by Kathleen Seide | Jan 11, 2013 | Energy Efficiency
Building an Economical Home – Your focus should be how long it takes you to recover the extra cost of upgrading any of the materials or systems in your home. You need to decide if it is better to pay for that now or budget for a new replacement down the road.
by Kathleen Seide | Jan 4, 2013 | Energy Efficiency
New Homes built today are twice as energy-efficient as homes that built in the 1970’s (only 40 years ago). The standard materials we use and the equipment we install today lasts longer and have a smaller environmental footprint.
by Kathleen Seide | Jan 18, 2012 | Energy Efficiency
Protect my Family If your focus is on making your home as healthy and safe to live in as possible then pay attention to gas emissions, air filters, and water quality. Would you like help building a Green Home? Breathe – Newer homes are so well insulated that...
by Kathleen Seide | Jan 25, 2011 | Energy Efficiency
If you have narrowed down your home search to a handful of homes you like it is time to start digging deeper. Have another look at each of the homes and while you are there take a few minutes to do a quick pre-inspection to look for potential problems. Some easy to...
by Kathleen Seide | Jul 14, 2010 | Energy Efficiency
You may want to make some “green” updates to your home and not know where to start. An energy audit is a great way to find out where your home is leaking energy and focus on the items with the biggest improvements first. I found a good resource for tips...
by Kathleen Seide | Jul 8, 2010 | Energy Efficiency
Tip #5: Plug home electronics, such as TVs and DVD players, into power strips; turn the power strips off when the equipment is not in use (TVs and DVDs in standby mode still use several watts of power).
