Air Ducts: Out of Sight, Out of Mind
March 18th, 2014Your air ducts are one of the most important systems in your home, and if the ducts are poorly sealed or insulated they are likely contributing to higher energy bills. Your home’s duct system is a branching network of tubes in the walls, floors, and ceilings; it carries the air from your home’s furnace and […]
Light Bulb Buying Guide
March 14th, 2014Before energy saving light bulbs were so readily available, we would purchase light bulbs based on how many watts or how much energy they used. With newer light bulbs you can achieve the same level of brightness for while using up to 80% less power. When shopping for bulbs today, look for lumens not watts. […]
Sick Building Syndrome
March 11th, 2014Do you value the health of your employees? More and more office employees are complaining about sick business syndrome (sbs). The EPA defines the term as ” situations in which building occupants experience acute health and comfort effects that appear to be linked to time spent in a building, but no specific illness or cause […]
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Everything You Need To Know About Home Heating
February 25th, 2014Infographic by Sarah Gerrity, Energy Department. Source: http://energy.gov/articles/energy-saver-101-infographic-home-heating
Making the Invisible Visible
February 21st, 2014Melissa Ulbricht Aug 19, 2013 Often, when homeowners make improvements to an existing house, the most important aspects of home performance – including safety, comfort, energy efficiency, durability, and environmental impact – are literally invisible during key steps of any home sale or refinance transaction. One result is that energy efficiency investments are overlooked or inaccurately […]
Clean Air Plants for Your Home
February 11th, 2014Projects like installing new carpet and painting walls can release chemicals that pollute indoor air. Luckily, some houseplants moonlight as efficient purifiers. For the best results, put as many plants as you can care for in the rooms you use most, says environmental scientist Dr. Bill Wolverton. That means you’ll want at least two plants […]
Got Mold?
February 7th, 2014Mold grows where there is moisture. If you have mold or mildew problems in your home, it is likely the result of poor ventilation and leaks in windows, heating ducts, plumbing, roofs or moist air getting in from the crawl. It’s important to promptly rid your home of mold and to fix the cause so that it […]
Where’s the Dust Buster?
January 21st, 2014It’s hard to get too worked up about dust. Yes, it’s a nuisance, but it’s hardly one that causes us much anxiety — and our language itself suggests as much. We call those clumps of the stuff under the bed dust bunnies after all, not, say, dust vermin. But there’s a higher ick factor to […]
