ÿþ<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html><!-- InstanceBegin template="/Templates/energy.dwt" codeOutsideHTMLIsLocked="false" --> <head> <!-- InstanceBeginEditable name="doctitle" --> <title>Welcome to KW Management</title> <!-- InstanceEndEditable --><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/JavaScript"> <!-- function MM_preloadImages() { //v3.0 var d=document; if(d.images){ if(!d.MM_p) d.MM_p=new Array(); var i,j=d.MM_p.length,a=MM_preloadImages.arguments; for(i=0; i<a.length; i++) if (a[i].indexOf("#")!=0){ d.MM_p[j]=new Image; d.MM_p[j++].src=a[i];}} } //--> </script> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/JavaScript"> <!-- function MM_reloadPage(init) { //reloads the window if Nav4 resized if (init==true) with (navigator) {if ((appName=="Netscape")&&(parseInt(appVersion)==4)) { document.MM_pgW=innerWidth; document.MM_pgH=innerHeight; onresize=MM_reloadPage; }} else if (innerWidth!=document.MM_pgW || innerHeight!=document.MM_pgH) location.reload(); } MM_reloadPage(true); function MM_swapImgRestore() { //v3.0 var i,x,a=document.MM_sr; for(i=0;a&&i<a.length&&(x=a[i])&&x.oSrc;i++) x.src=x.oSrc; } function MM_swapImage() { //v3.0 var i,j=0,x,a=MM_swapImage.arguments; document.MM_sr=new Array; for(i=0;i<(a.length-2);i+=3) if ((x=MM_findObj(a[i]))!=null){document.MM_sr[j++]=x; if(!x.oSrc) x.oSrc=x.src; x.src=a[i+2];} } //--> </script> <link rel="stylesheet" href="../../m2css/v_basic.css" type="text/css"> <script type="text/javascript" src="../../m2scripts/mm2scripts.js"></script> <!-- InstanceBeginEditable name="head" --><!-- InstanceEndEditable --> </head> <body background="../../images/back.gif" leftmargin="0" topmargin="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" onLoad="P7_setMM2('none',1,2,'none','none');P7_trigMM2();MM_preloadImages('../../images/nav/energy_home_over.gif','../../images/nav/KW_over.gif','../../images/nav/energy_contact_over.gif','../../images/nav/energy_links_over.gif','../../images/nav/renewable_over.gif','../../images/nav/conservation_over.gif')"> <div id="p7TBtrig10" style="position:absolute; left: 85px; top: 73px; width: 100px; z-index: 300; visibility: visible"><a href="../energy_conservation.htm" onmouseover="MM_swapImage('p7TBim10','','../../images/nav/conservation_over.gif',1)" onMouseOut="MM_swapImgRestore()"><img src="../../images/nav/conservation.gif" alt="Energy Conservation" name="p7TBim10" id="p7TBim10" width="100" height="51" border="0"></a></div> <div id="p7TBsub10" class="p7tbsub" style="position:absolute; left: 185px; top: 63px; width: 100px; z-index: 400; visibility: hidden"> <p><a href="#">Sublink 1.1</a></p> <p><a href="#">Sublink 1.2</a></p> <p><a href="#">Sublink 1.3</a></p> <p><a href="#">Sublink 1.4</a></p> <p><a href="#">Sublink 1.5</a></p> </div> <div id="p7TBtrig20" style="position:absolute; left: 85px; top: 124px; width: 88px; z-index: 300; visibility: visible"><a href="../renewable_energy.htm" onmouseover="MM_swapImage('p7TBim20','','../../images/nav/renewable_over.gif',1)" onMouseOut="MM_swapImgRestore()"><img src="../../images/nav/renewable.gif" alt="Renewable Energy" name="p7TBim20" id="p7TBim20" width="88" height="51" border="0"></a></div> <div id="p7TBsub20" class="p7tbsub" style="position:absolute; left: 173px; top: 114px; width: 88px; z-index: 400; visibility: hidden"> <p><a href="#">Sublink 2.1</a></p> <p><a href="#">Sublink 2.2</a></p> <p><a href="#">Sublink 2.3</a></p> <p><a href="#">Sublink 2.4</a></p> <p><a href="#">Sublink 2.5</a></p> </div> <div id="p7TBtrig30" style="position:absolute; left: 85px; top: 175px; width: 100px; z-index: 300; visibility: visible"><a href="../links.htm" onmouseover="MM_swapImage('p7TBim30','','../../images/nav/energy_links_over.gif',1)" onMouseOut="MM_swapImgRestore()"><img src="../../images/nav/energy_links.gif" alt="Links" name="p7TBim30" id="p7TBim30" width="100" height="51" border="0"></a></div> <div id="p7TBsub30" class="p7tbsub" style="position:absolute; left: 185px; top: 165px; width: 100px; z-index: 400; visibility: hidden"> <p><a href="#">Sublink 3.1</a></p> <p><a href="#">Sublink 3.2</a></p> <p><a href="#">Sublink 3.3</a></p> <p><a href="#">Sublink 3.4</a></p> <p><a href="#">Sublink 3.5</a></p> </div> <div id="p7TBtrig40" style="position:absolute; left: 85px; top: 226px; width: 100px; z-index: 300; visibility: visible"><a href="../contact.htm" onmouseover="MM_swapImage('p7TBim40','','../../images/nav/energy_contact_over.gif',1)" onMouseOut="MM_swapImgRestore()"><img src="../../images/nav/energy_contact.gif" alt="Contact us" name="p7TBim40" id="p7TBim40" width="100" height="51" border="0"></a></div> <div id="p7TBsub40" class="p7tbsub" style="position:absolute; left: 185px; top: 216px; width: 100px; z-index: 400; visibility: hidden"> <p><a href="#">Sublink 4.1</a></p> <p><a href="#">Sublink 4.2</a></p> <p><a href="#">Sublink 4.3</a></p> <p><a href="#">Sublink 4.4</a></p> <p><a href="#">Sublink 4.5</a></p> </div> <div id="p7TBtrig50" style="position:absolute; left: 85px; top: 277px; width: 100px; z-index: 300; visibility: visible"><a href="../../KW/index.htm" onmouseover="MM_swapImage('p7TBim50','','../../images/nav/KW_over.gif',1)" onMouseOut="MM_swapImgRestore()"><img src="../../images/nav/KW.gif" alt="KW management" name="p7TBim50" id="p7TBim50" width="100" height="51" border="0"></a></div> <div id="p7TBsub50" class="p7tbsub" style="position:absolute; left: 185px; top: 