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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>I thought this was an interesting info-graphic to share: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>http://www.fastcompany.com/1789771/infographic-how-long-will-it-take-to-pay-off-those-solar-panels<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>I didn't feel like logging into the solar panel company to find it so I'm sharing at FastCompany instead. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>I thought it does a pretty good job of helping your compare the value of some of the improvements to existing homes, although I'm deep into regular building manuals just now. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>I've got a 1950's tract house that I've been steadily working on all summer, and when I was down adding plastic and sealing off the crawlspace, and adding insulation to the attic, I noticed that the framing of the structure seems a little light. I'm trying to figure out if there's some sort of cost effective method of bringing more sturdiness and structural integrity to the house. And I'm trying to sort out, at least in my mind how to upgrade the exterior wall insulation without totally messing up the airflow in the house. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Cheers,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Erin<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 10:41 AM, Douglas E Lamb <<a href="mailto:douglaslamb@columbus.rr.com">douglaslamb@columbus.rr.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:""Verdana"","serif"'>What's the word these day ladies and gentlemen?</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></body></html>