Shopping for an Energy Efficient House
Shopping for an Energy ...
If you’re in the market and looking for a new house, you’ll want to take stock of the features that affect the home’s energy efficiency. Purchasing wisely can save hundreds of dollars over the course of a lifetime. Here are some things to look for: Overall The best indicator...
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Keeping the Heat Out of Your Home
Keeping the Heat Out of...
The Heat is here!  What are you going to do about it? One of the basic principles of thermodynamics is that “heat goes to cold”.  In other words, warm air is always seeking cooler air.  In the summer, this means that when the temperature is hotter outside, it’s trying to...
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Ceiling Fans
Ceiling Fans...
Fans have been making hot weather more bearable for centuries.  They create a wind chill effect that makes you feel more comfortable.  And they work just as effectively in your home—even if it’s also cooled by natural ventilation or air conditioning. Since some rooms in your...
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Inspiration
Inspiration...
Star-Eagle Independent Newspaper – AUG 2010 Inspiration for me comes from the goofiest places. I can be looking at a bottle of Salsa on the kitchen counter top and all of a sudden the answer to a truss modification will pop into my head. There must have been something on that...
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Air Filtration Systems
Air Filtration Systems...
Star-Eagle Independent Newspaper – JUL 2010 “If we can not do something about this dust, I am going to go crazy!” Is what she said to me. “I have to dust this house a lot more than what I think is normal.” What spurred this comment was me asking as I finished up a...
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Lead Laws
Lead Laws...
Star-Eagle Independent Newspaper – JUN 2010 In the world of home improvement and remodeling of any type, by any one, there is a date that should now live in the minds of contractors and homeowners for all of future history. April 22, 2010. The day the “Lead Laws” went...
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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle...
Star-Eagle Independent Newspaper – MAY 2010 I have a real problem. And it is starting to bug me. My problem is that I can’t let things go to waste. You know, just throw it away! Now before you start thinking of the next episode of Hoarders on TV, I am not talking about this...
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Energy Efficiency and Showerheads
Energy Efficiency and S...
Overview Did you know that low-flow showerheads not only save water but energy, too? Less hot water, translates to less energy needed to heat that water. Nearly 1.2 trillion gallons of water are used for showering in the United States annually. Standard showerheads use 2.5 gallons...
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Pool Efficiency
Pool Efficiency...
With summer finally here, now’s a good time to think about your outdoor living. Swimming pools and their equipment use a significant amount of electricity, but there are a number of things you can do to improve the energy efficiency of your pool. A good place to start is to reduce...
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Kill a Watt, Save Energy
Kill a Watt, Save Energ...
Have you ever wondered how much energy it takes to run your TV, computer or kitchen appliance? Now you can find out. Idaho Power has teamed up with libraries throughout Idaho to bring you an easy-to-use tool that can help. Now, you can check out an Energy Efficiency Kit from your...
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