Electrical and other home improvements
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Home energy report card: not quite an A
Sometime last year I started hearing the buzz about my utility company installing smart meters. Actually, the buzz was from people who seem to delight in warning me about what they consider government-sanctioned intrusions… More >>
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Top 10 most energy-efficient everything
By now everyone has gotten the memo that to get cozier at home we need to better insulate and seal our homes and we need to upgrade to more efficient heating and cooling systems, like ground-source (geothermal) or air-source… More >>
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Light bulbs George Jetson never dreamed of
With over 1,000 vendors at the USGBC's Greenbuild International Expo and Conference there was no shortage of exciting technology to improve comfort while lowering energy bills. But there was one cool game-changing product… More >>
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Hot trends in LED lighting
Using outdated lighting technology can sorely impact your utility bills. And considering that you'll have to climb a ladder to change an old school bulb thirty times more often than newer LED bulbs, it may even increase… More >>
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High tech gear to make old houses smart homes
Old houses leak energy. But much of the energy they leak has nothing to do with the age of the house. Lights are left on in empty rooms, the a/c cranks all day while no one is home, and the XBox and the printer suck… More >>
