Austin's Green Living Expo

I went to the Green Living Expo this past weekend at the Austin Convention Center.  How much fun.  A couple of month's ago I had entertained the thought of being a vendor at this show, but later decided against it.  I wanted to go to see what kind of great ideas were coming in the area of renewable energy.

I was very impressed with SolarTex Solatube Sky Light.  I  would recommend it to any home owner.  This simple design eliminates so many problems home owners previously experienced with old school sky lights. It also delivers a great deal of good quality light.  If you have a dark area in your home, I would encourage you to look into this solution.  

For me, we are going to be moving into a home where the garage has been converted and we'll use it for a school room.  Garage conversion are notoriously dark.  This will be a great addition for that room.  I'm looking forward to having one installed.  I let you my first hand experience.

Then there was this, the FLIR B250.  It is a thermal imaging camera.  This isn't for the average homeowner.  This is a tool I want to get for my inspection business.  In the current climate , pun intended, where everyone is sensitive to energy consumption, I would love to have a tool like this to be able to tell the home owner exactly where they are missing insulation in the walls, where there is a water leak in the walls or attic, where the ductwork is leaking conditioned air into the attic (what a waste!)

All-in-all, the Austin Green Living Expo was a lot of fun.  Next year I'll be a vendor.