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When we set out to build a new construction home, we had a lot of research to do. Having lived in city apartments for...
Q: My 15-year-old air conditioning unit finally gave up, so I’m in the process of shopping for a new one. I’ve heard ...
Our childhood pal, Kermit the Frog, had the right idea when he sang, “It’s not that easy bein’ green. ” While Kermit ...
LEED, the U. S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification program, has lon...
What Is Greenwashing?Greenwashing is the practice of falsely advertising one’s product, company or practice as “green...
The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, through its Energy Star program, enables consumers to easily identify home...
What is a green home? While “green” has yet to be given a universally accepted definition, a green home would be defi...
Insulation is a non-structural material used to reduce heat transfer. The most typical forms of insulation available ...
More and more renovators, house hunters, architects and construction companies are paying attention to energy-saving ...
During our long experience with incandescent light bulbs, we got used to thinking about light in terms of wattage. Bu...
According to the US Green Building Council, more than twenty thousand homes have been LEED certified, and there are e...
Whether you live in a hot or cold climate, the most important area to insulate is your attic floor. This fully insula...
What is LEED Certification? As green building hits the mainstream, you’ll continue to hear many new terms. One of the...
Bob meets with Jim Costello from Superior Walls of America to discuss the difference between a pre-cast and a traditional poured-concrete foundation.
Bob helps contractor Bob Ryley install the roof insulation and the false rafter tails, or "jet blocks". Bob discusses the advantages of this type of insulation, e...
Bob and the insulation contractor review how different types of insulation are used in different applications. Blown-in insulation is put into the existing house,...
Bob meets with Don Schumacher (from NCFI), who explains polyurethane spray-on insulation. Applied directly to the back of sheathing, it swells to 25 times its liq...
Bob is joined by Jim Remick, of Nickerson-Remick insulation contractors, who tells Bob that closed-cell insulation is more and more in demand. Once rigid, the ins...
