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DOE To Ban Multi-Spray Showerheads
From my perspective, I don’t find this new Department of Energy ruling out of line. We as homeowners and builders must protect our natural resources. By reducing the amount of water flow and usage on items such as shower heads, toilets and faucets we have a low cost, easy way to keep our environment’s resources [...]
Continue reading...Why do we do it?!?!?
9. August 2010
Below is a guest blog posting by friend and colleague Brenda Nunes with the Sustainability Foundation. I hope you enjoy! - Jayme Carleton, Second Nature http://jaymecarleton.com … Why do we do it? So often in the green building industry we get caught up talking about what level of green we have achieved or how much energy we have saved. All [...]
Continue reading...Energy Retrofit My Home Please!
4. August 2010
I was recently contacted by a nice woman named Carol. She wanted to do an energy retrofit on her home however didn’t know where to start. Some general advice for anyone who is in the same boat: The first step you should do is have your home go through an “energy audit” where the verifier will go [...]
Continue reading...How to Make Your Existing Toilet Dual Flush With a Conversion Kit
21. June 2010
I thought this was an interesting idea from Hubpages.com. Makes we want to go out and convert every toilet I own. If you decide to do this, let me know how it goes. What are Dual Flush Retrofit Kits? Dual flush toilets save thousands of gallons of water a year and reduce your water bills. Up [...]
Continue reading...Maintain Your House – Save Money
3. May 2010
Published: Sunday, April 4, 2010 This article was published recently by the Associated Press. Author unknown. NEW YORK — As the housing market keeps sputtering and it becomes clear you may need to stay in the same home for a long time to recover your equity, it is increasingly important to maintain it properly — at minimum [...]
Continue reading...Get Free CFL Lightbulbs NOW
30. April 2010
I rarely do three posts in one week – however, this offer was too good to resist! There is a time limit for this offer, so be sure to sign up for your FREE lightbulbs today! Sign up with Energy Efficient Now to participate in The Free Lightbulb Initiative and receive two free Compact Fluorescent [...]
Continue reading...Learn About the Green Access Home at Suncadia
30. August 2010
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