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traditional exterior design by burlington architect Smith & Vansant Architects PC As I’ve been learning more about trying to one day build my dream green home I’ve come across metal roofs. I like the way they look and they can offer some nice advantages for clean energy and energy conservation, including: No need for replacement like shingle … continue reading 
My wife and I have lived in our town-home for over 3 years now. I don’t want to brag or anything, but I just got elected to the HOA board (it was a grueling race for 5 spots; there were 7 candidates so the odds were in my favor. My main goal is … continue reading 
The following guest post is written by Silvio Marcacci, Director of Outreach for energyNOW!: 
Alright, so maybe Secretary Chu doesn’t really love us (at least not yet), but he answered a question we sent in via Twitter to his Town Hall style chat, so that’s a start. The purpose of the chat was to “…discuss President Obama’s Clean Energy and Innovation Agenda” and it can be seen on the … continue reading 
Draft comes in around handle and lock Today’s post is going to be a visual one, and it’s pretty self explanatory, but I’ll give you some background. When my parents were over for Christmas my dad was by my door leading out to my deck and noticed there was a draft coming through … continue reading 
The silver is the insulation While everyone knows the importance of having insulation in your attic (you should definitely know this) some might overlook the attic stairs. Fellow blogger Allison Bailes covered this issue on Friday in his post “Attic Stairs – A mind blowing hole in your building envelope”: If we have 1000 square feet … continue reading 
I’ve been reading the experiences of Popular Science staff photographer John Carnett as he has chronicled them in Popular Science in The Green Dream feature for over a year now. While I think it is a great project, I thought that some of the steps taken may have been a bit extravagant (like $55,000 for custom … continue reading 
The DOE and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have just released the Home Energy Score. From the blog post on Home Energy Pros (which is another DOE program in partnership with Home Energy Magazine): The Scoring Tool is a key component of the U.S. Department of Energy’s residential building energy label initiative … continue reading |
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