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In his second visit to Jackson, Purdue University educator Dale Koehler shared his expertise in a Green Building Technology Seminar at the HBAJ education center. The 3 hour lecture covered the importance of maintaining a tight building envelope and as a Certified Green Professional he introduced some basic information about the NAHB Green Building Guidelines Continue reading Maintaining a Tight Building Envelope If you are considering buying an older home or you currently live in one it only takes a few minutes to seal those drafty cracks and save on your energy bills. Hidden air leaks cause some of the largest heat losses in older homes. Common air leakage sites include: * Plumbing penetrations through insulated Continue reading How to Keep It Tight in Older Homes – Air Infiltration
There are more reasons to living in a energy efficient environment than saving money. Unfortunately, we’re mostly motivated by the dollar. So, when we talk about going green it would be smart to focus on showing how building smart can help you save through homeowner education, awareness and participation. The challenge will Continue reading Turning Green Building into Green Living clipped from blogs.consumerreports.org After receiving 140 reports of fires and sparks coming from two models of General Electric toasters, Wal-Mart has recalled 210,000 of the two-slice and four-slice units. The toasters have also tripped the circuit breaker in a number of consumers’ homes, according to the recall notice issued by the Consumer Product Safety Continue reading Wal-mart recalls 210,000 GE toasters due to fire hazard To help combat mold and mildew in your home proper ventilation is important. The following are guidelines for ventilating both large and smaller bathrooms using intermittent or continuous ventilation.
Small rooms: For bathrooms up to 100 square feet in area, HVI recommends that an Continue reading Proper Bath Ventilation Great Colors and Better Savings from GE Update the look of your kitchen or laundry room and receive a Visa® prepaid card* valued up to $500 on select GE Profile™ and/or GE Café™ appliances. Hurry! Offer valid for products purchased September 29 through December 31, 2008. Details and rebate forms Serving Continue reading Remodeling? Interested in Saving Money? Good Through Dec 31, 2008… If you’re thinking of remodeling one of the smartest moves you can make is to consider doing it Green! Remodeling and updating your home to a more energy efficient design is easier than you think. Here are some areas and ideas that you can use to incorporate cost-saving and earth-sustaining green concepts into your remodeling Continue reading Green Remodeling One of the requirements of our standards of practice is to report on readily accessible components and conditions…Would you state in the report that the balcony was not accessible if it didn’t have a door? Or… by not having a door would you define this space as a balcony. Serving Central Mississippi Since 1974 – Continue reading Now what? It can help you pay attention, pay attention longer and is it’s great for your eyes. According to the editors over at buildinggreentv.com having a good light source is a very good idea. ‘Dayism’ is a term used in building to describe putting daylight to work. People are choosing natural light because it is aesthetic Continue reading "Dayism" Healthy Light |
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