"Chat" from the Jan 19,2023 BE Webinar on Passive House. Most questions were answered in the recording. (Some answered here) 19:02:11 From Linda to Everyone: Is there a community solar project near Middletown? 19:02:51 From Holly to Everyone: Pat, I just was on the same community solar webinar as you a few minutes ago, and I just heard you say you signed up for community solar. Iā€™m in Montville, NJ. May you please send me information on who you signed up with and how to do it. Thank you! 19:03:27 From Linda to Everyone: I'm in Middletown but near Atlantic Highlands. 19:05:39 From Ed to Everyone: My utility is PSEG, they may have a list. Solar Landscape and Neighborhood Sun are 2 community solar companies in NJ 19:05:45 From Sheila to Everyone: Are there any particular heat pump brands one would recommend? 19:07:22 From Sheila to Everyone: Are single stage heat pumps efficient enough for central NJ? 19:19:58 From Steve to Everyone: what is relationship of passive house requirements vs high performance LEED or the NetZero standards where the International Energy Efficiency body is aiming for building codes? 19:27:06 From Holly to Everyone: Do you recommend a certain type of insulation for a 25 year old home? 19:28:32 From Tracy to Everyone: Does airtightness mean you can never open the windows and enjoy the sounds of summer? 19:35:17 From Ed to Everyone: In regular buildings wires & pipes are in walls, floors and ceilings. How are they installed in passivehauses? 19:38:20 From Steve to Everyone: answer to the question: is a single stage heat pump good for central NJ. Yes. See https://climate.smiller.org/v/summary.jpg for one year performance of a single stage heat pump (an inexpensive Rheem model 1436) in Middletown, nj. 19:41:55 From Ed to Everyone: Are there modular passivehauses? Less expensive? Cost of retrofits? 19:44:47 From Steve to Everyone: answer to question: is Community Solar available to my town? open this page, and put in your zip code. It will pop upwith your answer. https://www.arcadia.com/for-homes continue to signup for the queue for the available Community Solar, if you are interested. The next Building Electrification webinar, feb 16 at 7PM is all about Community Solar register here: https://bit.ly/3tmyd1g 19:49:17 From Michael to Steve who do you have speaking on community solar ? 19:51:26 From June to Everyone: How do we find a "certified" installer for retrofitting, eg, siding and insulation for an older home? What are the appropriate certifications to look for? 19:52:20 From Michael to Everyone: To get an EE audit today you need to go to your electric and/or your gas utility since these programs are now managed by the individual utilizes not the BPU clean energy program. New Home construction and low income EE is still managed by BPU CEP. 19:52:54 From Robert to Everyone: What sort of counterflow exchanger do you use for ventilation air? 20:00:49 From Michael to Everyone: you can go to the NJBPU clean energy website at https://njcleanenergy.com/CS for all info on CS 20:04:24 From Dennis to Everyone: Thank you for this presentation. 20:06:08 From Ken Levenson - PHN to Everyone: ken@naphnetwork.org 20:06:19 From Holly to Everyone: I need to leave, but will look for the recording of this to see the rest. Thank you very much for all the information and hosting. 20:11:53 From David to Everyone: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=URdHXXWWjUKRe3D0T5YwsNoku1MT9pxLp0-f5EYp40hUQjkwWVVMT0FFUUg2VjNHRklGQkhOVk1RMS4u 20:12:12 From Ed to Everyone: The PSEG community solar page is https://nj.pseg.com/saveenergyandmoney/solarandrenewableenergy/community_solar 20:17:22 From Joanne to Everyone: Arcadia donates $100 to Sierra Club for a signup 20:19:41 From Steve to Everyone: Yvette Viasus, Community Solar Engagement Manager for SolarLandscape is speaking Feb 16 at 7PM. register here: https://bit.ly/3tmyd1g Her company is building 45 of the 105 community solar projects that are finishing this year. Her talk is a broader talk about community solar present and future in NJ 20:23:12 From Ed to Everyone: Great talk and information! Thanks! 20:23:24 From Dennis to Everyone: Reacted to "Great talk and infor..." with šŸ‘ 20:23:28 From Michael to Everyone: Thanks good presentation