$200, $300, $500 a month! This is what millions paid last winter to heat their homes. Some paid even more. Experts say that this winter will bring even higher heating bills, with increases of about 15% to 80%, unless you improve the energy efficiency of your home now.
Here are three steps toward lower energy bills:
1. […]
How would you like to save handfuls of money with minimal effort? And how would you feel if these actions made your home more comfortable, and were good for the environment?
You can do just that by taking these simple, cost-effective steps to quickly improve the energy efficiency of your home:
Use CFLs. Replace your incandescent light […]
By Adrienne van Dooren
Will traditionally built homes soon join the ranks of the 8-track tape, knob and tube wiring and the manual typewriter?
Ed Begley, Jr., environmentalist and star of HGTV’s hit show Living with Ed, believes that may indeed come to pass. I interviewed Ed during the Earth Day celebrations in Washington D.C. and asked […]
By David Porter AIA - Consulting architect to the Garlinghouse Company since 1989
By now, you have probably heard loads about everything “green” - building green, living a more “green” lifestyle, and on and on. “Green” is the new, overly used, buzzword thrown at you from twenty directions each day. What is this new-fangled movement, what […]
You know it’s there, but you rarely give it a thought-unless the temperature inside your house won’t stay at a comfortable level.
We’re talking about the insulation in your home’s walls, attic, and beneath its floors. If there’s not enough insulation, it can be added to an existing home. However, the best time to make […]