267px; width: 100px; z-index: 400; visibility: hidden"> <p><a href="#">Sublink 5.1</a></p> <p><a href="#">Sublink 5.2</a></p> <p><a href="#">Sublink 5.3</a></p> <p><a href="#">Sublink 5.4</a></p> <p><a href="#">Sublink 5.5</a></p> </div> <div id="p7TBtrig60" style="position:absolute; left: 85px; top: 328px; width: 100px; z-index: 300; visibility: visible"><a href="../index.htm" onmouseover="MM_swapImage('p7TBim60','','../../images/nav/energy_home_over.gif',1)" onMouseOut="MM_swapImgRestore()"><img src="../../images/nav/energy_home.gif" alt="Home" name="p7TBim60" id="p7TBim60" width="100" height="51" border="0"></a></div> <div id="p7TBsub60" class="p7tbsub" style="position:absolute; left: 185px; top: 318px; width: 100px; z-index: 400; visibility: hidden"> <p><a href="#">Sublink 6.1</a></p> <p><a href="#">Sublink 6.2</a></p> <p><a href="#">Sublink 6.3</a></p> <p><a href="#">Sublink 6.4</a></p> <p><a href="#">Sublink 6.5</a></p> </div> <div id="P7TabH" style="position:absolute; left: 0px; top: 0px; z-index: 200; visibility: hidden"><a href="javascript:;" onmouseover="P7_trigMM2()"><img src="../../images/nav/shim.gif" alt="" width="98%" height="618" border="0"></a> </div> <table width="760" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td colspan="2"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="760"> <!-- fwtable fwsrc="index.png" fwbase="index.gif" fwstyle="Dreamweaver" fwdocid = "742308039" fwnested="0" --> <tr> <td><img src="../../images/spacer.gif" alt="" name="undefined_2" width="184" height="1" border="0"></td> <td><img src="../../images/spacer.gif" alt="" name="undefined_2" width="280" height="1" border="0"></td> <td><img src="../../images/spacer.gif" alt="" name="undefined_2" width="218" height="1" border="0"></td> <td><img src="../../images/spacer.gif" alt="" name="undefined_2" width="78" height="1" border="0"></td> <td><img src="../../images/spacer.gif" alt="" name="undefined_2" width="1" height="1" border="0"></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><img name="index_r1_c1" src="../../images/index_r1_c1.gif" width="184" height="499" border="0" alt=""></td> <td colspan="3" valign="top"><table width="576" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td><div align="center"><img src="../../images/CET%20Sun%20Logo.gif" width="494" height="100"></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><!-- InstanceBeginEditable name="content" --> <blockquote> <h2><a name="Energy_Audits">Energy Audits</a></h2> <p><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Our trained auditors will thoroughly examine your site.  Among the items they identify:</font></p> </blockquote> <table width="400" border=1 align="center" cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0> <tr> <td width=295 colspan=2 valign=top class="Normal"> <h2 align="center"><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style='text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'>Energy Saving Opportunities</span></font></h2> </td> <td width=295 valign=top class="Normal"> <h2 align="center"><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style='text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'>Health &amp; Safety Issues</span></font></h2> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=148 valign=top class="Normal"> <ul> <li><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Insulation</font></li> <li><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Airsealing</font></li> <li><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Windows</font></li> <li><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Advanced Boiler Controls</font></li> </ul> </td> <td width=148 valign=top class="Normal"> <ul type=disc> <li><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Appliances</font></li> <li><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Lighting</font></li> <li><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Thermostats</font></li> </ul> </td> <td width=295 valign=top class="Normal"> <ul type=disc> <li><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Moisture / Water Damage</font></li> <li><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Mold</font></li> <li><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Combustion Safety</font></li> <li><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Indoor Air Quality</font></li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr height=0> <td width=148 class="Normal"></td> <td width=148 class="Normal"></td> <td width=295 class="Normal"></td> </tr> </table> <blockquote> <h2 class=MsoCaption><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a name="Audit_List"></a>Energy Audit Procedure</font></h2> <p><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">An energy audit consists of several steps (the process can vary according to the type of building or facility being audited):</font></p> <ul> <li><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="#Overview">Overview / Interview</a></font></li> <li><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="#Appliance_Metering">Appliance Metering</a></font></li> <li><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="#Building_Survey">Building Survey</a></font></li> <li><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="#Blower_Door">Blower Door Test</a></font></li> </ul> <h2><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a name=Overview>Overview / Interview</a><span style='text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'>  <a href="#Audit_List">(top)</a></span></font></h2> <p><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">When the CET auditor arrives at your site<span style='font-size:10.0pt'>, he will first give you an overview of the audit process.  