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Energy Efficiency Series: How a Heat Recovery Ventilator Works

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. Heat recovery ventilation…

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…

Energy Efficiency Series: Energy-Efficient Retrofit — The Building Envelope

In our energy efficiency series of articles that we feature each Thursday we have been focusing on strategies for making your new home energy efficient. Of course plans for your new home may be on…

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…

9 New Ways to Look at Cinco de Mayo Decor

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