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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 | Posted in Energy Efficiency, Energy use, water heater | Comments (1)

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 [...]

By admin | Posted in Energy Efficiency, Energy use | 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 | Posted in Energy Efficiency, Geothermal, Heating, cooling, green building, heat pumps | Comments (1)

How To Choose The Best Furnace Filter

February 22, 2008 – 6:45 am

By : Bill Whitworth
It may be difficult to imagine, but houses have lots of dust and selecting the best furnace filter is very important to air quality. Indoor air, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, is two to five times more polluted than the outdoor air. But the reason most people are not aware [...]

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