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Be Tankless

June 15, 2008 – 5:50 am

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Being tankless in heating your water is an easy, if somewhat costly, upgrade that you can see immediate benefits from. Costs can vary from about $150 for point of use water heater to household ones starting about $450 going up to $1000 or more for top of the line models. Point [...]

By Kelly Mead | Also posted in Alternative energy, Energy use, water heater | Comments (0)

STOP WRITING MONTHLY CHECKS TO NOSFERATU

May 30, 2008 – 5:20 am

by Mark Jeantheau, GrinningPlanet.com
Vampire Power – Wasted Standby Power in Home Electronics and Appliances

When we say “vampire power,” we don’t mean the hypnotic power of some black-caped, white-fanged Transylvanian. We mean the electricity your  home electronics and appliances suck out of the power grid when you’re not using them. (Of course, we realize that the [...]

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Green From the Top

March 3, 2008 – 9:42 am

An alternative to your traditional roofing materials is a “green roof”, or a rooftop garden. The surface temperature of a vegetated roof is able to be cooler than the surrounding air temperatures unlike that of a traditional roof surface can be up-to 90°F (50°C) hotter. You can not only improve your energy efficiency but add [...]

By Kelly Mead | Also posted in Air Quality, green building, roofing | Comments (0)

Let the Earth Keep You Comfy

February 29, 2008 – 7:55 am

What better way to go off grid and be cozy then to let the Earth’s own geothermal work for you.
Geothermal, GeoExchange, earth-coupled, ground-source, or water-source heat pumps are all use the constant temperature of the earth as the exchange medium instead of the outside air temperature.  By doing that this system has a much higher [...]

By Kelly Mead | Also posted in Heating, alternative systems, cooling, geothermal, green building, heat pumps | Comments (1)