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February 6, 2010March 16, 2024

Brick Stone House Energy Efficient Secrets

By: The Handyman Guy How Can Brick Stone Make Your Home Energy Efficient A home thatâ€™s energy-efficient is in fact healthier & cost effective. Energy efficiency adjustments in your house can eliminate or at least lessen the poor quality of air thatâ€™s brought in by various weather conditions. One way to create your home energy […]

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Heating

February 5, 2010March 10, 2024

Understanding Insulation Ratings and Factors

Insulation terms can be quite confusing to anyone outside the industry. If you’ve ever bought insulation for your house, you know that insulation with a high R factor is better. But what, exactly, does that mean? Did you know that the R value depends on other factors? When it comes to buying more specific insulation […]

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February 5, 2010February 4, 2010

LEED Professional Accreditation FAQ

LEED Green Associate (GA) Certification Process: Basic Questions Answered There are some common questions asked by people having an interest in or prepared to take the LEED GA examination. Here is some basic information about the examination process that addresses many FAQs. Becoming able to Take the LEED GA Examination Before taking the examination there […]

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Home Energy Tips

February 5, 2010March 16, 2024

Selling your home? Don’t forget your home energy improvements!

Many sellers leave a big opportunity to cash in on the sale of their home on the table. By not highlighting the energy efficiencies and energy improvements done to the home, however small, as a seller you might be selling your home short!

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Home Energy Tips

February 5, 2010March 16, 2024

Ideas for Achieving Energy Efficient Homes

By: Eugene Makeev With all costs on the rise, adding up to the already huge problem with the New York housing crunch and worldwide economic woes; more and more people are searching of ways to cutback on costs. In our homes, one of the largest shares where our hard-earned budget goes to is the energy […]

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Home Energy Tips

February 4, 2010March 16, 2024

How To Be More Energy Efficient

By: James CopperWe hear so much about energy efficiency nowadays. Energy efficiency is about saving our environment and saving our money. How we got about practicing energy efficiency isnt always as clear, though. Here, there, are the most frequently asked questions about energy efficiency, and their answers. The question most often asked is if buying […]

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January 5, 2010March 16, 2024

Quickly, easily and accurately measure energy usage in your home

Right now your home could be losing a lot of energy. We’re not just talking about a few pennies either. We could be talking hundreds of dollars per year. And that’s really just the average home. The first step is to find where your home uses energy. That is where an energy audit comes in. […]

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January 5, 2010March 16, 2024

New Home Energy Audit Kits available

The easiest way to save money on your energy bills is to do a simple energy audit. And the best way to do a complete, professional energy audit is with one of the energy audit kits available from http://www.energyaudits.net. There are two kits available, the professional kit and the starter kit – both of which are priced within any homeowners budget

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Heating

November 29, 2009March 10, 2024

Space heaters: How much energy do they use?

I was recently called to consult on an energy problem in a home with a portable, oil-filled space heater in the master bedroom. The owner was complaining that the room was still cold even after running the unit all night. Plus, he was concerned the unit was costing too much money to run every night for 12 hours. So…how much energy does the unit use? Let’s find out.

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Electric

November 19, 2009March 10, 2024

How much electricty does your clothes dryer use?

Let’s be clear: Even if you have a natural gas dryer, it still has an electrical cost. That is, it still uses some level of electricity to run. The heaviest electrical cost is the motor which rotates the cylinder and tumbles the clothes. Electricity in a gas powered dryer does not provide heat. My natural […]

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Save Money on Energy Costs with Energy Star

6 Ways to Quickly Spot an Energy Efficient New House

5 Important Downsides to Lowering Thermostats in Winter to Consider

6 Ways to Quickly Spot an Energy Efficient New House

5 Important Downsides to Lowering Thermostats in Winter to Consider

Brick Stone House Energy Efficient Secrets

Understanding Insulation Ratings and Factors

LEED Professional Accreditation FAQ

Selling your home? Don’t forget your home energy improvements!

Ideas for Achieving Energy Efficient Homes

How To Be More Energy Efficient

Quickly, easily and accurately measure energy usage in your home

New Home Energy Audit Kits available

Space heaters: How much energy do they use?

How much electricty does your clothes dryer use?