Posts tagged: Efficient energy use

7 Winter Prep Tips to Keep Your Heating Bill Down

Courtesy: Katherine Tworsey Winter is just around the corner and we all can look forward to higher energy costs. Depending on where you live and the severity of the winter, heating bills can really get out of hand. The dead of winter is no time to be trying to make your home more energy efficient. [...]

Monday December 5th, 2011 in , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment »

1909 Building Tranformed into State-of-the-Art World HQ for GE Division

Courtesy: worldarchitecturenews.com General Electric Company’s desire to consolidate and expand divisions of its renewable energy business was realised through a master planning study and sustainable building selection process. The project ultimately preserved a portion of the client’s existing plant infrastructure, transforming it into the Renewable Energy Division Headquarters. Completed in April 2010 and located in [...]

Friday November 11th, 2011 in , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment »

Cheap Ways to Green Your Home

Making your house a more eco-friendly place can sometimes seem daunting, not to mention hugely expensive. Whether it’s ripping out your entire heating system and replacing it with something greener, or dispensing with your standard insulation and using straw bales instead, many green home ideas require serious investment. But giving your house a greenover doesn’t [...]

Wednesday November 2nd, 2011 in , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment »

Green Window Treatment Traits

Guest Post by Tom Vatury The idea of  “going green” has become such a popular trend, that it can be related to just about every aspect of your life. This includes how you choose window treatments for your home. Many people just see window treatments as decoration or a way to have more privacy, but [...]

Saturday October 29th, 2011 in , , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

Green Tech In A Sustainable Home: Retaining The Human Touch

How do green and energy-efficient technologies fit into the whole concept of a sustainable home? Among the green tech and energy-efficient features being built into a contemporary home under construction in Hingham, Mass., are solar photovoltaic and solar thermal systems, electronic lighting control, passive solar heating, staggered stud construction, ZIP System structural wall panels and [...]

Thursday October 20th, 2011 in , , , , , , , , | No Comments »