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Green Homes Special Series: Part Eight: Windows
Green Homes Special Series: Part Eight: Windows
Windows affect your comfort, health, heating and cooling bills, need for artificial light and even your mood. Learn how ...
Green Homes Special Series: Part Eighteen: Advanced House Framing Techniques
Green Homes Special Series: Part Eighteen: Advanced House Framing Techniques
When constructing a new home or doing a major remodel, the differences between using advanced framing techniques and ...
Green Homes Special Series: Part Eleven: Furniture
Green Homes Special Series: Part Eleven: Furniture
If you’re adding just one piece of furniture or buying an entire room grouping, consider not only style and price but a ...
Green Homes Special Series: Part Fifteen: Safety and Sustainability in Cabinetry
Green Homes Special Series: Part Fifteen: Safety and Sustainability in Cabinetry
Homeowners and their families sensitive to indoor air pollution or allergy and asthma sufferers as well as those who believe ...
Green Homes Special Series: Part Five: Water-Efficient Plumbing Fixtures
Green Homes Special Series: Part Five: Water-Efficient Plumbing Fixtures
Across the country, demands on our freshwater resources are growing. About seven percent of the supply goes to household water ...
Green Homes Special Series: Part Four: Lighting
Green Homes Special Series: Part Four: Lighting
Put your home in the best light, use less energy and create a healthier living environment with eco-friendly lighting options. ...
Green Homes Special Series: Part Nine: Window Treatments
Green Homes Special Series: Part Nine: Window Treatments
Window treatments are largely chosen for how well they enhance a room’s décor and afford us privacy. With the importance of ...
Green Homes Special Series: Part One: Overview
Green Homes Special Series: Part One: Overview
The push to bring "green" strategies home is growing. But many homeowners wonder what making a project "green" involves, if it ...
Green Homes Special Series: Part Seven: Foundations
Green Homes Special Series: Part Seven: Foundations
A solid foundation is essential for any home. But today’s emphasis on “green” suggests that other factors be considered as well.
Green Homes Special Series: Part Seventeen: Green Tools Online
Green Homes Special Series: Part Seventeen: Green Tools Online
Interactive green tools allow homeowners to determine costs and paybacks for efficiency upgrades as well as home additions and ...
Green Homes Special Series: Part Six: HVAC
Green Homes Special Series: Part Six: HVAC
Years of research into heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) have created a body of knowledge just now entering the ...
Green Homes Special Series: Part Sixteen: Creating Your Green Plan
Green Homes Special Series: Part Sixteen: Creating Your Green Plan
You want to go green, but where do you start? Here’s how to create an eco-friendly plan for your new home or remodeling project.
Green Homes Special Series: Part Ten: Flooring
Green Homes Special Series: Part Ten: Flooring
Because your choice of flooring can have far-reaching implications, explore the options. A greater awareness of the history of ...
Green Homes Special Series: Part Three: Water-Friendly Landscapes
Green Homes Special Series: Part Three: Water-Friendly Landscapes
Our growing water supply challenge is evident with shrinking lakes, expanded drought zones and lower groundwater tables. And ...
Green Homes Special Series: Part Twelve: Home Controls
Green Homes Special Series: Part Twelve: Home Controls
The rapidly evolving home technology industry can help make your home greener by making it more energy-efficient.
Green Homes Special Series: Part Two: Home Sealing and Insulation
Green Homes Special Series: Part Two: Home Sealing and Insulation
High energy costs, drafts, rooms too hot or too cold, condensation on windows and air that is too dry do not have to be part ...
Green Insurance: A New Shade of Coverage
Green Insurance: A New Shade of Coverage
As consumers react to climate change by modifying their behaviors and their homes with more eco-friendly options, a new shade ...
Green Machines: Eco-Friendly Electronics
Green Machines: Eco-Friendly Electronics
Save money and the environment by ensuring your electronics are as “green” and energy-efficient as possible.
Green Mortgages
Green Mortgages
Eco-friendly homeownership involves more than water-efficient plumbing fixtures. Homeowners can get reduced mortgage fees and ...
Green Occupations: Educating Builders and Brokers
Green Occupations: Educating Builders and Brokers
The movement to create "green" residential properties is changing the way homes are built, bought and sold. New industries ...
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