New Earth Engineering & Design Services’ Blog
We are a highly specialized engineering and design firm dedicated to sustainable home design. We have extensive knowledge and experience in the design and construction of residential homes that save energy, improve environmental sustainability, and improve human health.
Within the pages of our blog you will find helpful articles and interesting insights about everything that’s related to your home design.
Typical home framing techniques
Why is actual R-Value different from advertised R-Value? The photo above is from a newly built (2024) home in…
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Real-world heat transfer
In the last three weeks we have briefly discussed the three mechanisms for heat transfer: Conduction, Convection, and Radiation. This…
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Radiation Heat Transfer
Recall that there are three types of heat transfer: Conduction, which we covered two weeks ago, Convection, that we covered…
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Convection Heat Transfer
Last week I introduced the three heat transfer mechanisms: Conduction, Convection, and Radiation and performed a deep dive into Conduction…
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Translate R-Value to dollars & cents
Last week I discussed R-Value and what it means, this week I want to expand on that discussion by explaining…
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R-Value: What is it? What does it mean? Why do I care?
Most people have an intuitive understanding of R-Value, maybe they’ve seen or heard the term in advertising, and know that…
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Welcome to Delta Energy Solution’s Home Energy Efficiency Blog
After a couple of months of planning and work, we are delighted to announce the launch of our home energy…
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