energy and having the Lowest electric cost.
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​Okay, give up counting. AC units are mounted through the building's wall, in the windows and the photo was taken in early May.

Even more AC units will be installed within a few weeks as the days get hotter!

So if they are all wrong except for one... Which one is correct? See the close up photo below for the answers.
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REMEMBER: COLD AIR DROPS

So the HIGHEST location is the BEST location for your "COOLED AIR" to ENTER your room.
Let it be through a Vent or from a Window unit mounted in the window or through a wall, the fact remains: Higher up in the top half of the window or by the top of your wall is best and since AC units come with REMOTE CONTROLS... NO PROBLEM !
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We hope this educational information is helpful to the people and maintenance office of this building and everyone else in our country.

Because each air conditioner installed wrong is wasting America energy and costing Americans money.

​Every AC unit in this building should be mounted in the top half of the windows. Not the bottom of the windows and Never below the window through the walls!

Yet even today, new buildings are designed with below the window openings in the walls for AC units.

Is common sense dead in this country?
​
The government isn't teaching us this, nor are the Utility Companies.
Updated Blog Post - Published Article from EnergyHotwire.com to GoingTrueGreen.com
​Bill Lauto, at GoingTrueGreen.com
Environmental Scientist
International Sustainability and Energy Consultant
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In the Big Apple with WINS News Radio

6/25/2010

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We are looking at AC window units in this building and ONLY ONE (1) is installed in the best location for saving ENERGY and MONEY. Can YOU Find that one AC unit?
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Look Carefully: Only 1 AC Unit Is In The Right Location. Do you see it?
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REMEMBER: COLD AIR DROPS

So the HIGHEST location is the BEST location for your "COOLED AIR" to ENTER your room.

Click the photo on the left for a close-up view and note the text within the image.

We hope this educational information is helpful to the people and maintenance office of this building and everyone else in our country...

Because each air conditioner installed wrong is wasting America energy and costing Americans money. Every AC unit in this building should be mounted in the top half of the windows. Not the bottom of the windows and Never below the window through the walls!

Also read and hear Part Three that has another radio spot.
Updated Blog Post - Published Article from EnergyHotwire.com to GoingTrueGreen.com
​Bill Lauto, at GoingTrueGreen.com
Environmental Scientist
International Sustainability and Energy Consultant
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Summer Cooling Facts On WINS 1010 Radio

5/28/2010

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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT COOLING YOUR HOME

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Planning to stay cool this summer?
The central air unit in the photo above has a SEER (Seasonal Energy Efficiency Rating) of 12 to keep the electric costs low. The HIGHER the SEER, the lower the electric cost. Look for units today with at least a SEER of 14 for best results with costs and pay back times.
 Also listen to a NYC radio report below:
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Wind Up and Solar Power Radio
AC units for windows and through the wall see below and the next two parts:
Before you buy an Air Conditioner for your window or through-the-wall you must calculate how many BTUs (what size air conditioner) you need.
Below are the formulas for sizing AC units and getting the proper amount of BTUs.
Most formulas we have all heard and still hear from many Sales people are NOT correct and will cost far more on the electric bill. For one example of an incorrect formula, see the next paragraph:
Length of room multiply Width of room multiply by 100 equals BTU size.
10 feet X 10 feet = 100; then X 100 = 10,000 BTUs. This is WRONG.
A ten by ten room would most likely need only a 5,000 BTU air conditioner. Worst case - still only 6,000 BTUs.

The above formula only sells inventory and can double your electric bill, PLUS make the room CLAMY! This is because the AC unit is double the size needed, thus the compressor will cycle on and off, on and off, on and off, leaving the room sticky and clammy. Basically the AC unit can never get rid of the Humidity in the room because it is oversized.
NOTE: Since sizes of air conditioners vary in BTU's from one manufacturer to another, always choose the one with the highest E.E.R.* and is closest to the BTU size you need. DO NOT buy an AC unit just because it has the Energy Star Label on it. This label shows that it at least meets the minimum requirements to have an Energy Star Label, BUT the Energy Star Label DOES NOT automatically mean you are buying the MOST Energy Efficient Model made! You MUST read the YELLOW Energy Guide charts on the AC unit to determine that. If the models in the store you are shopping in are not the most efficient, then leave and go to other store to see different brands. Find out which Manufacturer makes the most efficient model in the BTU size you need. (Or as close as possible to the BTU size you need). And buy that most efficient model, even if the unit costs more, you will save the price difference off the electric bill usually within one summer.
* (EER means Energy Efficiency Rating)

Part Two has another radio spot and a game to play for testing your AC knowledge! Click Here
A much better formula to use is called:
The W.H.I.L.E. formula.

Proper sizing of a ROOM air conditioner is dependent upon the cooling load, or the amount of BTU/HR the air conditioner must have to cool the room in order to maintain the desired temperature. (BTU/HR means British Thermal Units Per Hour)

The cooling load can be determined by using the W.H.I.L.E. formula then Divided by 60 as shown below:

W = Width of room
H = Height of room
I = Insulation value in the walls
(Use the # 10 for WELL INSULATED or 18 for POORLY INSULATED rooms. An insulation value of R-11 or lower will be poorly insulated. Learn more with our Insulation Blogs.)
L = Length of room
E = Exposure. Which direction the longest outside wall faces.
(North use #16; East use #17; South use #18; West use #20)

Multiply: W x H x I x L x E
then
Divide by 60 to equal (=) BTUs needed.
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​Bill Lauto, at GoingTrueGreen.com
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International Sustainability and Energy Consultant
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