TUCSON, Ariz. – According to Nader Chalfoun and the House Energy Doctor program at the University of Arizona, this set of low-cost strategies can greatly reduce operating costs and improve thermal comforts:

• using proper envelope insulation
• maximizing landscape use
• implementing proper thermostat settings
• minimizing air leakage
• efficiently shading devices
• landscaping
• using seasonally controlled strategies
• implementing passive solar systems

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