As I always do when I fly, I bring my own stainless-steel water bottle, finishing the contents before going through security, then filling it so that I don't need a plastic water bottle from the flight attendant. When I flew out of O'Hare in Chicago to return home from a meeting the other day, for the first time I filled my bottle from a new Elkay EZH2O bottle filling station.
It's much more convenient. Unlike filling from a standard drinking fountain, it only took one hand, so I didn't have to contort my body to keep my computer bag from slipping off my shoulder as I stooped over and waited for my bottle to fill. It's a lot faster, with a 1.1 gallon-per minute (gpm) fill rate--close to three times that of a standard drinking fountain. And I didn't have to keep raising and lowering the mouth of the bottle to keep the water flowing in as the pressure changed and the stream rose and fell.
Mostly I like the new bottle-filling station for the environmental benefits of avoiding the use of plastic water bottles. Consider:
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| Average Mortgage Rates | ||
| 30 Yr FRM | 4.60% | -0.03% |
| 15 Yr FRM | 3.99% | -0.04% |
| FHA 30 Year | 4.62% | -0.03% |
| Jumbo 30 Year | 6.01% | -0.03% |
| 5/1 Yr ARM | 3.62% | -0.04% |
| View Current Mortgage Rates | Compare Rates | Updated: 7/29/10 2:25 PM | |
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| Average Mortgage Rates | ||
| 30 Yr FRM | 4.63% | -0.02% |
| 15 Yr FRM | 4.03% | -0.03% |
| FHA 30 Year | 4.65% | -0.02% |
| Jumbo 30 Year | 6.04% | -0.04% |
| 5/1 Yr ARM | 3.66% | -0.02% |
| View Current Mortgage Rates | Compare Rates | Updated: 7/28/10 6:48 PM | |
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The Therma-Stor Santa Fe Max Dry Dual XT is one of the most efficient stand-alone dehumidifiers on the market, with an Energy Factor of 3.75 liters/kWh. Photo: Therma-Stor. Click on image to enlarge.Last week, after reviewing a little physics regarding condensation and latent heat, I described how air conditioners remove unwanted humidity. This week I'll examine how dehumidifiers work in removing moisture and when it makes sense to use them.
Like air conditioners, dehumidifiers remove moisture by condensing water vapor out of the indoor air. While an air conditioner dumps the warm air that's produced through that condensation process (latent heat) outdoors, a dehumidifier doesn't get rid of that heat. Instead, releases the warm air into the space where it's is located.
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| Average Mortgage Rates | ||
| 30 Yr FRM | 4.65% | -0.01% |
| 15 Yr FRM | 4.06% | 0.00% |
| FHA 30 Year | 4.67% | -0.02% |
| Jumbo 30 Year | 6.08% | -0.01% |
| 5/1 Yr ARM | 3.68% | -0.02% |
| View Current Mortgage Rates | Compare Rates | Updated: 7/27/10 5:15 PM | |
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The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has now released several sets of LEED addenda for LEED-EBOM 2009—corrections and changes to the rating system since its official release. The earliest of these start in November 2009, and the latest batch came out in July 2010.
Following is a summary of the more useful LEED-EBOM addenda to date. Most of the rest is less critical to project teams unless you need clarification on things like understanding that "includesincludes" on page 23 of the Reference Guide really means "includes."
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The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has now released several sets of LEED addenda for LEED-EBOM 2009—corrections and changes to the rating system since its official release. The earliest of these start in November 2009, and the latest batch came out in July 2010.
Following is a summary of the more useful LEED-EBOM addenda to date. Most of the rest is less critical to project teams unless you need clarification on things like understanding that "includesincludes" on page 23 of the Reference Guide really means "includes."
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| Average Mortgage Rates | ||
| 30 Yr FRM | 4.66% | 0.00% |
| 15 Yr FRM | 4.06% | 0.01% |
| FHA 30 Year | 4.69% | 0.02% |
| Jumbo 30 Year | 6.09% | 0.01% |
| 5/1 Yr ARM | 3.70% | 0.04% |
| View Current Mortgage Rates | Compare Rates | Updated: 7/26/10 3:13 PM | |
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