Energy Efficient Homes

Top 10 Green Spring Cleaning Tips

Brian Keane | Posted 05.19.2012

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Brian Keane

Springtime presents the perfect opportunity to get outside, talk to your neighbors and demonstrate how to be a good steward to your shared environment. Here are my top ten green, spring cleaning tips.

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Home Sweet, Connected Home

Craig Barratt | Posted 03.24.2012

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Craig Barratt

Within the next three to five years, I envision literally hundreds of devices in the home will be connected: multimedia, thermostats, light switches, security systems, irrigation systems, white goods and automobiles.

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How a Wicked Smart City Is About to Throw $25 Million Out the Window

Dan Worth | Posted 11.23.2011

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Dan Worth

What would you say if I told you that almost every person you know who owns a home was about to pay up to $1,500 more than they need to in energy bills this year?

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Take a Bite Out of Coal!

Andy Mannle | Posted 06.21.2011

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Andy Mannle

There's one big reason why making your home more efficient should be at the top of your spring cleaning list: your home is addicted to coal.

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WATCH: How A Home Can CREATE More Energy Than It Uses

Posted 05.25.2011

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Net-zero homes are houses that break even when it comes to energy consumption, or in the case of Jeff Hohensee's Colorado home, actually produce energ...

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2010 Predictions: Smaller, Smarter, Greener Homes

Robyn Griggs Lawrence | Posted 05.25.2011

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Robyn Griggs Lawrence

Here are five common-sense ways in which Americans will reduce residential energy consumption this year.

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Energy Smart Legislation Off to a Bipartisan Start

A. Siegel | Posted 05.25.2011

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A. Siegel

Those who can afford the upfront costs can afford to be energy inefficient. Those who can't afford the costs of energy inefficiency can't afford the upfront costs.

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