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Reduce Your Utility Bills – A DIY Approach Many air leaks and drafts are easy to find because you can see daylight coming through them or actually fee the draft. Others are not. Holes in insulation, attic floors, basements, and crawlspaces all contribute to huge energy loss. Here is my top 10 Do-It-Yourself list for…
Choosing A Roof Color With With DaVinci Roofscapes When it comes time to put a new roof on your home, some people do not think too much about it and install the time old gray shingle. Others fret about colors! Selecting roofing colors that complement the rest of the home’s exterior can be a challenge for some folks…
Leviton Renu Collection Is Full Of Color Leviton’s new line of electrical switches, outlets and wall plates allows homeowners to change out colorful faces in a snap Leviton has introduced Leviton Renu, a new collection of electrical wiring devices, including switches, outlets, dimmers and wall plates, which feature easily changeable face-plates that are available in 20…
Credits For Energy-Smart Remodeling The $858 billion federal tax bill signed into law by President Obama on Dec. 17 had both good and bad things for American homeowners. The legislation slashed the popular tax credits for energy-efficient remodeling from the current 30 percent of an improvement’s cost ($1,500 maximum per taxpayer) to just a 10 percent…
SUSTAINABLE RESIDENTIAL DESIGN: INCREASING ENERGY EFFICIENCY An increasingly important component of residential design and construction is sustainable design. Sustainable Residential Design is basically wise decision making about materials and land use and maximizing a site and building energy efficiency. There are many ways that your architect can help you save energy in your existing home or…
My friend Eric Snow also known as “Vermont PR Guy” recently wrote about the marketing sins of “Green- washing.” Green-washing is defined as the act of misleading consumers about the environmental practices of a company or the environmental benefits of a product or service. 95 per cent of consumer products claiming to be green are committing at…
Paslode® TetraGrip™ Sub-Floor Fastening System I’m sitting in my hotel room in Orlando and chomping at the bit to tell you what Paslode has done. As many of you already know I’m a huge fan of paslode’s forward thinking and innovation with cordless and pneumatic nailers. This year they are celebrating twenty-five years of nailer…
DaVinci Roofscapes® recently introduced eight new colors and eight new color blends to their impressive offering of durable polymer slate and shake roofing tiles. With the addition of these colors, the company now offers the largest roofing color selection in the industry with a total of 49 colors and 28 standard color blends. New polymer…
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