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If you’ve ever had to dive into the details of the green building and energy efficiency programs for homes,you’ve experienced the operational definition of the word ‘complexity,’along with a bit of ‘confusion,’too,I’m sure. I know I have. Unfortunately,the programs all just keep going further and further down that path. Continue reading Confusion &Complexity –Can Green Building Programs Be Simplified? The Environmental Protection Agency calls big-backyard neighborhoods like mine “automobile dependent locations” and contrasts them with “transit-oriented” neighborhoods,places where you can hop a bus or easily walk to regular destinations. The agency recently looked at which kind of neighborhood uses the most British Thermal Units (BTUs),taking into account size and type of house,its energy efficiency,and vehicle use of its occupants. This is known asLocation Efficiency. Continue reading Energy Efficiency and the Annoying Guy Next Door May 5th,2011 | Tags:alternative energy source,wind | Category:Building Green,Customer Service,energy,Energy Efficiency,Green Living,Rescource Efficiency,Sustainability | Leave a comment | Remember the old center-of-the-ceiling light fixture? You entered a room,hit the wall switch,and a couple of light bulbs behind a semi-transparent plate shed general,flat light over the whole room. All features of the room,good and bad,got the same emphasis. There was enough light to avoid tripping over the dog,but not enough light to read by. Things have changed. Lighting is now a… Continue reading New Technologies Light the Way There is a direct connection between heat loss and heat gain as it relates to your home’s protective skin,also known as the building envelope. Ideally your home should maximize heat retention during the winter and minimize heat gain during the summer. The best energy efficient design Continue reading Indoor Air Quality and Balanced Air Flow September 13th,2009 | Category:Building Green,Green Living,Indoor Air Quality,Rescource Efficiency | Leave a comment | The quickest and easiest way to make your home lighting situation more environmentally friendly is by upgrading your old light bulbs to new Compact Fluorescent Bulbs (CFL ). Continue reading Eco Friendly Lighting Upgrade Here is an interesting twist in the world of partnerships. The Tyger River Correctional Institution of Enoree,South Carolina is serving as a prison and a woodworking factory. The prison is a medium-security institution that houses Anderson Hardwood Flooring company’s operation,sports 250 employees and is the lartest of seven mini-factories run in the state’s Continue reading Green Products and the Prisoner’s Partnership |  Trades Topics Place Type
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