He will answer any questions you have, and address any concerns or potential problems up front.  We want you to understand the entire process  only with your participation can the audit be as effective as possible.  With the goal of achieving the best possible understanding of your situation, the auditor will ask you questions about the building, any particular problems or concerns you may have about it, and how you use it.</span></font></p> <h2><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a name="Appliance_Metering">Appliance Metering</a><span style='text-decoration:none;text-underline: none'>  <a href="#Audit_List">(top)</a></span></font></h2> <p><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">To get a residential audit underway, <span style='font-size: 10.0pt'>the auditor will usually ask your permission to connect your refrigerator to a power-consumption meter.  This device will monitor your appliance s power consumption for the duration of the audit  the longer the monitoring time, the more accurate our estimate of monthly energy consumption. </span></font></p> <h2><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a name="Building_Survey">Building Survey</a><span style='text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'>  <a href="#Audit_List">(top)</a></span></font></h2> <p><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><img width=190 height=193 src="images/image004.gif" align=right v:shapes="_x0000_s1026 _x0000_s1027 _x0000_s1028"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>The auditor will survey the building from attic to basement.  He will be measuring exterior surfaces and windows, noting insulation levels, potential air leakage sites, light fixtures, hot water fixtures, and any other energy-related features.  All windows will be closed and locked, and all other openings in the building closed, in order to leave the house in a  winter-like condition  as tightly buttoned up as it would be on a cold winter night.  All of the information noted during this tour will serve as input for computer modeling of the building s energy consumption, and will guide energy-efficiency improvement suggestions.</span></font></p> <h2><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a name="Blower_Door">Blower Door Test</a><span style='text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'>  <a name="OLE_LINK1"></a><a href="#Audit_List">(top)</a></span></font></h2> <p><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>The blower door is a powerful tool for measuring a building s air leakage rate and for locating many leakage sites.  After putting the building in a closed-up,  winter-like condition, the auditor will install the blower door in an exterior doorway.  An expandable aluminum frame is fitted to the doorway, with a nylon panel mounted over the opening to seal it.  A sleeve in the panel holds the blower  a large, variable-speed exhaust fan with several calibrated pressure-measuring ports.  A sensitive digital pressure gauge is connected to the fan.  In a typical test, the fan is turned on, and its speed is increased until the building has been very slightly depressurized with respect to the outdoors.  By exhausting air from the building, the fan creates a lower-pressure zone inside, which causes outside air to leak in at an accelerated rate.  This situation yields two types of information.  By measuring how fast the fan must be set create a precise pressure drop within the building, the auditor can calculate the amount of outside air that would leak in under normal conditions  very useful for modeling the building s energy consumption.  In addition, the low pressure created by the fan serves to exaggerate the building s normal leaks.  Take a quick tour of the building with the auditor while the fan is running  chances are you ll find previously hidden air leaks just by holding out your hand to feel the draft!  The blower door is an invaluable guide to airsealing efforts.</span></font></p> </blockquote> <!-- InstanceEndEditable --></td> </tr> </table> </td> <td><img src="../../images/spacer.gif" alt="" name="undefined_2" width="1" height="499" border="0"></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="150">&nbsp;</td> <td width="610"><div align="center"> <p><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">KW Management, Inc.<br> 55 Lake Street | Nashua, NH 03060<br> Phone: 603-598-0181 | Fax: 603-598-5188<br> Email:<a href="mailto:info@kwmanagement.com">info@kwmanagement.com</a> </font></p> <p><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Web Site Designed by <a href="http://www.braveheartdesign.com" onFocus="if(this.blur)this.blur()">Braveheart Design</a></font></p> </div> </td> </tr> </table> <script type="text/javascript"> var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); </script> <script type="text/javascript"> var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-4400860-1"); pageTracker._initData(); pageTracker._trackPageview(); </script> </body> <!-- InstanceEnd --></html>