Home-Efficiency-Savings

Home Energy Efficiency Pays Steady Dividends

This is an insightful article which was recently published on Green Building Advisor by Ted L. Clifton: Have you taken the time to have a hard discussion with your investment adviser about how you should adjust your investment portfolio as …

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Keep your house cool with spray foam insulation

Much of the United States has been facing a severe heat wave.  With temperatures rising and the heat index surpassing 100 in many states, people are just trying

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What is a Net-Zero Home?

The simple answer would be that a Net-Zero home produces as much energy as it uses. But it’s not that easy. The vast majority of homes in

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Tax Credits for Home Energy Efficiency Improvements Increase

Homeowners can get bigger tax credits for making energy efficiency improvements or installing alternative energy equipment. The IRS also announced homeowners seeking these tax credits can temporarily rely on

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Home energy audit improves heating efficiency

A home energy assessment, also known as a home energy audit, is the first step to assess how much energy your home consumes and to

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On-Bill Recovery: An ingenious way to finance home energy savings

In 2009, the New York State Legislature and then-Gov. David Paterson approved the Green Jobs-Green New York act, aiming to retrofit 1 million homes