September 2nd
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I recently had an idea that is very tantalizing. It occurred to me that surrounding the house with storage cabinets on all the outside walls would also help insulate the place and make it more energy efficient.
My house is already pretty good from the standpoint of energy efficiency. It is earth sheltered on [...]
August 31st
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The role of the walls
The walls are the first and the last defender against the energy loss. The energy loss through walls occurs in four ways:
Inside: The exfiltration is prevented by the walls. This means that the warm air of the room doesn’t escape out during the winters and in the summers the [...]
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August 23rd
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When I was growing up in St. Petersburg, Florida very few homes had air conditioning. During the summer it was hot and humid. The windows were always open. I can remember screaming across the house to get the attention of one of my three sisters. I wonder what the [...]
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August 22nd
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Log cabin kits sounds like a strange concept, doesn’t it? It sort of sounds as though you could expect a giant box of Lincoln Logs (does anyone out there remember that old toy?) and a whole mess of glue, right? Well, aside from the glue thing, that there isn’t too far off from [...]
August 21st
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How’s this for a challenge? Create a zero net source energy (as opposed to site energy) home as defined by the Department of Energy’s Building America program. Design it to operate in the extremes of Denver’s unpredictable climate, using off-the-shelf, readily available technologies. Keep the mechanical systems as simple and uncomplicated [...]
August 18th
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No matter what sort of function the garage plays in your life, it is always a prudent decision to insulate this portion of your home. In fact, insulating the garage can be one of the best investments you make on lowering utility bills and to protect the objects you store inside your garage, [...]
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August 17th
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Energy is what the sun provides. It would be beneficiary to make use of it in considering the economic crisis we are currently facing. Due to the massive increase of prices of several products today, many people have developed and used tools to gather down energy from the sun to provide light and [...]
August 16th
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“Green building” homes to be more energy efficient, even energy independent, is something that has really increased in popularity these days, as more and more people are becoming aware of the effects our energy consumption has on the planet, of rising energy expense costs, and even where we get our energy and fuels [...]
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August 14th
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Quite often when we walk through someone’s house, we tend to observe various things about it and then develop a perception about the person’s standard of living and of course his financial stability. A well structured and decorated house not only flaunts your taste and designing skills but also transfers positive vibes to [...]
August 10th
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With the rocky economy, and rising cost all around, we all need to find ways to cut back. One of the easiest ways to save extra cash is too cut back on our energy expenditures. Fabric shades are a relatively inexpensive option to cut down energy cost. Insulated fabric shades can reduce the heat in the [...]