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Extreme Makeover in Hattiesburg MS Starts this Weekend

As the home’s green building verifier I’ll be traveling to the “Hub City” at 3:30 or 4:00 a.m. (I should have my head examined) on Monday the 7th for the faming inspection and thermal bypass checklist…(now that should be the news story…that someone was able to get my butt out-a-bed that early for

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Meeting on new gas plant in Mississippi

The U.S. Department of Energy and Mississippi Gasification, which has planned a $2 billion energy project in Moss Point, will hold a public meeting on the

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Certified Green Professional Designation Course- Ridgeland, MS

The Home Builders Association of Jackson will be offering courses for industry professionals to earn their NAHB Certified Green Professional Designation on December 7-9, 2009. The CGP designation consists of two courses, Green Building for Building Professionals and Business Management for Building Professionals. In order to receive the designation both courses must be completed. The courses will be taught at the HBAJ building in Ridgeland, MS by NAHB approved speaker Thomas

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Windows – New Energy Star Performance in 2010

Starting October 1, 2009, you might see the label shown on the right, in red or in black, in combination with ENERGY STAR product labels. This label identifies high-efficiency products that currently qualify for the ENERGY STAR but will not meet the more stringent requirements that go into full effect April 1,

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Mississippi Grants up to $40,000 Help Purchase Foreclosed Properties/Energy Efficient Upgrades

“This program will have an enormous impact on the 48 communities statewide that have been identified as having high foreclosure rates,” said Dianne Bolen, Executive Director of MHC. “Over the next twelve months, the Home Buyer Advantage program will help homebuyers get good value for their money while simultaneously helping their neighbors protect the value of their homes. It’s a real win-win situation for everyone involved,” she

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A Energy Use Rating on An Existing Home ... Interested?

Here’s an interesting concept. Gather information about the true cost of energy consumption of the home you intend to purchase “before” you buy it. Now that’s a concept! Can you think of any other purchase you’ll make where information before the cash register rings might “steer” you away from buying? How about owning an automobile?

If

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America Recycles Day – Nov 15

Source: Energy Rated Homes of Mississippi

ERHOM joins the National Recycling Coalition, Keep America Beautiful, and various other national and state organizations in recognizing America Recycles Day on November 15. America Recycles Day is the only nationally recognized day dedicated to encouraging Americans to recycle and to buy recycled products. Celebrating its 12th year, the day

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SUMMARY OF TAX CREDITS FOR HOMEOWNERS

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Tax credits are now available for home improvements:

must be “placed in service” from January 1, 2009 through December 31, 2010
must be for taxpayer’s principal residence, EXCEPT for geothermal heat pumps, solar water heaters, solar panels, and small wind energy systems (where second homes qualify)
$1,500 is the maximum total

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Top Ten Ways to Go Green in Your Kitchen

With social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter becoming more popular and easier to use, I’ve been able to connect to some rather interesting sites and have re-connected with many friends I thought were long lost. SuperGreenMe.com is my latest find; it’s easy to navigate and has great info for the environmentally conscience. Here’s an

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Octorber is Energy Awareness Month

October is Energy Awareness Month.

Energy Awareness Month