All Entries Tagged With: "energy efficiency"
Cost Versus Value in Home Remodeling
Cost is how much you pay for something; value is how much you get back in relation to that cost. Smart homeowners try to get the most…
Smart Technology in The Intelligent Home
Using smart technology to make your home eco-friendly, so you can save money and have a green home.
Save Money When Remodeling
While our economy struggles to find stability, there are many homeowners who realize that a slow housing market presents a great opportunity for those wishing to remodel or expand their homes.
Appliance Spotlight: Dishwashers
Everyone agrees that dishwashers are great timesaving devices, but did you know they can also save water and energy over hand-washing the dishes? Dishwashers actually use less water than hand-washing.
Take the Sun Home with You
The sun is hot, the water is cool, and you are taking it all in by the beach. You are enjoying your long awaited vacation. But soon, your thoughts turn back to all those home improvement projects you haven’t quite gotten around to at the house. As you continue to look up at the sun, you think of the high electric bill you’ve had this winter, and wish you could just take the sun home with you to heat the house. Well, you can (in a sense). You can use the energy from the sun to heat your home, thus solar energy.
Eco Staging
Yesterday someone asked me why, as a stager, I thought it would be important to clients or real estate agents that I understood green. It is funny, their question made me step back and I realized that the question never occurred to me because I just thought folks would automatically see the benefit. But it is an excellent question, so I’d like to answer it.
Preventing Shower Tile Problems
by Cory Laws of Details Home Services As a contractor, I’ve repaired lots of showers or tub/shower combinations where leaks have caused walls to fail. In these high moisture areas, there’s a simple cause of the rotting walls, and a correspondingly simple solution. The first step is to use the appropriate materials. The problem with [...]
