Q. We are nearing pension age and have a large four bedroom house, which we wish to keep because we frequently look after our grandchildren. We realise that energy is a major expense and would like expert help to reduce our bills while we are still earning enough to make changes.
A. As a society we have become very compartmentalized. Your electric or gas provider may have a program where they will come over and see if there is way to conserve power by weatherizing or insulating the home. This is almost always the best return on an energy investment.
But they are not about to evaluate or recommend something that would supplant their utility like solar hot water or solar PC panels. You will not likely find someone to evaluate if an electric car would be a net savings for your situation. While some may recommend more insulation if does not meet the local standard few know how to calculate how much additional insulation is cost effective based upon your financial situation and the nature of your home.
Would solar air panels or even a solar room reduce heating needs? Which would fit your lifestyle? What about remove able window shades or insulating panels? Is there an advantage in your situation to geothermal heating or changing to air source heat pumps? Perhaps some form of thermal mass would not only provide an energy savings but additional comfort as well.
Just how much savings do you want to create and what is your budget? You can ask for various renewable energy contractors to give you estimates but this is not going to help you in deciding what if anything is cost effective. The kind of evaluation you seem to be asking after is going to be hard to find because most people don't want to know and few have any idea how to compare what seems to be apples and oranges in the energy world. They follow what the neighbors are doing rather then making an evaluation for themselves or paying someone with a general knowledge to review their home and their situation.
In my area this kind of evaluation requires a site visit and is no less intensive than any other type of home inspection but instead of looking for just a single issue it is an evaluation of a home owned by real people in a particular setting. The final goal can be a little tune up or working to make the house energy independent.
But they are not about to evaluate or recommend something that would supplant their utility like solar hot water or solar PC panels. You will not likely find someone to evaluate if an electric car would be a net savings for your situation. While some may recommend more insulation if does not meet the local standard few know how to calculate how much additional insulation is cost effective based upon your financial situation and the nature of your home.
Would solar air panels or even a solar room reduce heating needs? Which would fit your lifestyle? What about remove able window shades or insulating panels? Is there an advantage in your situation to geothermal heating or changing to air source heat pumps? Perhaps some form of thermal mass would not only provide an energy savings but additional comfort as well.
Just how much savings do you want to create and what is your budget? You can ask for various renewable energy contractors to give you estimates but this is not going to help you in deciding what if anything is cost effective. The kind of evaluation you seem to be asking after is going to be hard to find because most people don't want to know and few have any idea how to compare what seems to be apples and oranges in the energy world. They follow what the neighbors are doing rather then making an evaluation for themselves or paying someone with a general knowledge to review their home and their situation.
In my area this kind of evaluation requires a site visit and is no less intensive than any other type of home inspection but instead of looking for just a single issue it is an evaluation of a home owned by real people in a particular setting. The final goal can be a little tune up or working to make the house energy independent.
What is meant by production and production concept?
Q. I have to write a review/critique of a play. It says I need to identify the production and the production concept. What is meant by this? Can you use an example if necessary.
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A. Production - The show you are critiquing. The "play" is only the script, while the "production" is all attributes of the show: The acting, the set, the lights, where actors move, how they say the words, costumes, etc. For example, if you saw your local theatre misinterpret Hamlet you could sat that you saw a really bad production of a really good play. They play, Hamlet, is good, but the acting, sets, etc. were awful. When you are critiquing a production you are looking at all of the aspects aside from the script in how they relate to the script.
Production Concept - Largely determined by the director and then complimented by the designers and influenced by the actors, the "production concept" is how the script is interpreted. For example, if you are doing Hamlet and decide to set it in outer space. The decision to set it in outer space is part of the production concept. When you are critiquing the production concept, you are evaluating the decisions made by the artists that are not specifically given in the script. A script may say that the play takes place in a bedroom. However, someone has to decide what color the walls are and why. That's all production concept (and since a designer makes that particular decision it is also part of his/her "design concept".)
Production Concept - Largely determined by the director and then complimented by the designers and influenced by the actors, the "production concept" is how the script is interpreted. For example, if you are doing Hamlet and decide to set it in outer space. The decision to set it in outer space is part of the production concept. When you are critiquing the production concept, you are evaluating the decisions made by the artists that are not specifically given in the script. A script may say that the play takes place in a bedroom. However, someone has to decide what color the walls are and why. That's all production concept (and since a designer makes that particular decision it is also part of his/her "design concept".)
What's a good hotel to stay at while in Paris for a budget of 100-150 euros a night?
Q. Am planning to visit Paris in October for 6 days with a friend. What good hotels in the area can be found for 100-150 euros? Is this a realistic price range for decent accomodation (meaning 1 bedroom with private bathroom and housekeeping service, a view of the city perhaps, all with slightly premium touches)
A. �100 to �150 would be a good budget for a budget hotel, but you are asking a bit too much, unless you mean �100 each.
Go to one of the many hotel and hostel search sites, (they all do cheap hotels too) and check what is available, and also check the reviews. Not just the star rating of the reviews but the actual written texts, as you can than judge whether you will find the hotel acceptable.
Paris is huge, has many hotels but it also has many visitors so each hotel can set its own prices as customers will come.
Go to one of the many hotel and hostel search sites, (they all do cheap hotels too) and check what is available, and also check the reviews. Not just the star rating of the reviews but the actual written texts, as you can than judge whether you will find the hotel acceptable.
Paris is huge, has many hotels but it also has many visitors so each hotel can set its own prices as customers will come.
Any way to add a little to a TV's sound?
Q. I'm planning on buying a 37 inch LCD in the very near future, and many of its reviews talked about how its speakers left something to be desired. So I'm just wondering what would be a reasonable solution for this if I were to put the TV in my bedroom and set a budget of about $250. I'm imagining a 2.1 system, but the only thing I can find is either a very expensive Bose, or they're meant for a computer.
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A. For your bedroom, the TV's speakers could be OK, or simply spend $100 more for a better TV!
As long as the system has one analog audio input and at least one s/pdif (digital audio input) you can use it for either a PC or a TV.
As long as the system has one analog audio input and at least one s/pdif (digital audio input) you can use it for either a PC or a TV.
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