[Noisebridge-discuss] PG&E Bill

[jim]

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On Mon, 2009-12-07 at 11:55 -0800, Rachel McConnell wrote:
> I'm in on the shrink wrap project.  Faster than curtains and more
> slow... wait... what am I quoting?
> 
> Jeffrey Malone wrote:
> > Well, the space indeed does get cold these days.
> > I suggest we do some weather proofing as a stopgap measure.
> > 
> > Either today or tomorrow I'll go on the roof and block off the vents
> > that are open with some duct-tape and garbage bags.  If it gets stuffy
> > in there, we can remove the cover from one or more vents...
> > We should then look into that shrinkwrap that you can put on windows
> > for faux-double-pane glass (I can personally attest to this stuff
> > working extremely well).  I can't recall how expensive this stuff
> > is... if it's cheap, I'll just buy some out of my pocket and do it,
> > but I have a feeling it'd start to be a bit more than I want to
> > personally spend for the all our windows...
> > 
> > For the lights... I think we should as an interim just look at how
> > many we need and where, and just pull some bulbs down from the
> > fixtures.  I'm betting each tube is 40-65w each, and that we can
> > remove at least 10 without compromising light in the space..  even if
> > we just end up offsetting some of what electric heaters will be using,
> > it'll be better in the end.
> > 
> > Jeffrey
> > 
> > On Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 11:24 AM, Rubin Abdi <rubin at starset.net> wrote:
> >> Jonathan Foote wrote, On 20091207 131900:
> >>> Purely out of my a**, the modest efficiency gains from going to
> >>> solid-state ballasts are not worth it -- it will take a long time to
> >>> recoup any costs. Even old-school transformer ballasts are not that
> >>> bad (and miles better than incandescents).
> >> Kind of surprised no one has started an LED light project for the space yet.
> >>
> >>> Plus, the minute I bring in a little space heater so I can get
> >>> something done in the chill I will blow any savings for decades. ;)
> >> We have two tiny space heaters in the space, I know one was getting used
> >> fairly often the few days before I left for Chicago.
> >>
> >> Might I also recommend that Noisebridge should be treated as a server farm?
> >>
> >> --
> >> Rubin Abdi
> >> rubin at starset.net
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