Tweet Easy Energy-Saving Project Brings Home Comfort Sick of uncomfortably drafty rooms? It’s really tough to solve the problem because there can be more than one issue. One very common source of drafts are gaps around electric wall switches and plugs. This is usually forgotten because the switch plates cover the problem from your view. […]
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Tweet 2011 tax credits help you have a greener home Yippee! For the third year in a row, you can get federal tax credits (and more) for your green home building or remodeling. Many people mistakenly believe the $2,000 federal tax credit for new, energy-efficient homes ended in 2010, but Congress extended the perks through […]
Tweet ================ Highly Recommended ================ Now available – Sneaky Solar Strategies That Pay Over & Over Video This video has the home energy comfort answers you’re looking for. ============== Click the blue title to learn more. ============ 10/10/10 at 10 am we picked up a new addition to the family – an Abyssinian cat named […]
Tweet ==================== Highly Recommended ===================== Now available – Sneaky Solar Strategies That Pay Over & Over Video This video has the home energy comfort answers you’re looking for. Click the blue title to learn more. ================================================================= 10/10/10 at 10 am we pick up a new addition to the family – an Abyssinian cat named Axum […]
Tweet For the next minute see how easily you save green by going green with this reliable water heater. (Click below for a fun video!) Solar Water by Build That Green
Tweet The calendar says it’s the first day of autumn, but it sure doesn’t feel like it. Stifling heat has stubbornly plagued our Carolina Sandhills area all summer. And if the forecast for highs in the 90′s continues, this week will mark 100 days of 90-degree plus weather in 2010. Now That’s what I call […]
Tweet Your Turn: I’m interested in using a solar tube to light a half bathroom. It sounds like a smart way to capture free sunlight. We are building a one-story addition onto the north side of the house where there’s no sunshine in any season. Is it still possible to get enough natural daylight? I […]
Tweet Super news for anybody that’s replacing older, inefficient appliances with Energy Star® qualified appliances in 2010. Compliments of your government, just another reason you can feel good about saving green by going green. Here’s a quick summary of what’s happening in the southeast. For other states or more information go to this site: Rebates, […]
Tweet Your turn: We love our house but hate the electric bills. I always thought that foam insulation on the attic roof inside would help but others disagree. We have a gigantic roof with lots of space and lots of hot air. Would this help and what could we expect to pay? We would like […]
Tweet Want to know how best to set a programmable thermostat…or… Maybe you already have one but never felt confident with fiddling with it? Here’s a great FREE tool that’s fun and fast. Simply follow the arrows and prompts displayed to the right side of the displayed thermostat. Go ahead and try it……(you know you […]
