Green Your Home

Make your home more energy efficient. The following articles will help you to not only help the environment by reducing your toxic emissions, but they will show you how you can save money on your monthly energy costs as well.

10 steps to Energy Efficiency at Home

Posted on May 22, 2008 - 10:21 PM
By: Adam Beazley

Most people simply do not realize how effective energy efficiency is in the fight against global warming and rising energy cost. More can be done for the environment by simply increasing the efficiency…

Read More...

Some Easy (and Cheap) Ways to Green Your Home This Spring and Summer

Posted on Apr 06, 2008 - 10:33 PM
By: Rita McConnell

Greener living. In times like these, no matter how much we think we care about the Earth, our eco-consciousness can be trumped by our wallet-consciousness. 

But greening your life…

Read More...

Reduce Phantom Electrical Loads

Posted on Dec 21, 2007 - 09:10 AM
By: Adam Beazley

Phantom electrical loads are those hidden, unseen or forgotten electrical loads that drive up energy cost and increase emissions. These phantom loads account for almost 11% of all residential electricity…

Read More...

Efficient Water Heating Techniques

Posted on Nov 26, 2007 - 09:37 PM
By: Adam Beazley

: : Hot Water Heating Intro : :

The typical home spends 20% to 40% of their annual energy cost to keep water hot. The average home uses electrical and/or gas water heating tanks ranging in size…

Read More...

Air Leaks/Exchange And Energy Loss

Posted on Nov 26, 2007 - 07:07 PM
By: Adam Beazley

When a home is not properly sealed it will experience air leaks (air exchange) which generally causes heat loss in the winter and heat gain in the summer. Air exchange is responsible for anywhere…

Read More...

Do It Yourself Home Energy Audit

Posted on Nov 26, 2007 - 06:04 PM
By: Adam Beazley

A home energy audit is a way of testing your home to assess how much energy your home uses, and how efficient it is in its energy usage. An energy audit will generally alert you to problems in your…

Read More...

Home Efficiency Tax Credits, Rebates & Incentives

Posted on Nov 26, 2007 - 03:20 PM
By: Adam Beazley

Never before has it been such an opportune time to renovate or modify your home to be more energy efficient. There is a plethora of grants, Federal tax credits, State rebates and buy off programs,…

Read More...

Green Your Home

Posted on Nov 26, 2007 - 03:14 PM
By: Adam Beazley

Over 21% of all the carbon dioxide emissions in the U.S. come from the energy used in homes. Most of the carbon dioxide emissions are created by the local “dirty” coal burning electricity…

Read More...

  • Subscribe to our weekly CO2 reduction tips; Learn alot, Help alot & Save alot too!
  • Name:
  • Email:
Meet More Members!