Category Archives: Green Home

Green Home Energy Upgrades

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Green Energy Renovation and UpgradesGreen is the word in today’s world, and we’re not talking colors. Going green means you’re trying to help save energy and be more efficient in your usage. There are plenty of things you can look at around your home if you’re interested in green home energy upgrades.

The first is your home water heater. Most of us don’t need water heated as fast as its heated today, and we certainly don’t need it on all the time. These days, adding a home water heater that you can program to go off and on at different times of the day, depending on if you’re home or not, can help save money and stop wasting energy. Read More »

Energy Efficient Home Upgrades

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Energy Efficient HomeAs the price of utilities keeps rising, more people are looking for ways to save money by doing energy efficient home upgrades. Some of them are cost effective, while some others might cost you a lot more money. Let’s take a look at some of these upgrades.

The easiest one to do is to go around and put air blocking inserts around each of your electrical outlets. Many people don’t know just how much cold air leaks into their houses via outlets. It doesn’t even have to be blowing through; if cold air gets into an area where an outlet has access to your home, it’ll send cold air into the room.
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