It is so important to use healthy green house cleaning products in the house. The very same Wizz-Bang commercial products that can “kill germs” can also kill all the good germs in you. The following text was originally from ABC’s web site. There are many ingredients in your own kitchen or bathroom cupboard that could […]
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There is this cool concept called Bio-Biologie, formed by a German guy called Dr. Anton Schnieder, which looks at the house and its surroundings as a biological entity, almost as if it were alive. And like any living entity it needs certain things to remain healthy, which in turn keeps the inhabitants healthy. Many houses
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Because my architect and I did not see eye to eye we had to part ways, which meant he had to pull his application with the DOB. That would have been fine if my new architect kept to his schedule. But he didn’t and I didn’t get new plans submitted to the DOB before the
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Sound is an important element in a house, usually how to diminish the sound between walls and floors. Soundproofing a house is an art and a science. There are many things that at first go against logic, but once you understand the mechanics of sound they make perfect sense. For example in one situation a
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I discovered a great web site today called Radiant Heat Institute.com It is a godsend for a builder like me who likes to green build cheap. He has loads of practical info. Very good site. Here is from his site on how to build green: 1. Locate house with south orientation, +5 or – 5 degrees
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Last week I attended an Energy Efficiency Seminar hosted by Landmark West!, The Community Preservation Corporation and Steven Winter Associates, Inc. Examples of Energy Efficiency I covered the many ways to make a building more efficient. First we looked at where the energy goes, from heating, to hot water, to appliances, to holes in roof. We
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The American Solar Energy Society has been around since 1954, way before most people even knew what solar was. Visionary is the word. They also put out a very useful magazine. Now of course they are huge and respected. More at ases.org
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When talking heat there are three ways heat or cold moves through space. Knowing these ways is important because it determines what kind of insulation you use or on the opposite end what kind of heating to use. 3 Types of Heat Transfer Here I have described 3 most important heat transfer methods you can
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Here is a useful list of policies put into action by our gov that affect green building. The list is courtesy of Green Policies of interest A. 10684 / S. 8134 Sponsors: Cahill (D-Ulster, Dutchess) / Maziarz (R-Niagara) Signed Into Law: 9/25/08 Creates a new NYSERDA grant program to provide incentives for green residential construction
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After a disastrous few weeks on Wall Street, the renewable energy industry has come out a winner. It seems there’s always a silver lining in even the worst developments. The long-awaited extension of the Production (PTC) and Investment Tax Credits (ITC) were finally passed as part of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (H.R.
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