6 October 2011

Energy Efficiency Series: Solar Hot Water Systems

In our energy efficiency series of articles featured each Thursday, we provide strategies or information on how to make your new home energy efficient and comfortable.  Hot water demands the second…

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29 September 2011

Energy Efficiency Series: Sunshades in Passive Solar Applications

In our energy efficiency series of articles featured each Thursday, we provide strategies or information on how to make your new home energy efficient and comfortable.  

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8 September 2011

Energy Efficiency Series: Photovoltaic (PV) Systems

In our energy efficiency series of articles featured each Thursday, we provide strategies or information on how to make your new home energy efficient and comfortable. As you are looking to build a…

Drummond House PlansEnvironmental issues

26 August 2011

Energy Efficiency Series: How Solar Cells Work

In our energy efficiency series of articles featured each Thursday, we provide strategies or information on how to make your new home energy efficient and comfortable. Nearly all of our electricity…

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18 August 2011

Energy Efficiency Series: Green Home? Save Green on Financing!

In our energy efficiency series of articles featured each Thursday, we provide strategies or information on how to make your new home energy efficient and comfortable. When you are looking at a new…

Drummond House PlansEnvironmental issuesFinance & legal

4 August 2011

Energy Efficiency Series: Recoup 30 Percent More When You Remodel Green

In our energy efficiency series of articles featured each Thursday, we provide strategies or information on how to make your new home energy efficient and comfortable.

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21 July 2011

Energy Efficiency Series: The Passivhaus Standard

In our energy efficiency series of articles featured each Thursday, we provide strategies or information on how to make your new home energy efficient and comfortable. A Passivhaus (or Passive…

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18 July 2011

Would You Like a Green Mortgage With That?

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10 July 2011

Your Yard: Are You Ready to Loose the Lawn?

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7 July 2011

Energy Efficiency Series: Add Energy Savings to Your Summer Vacation

In our energy efficiency series of articles featured each Thursday, we provide strategies or information on how to make your new home energy efficient and comfortable. Energy efficiency is not only…

Drummond House PlansEnvironmental issuesFinance & legal

29 June 2011

How to Collect Water With Rainbarrels

Outdoor LivingEnvironmental issuesRecycling, composting & waste

23 June 2011

Energy Efficiency Series: Energy Star Qualified Homes

In our energy efficiency series of articles featured each Thursday, we provide strategies or information on how to make your new home energy efficient and comfortable.

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10 June 2011

How to Keep Cool Without Air Conditioning

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6 June 2011

Going Green in the Laundry Room

As industries shift to accommodate a new market for eco-friendly products, your choices as a consumer are becoming more and more important to the task of creating a greener world. This permeates your…

Room by roomEnvironmental issuesRecycling, composting & waste

5 June 2011

8 Reasons Why New Homes Beat Used Homes Every Time

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30 May 2011

What House Upgrades Will Increase its Value

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27 May 2011

2011 US Housing Market Slump: When Will It End?

The state of the housing industry in the United States is dire in 2011, with debt loads mounting and home values plummeting. Some of the details of just how bad the home buying market is in America…

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19 May 2011

Energy Efficiency Series: Going Green Inside and Out

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9 May 2011

How to Improve Home Cooling with Trees

While green homes often sport all manner of technical solutions to keep them optimized and efficient, the landscaping can have a significant effect on the building and its energy use. Site…

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5 May 2011

Energy Efficiency Series – What makes a “Built-Green” Home Different?

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