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 […]
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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 […]
Tweet Here’s What They Said: Renovation Project Makes Old House Environmentally Friendly Click thru Photos 8 to 15 Many Thanks to our Green Partnership Sponsors and Companies for such great efforts on our 2010 Green Remodel Idea House: General Contractor: Showcase Construction Plumbing fixtures: Moen – shower room Plumbing fixtures: Kohler – […]
Tweet I love this wonderful free kitchen tool – It’s a refrigerator age calculator. You’d be startled to learn just how much electricity your refrigerator is gobbling up every day. Department of Energy says besides air conditioners, your refrigerator or freezer is the second biggest user of electricity at home (about 13.7%) . I bet […]
Tweet Today the paint colors in my new office put me in the perfect Saint Patrick’s Day mood. Three of the walls are spa-like sea foam green called ‘Stillness’ and the last is a darker peacock green called ‘Crownhill’ accent. I love those names. In fact I’m not sure which convinced me when I decided […]
Tweet It’s not always fun to haul the recycling down from my daughter’s third floor apartment but in Germany I’m told, nothing goes to waste. She actually has a charming view across her balcony to the farm next door. I’ve enjoyed watching the neighbors walk their dogs and ride their bicycles (despite the February chill) […]
Tweet My daughter just changed jobs but her old office used to be a Nazi-era barracks. They’re scattered in towns across Germany. Seventy years later, the hulking red-tiled hip-roof buildings still stand in proper formation around an emerald parade field. I got to thinking about the rows of oversized windows set deep into the tan stucco walls and how even […]
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