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28 Sep 2009 IN TECH & TRANSPORT | COMMENTS
One Colorado man experienced solar panel installation gone wrong. Read these tips and learn the lessons he did, but without going through all the trouble (and expenses) first.+ READ MORE
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28 Aug 2009 IN HOME & GARDEN | COMMENTS
Steve Thomas, Host of Renovation Nation, answers some questions about insulating your attic and roof. + READ MORE
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5 Jun 2009 IN GREENSBURG | COMMENTS
The Silo Eco-Home is nearly complete—all it needs now is a green roof. That's where the Greensburg student Green Club comes in. Named after one of the few structures left standing after the tornado, and built to be the strongest building in town, the Silo Eco-Home the perfect spot for a green...+ READ MORE
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22 May 2009 IN HOME & GARDEN | COMMENTS
The Flemming family, Nica and Robert, were a nice Philadelphian couple who wanted to put solar panels on their roof. The Flemming's roof was in terrible shape. It looked like it was about ready to collapse, but instead of fixing it, they were spending twenty-thousand dollars on solar panels.+ READ MORE
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1 May 2009 IN HOME & GARDEN | COMMENTS
In Tuscon, we looked at how expensive it is to go green. If you're trying to get the most LEED points in the United States, you may have to shell out a few bucks. However, you always have green options, no matter your budget.+ READ MORE
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9 Apr 2009 IN HOME & GARDEN | COMMENTS
The roof, the roof, the roof is on fire. How prophetic, that party song. Our roofs are "on fire" in the warmer months. The roof is a broad, unshaded space on which the sun's heat can pound mercilessly. Most of the heat transfer into our house comes through the roof. Hence, the roof is on fire+ READ MORE
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7 Apr 2009 IN TECH & TRANSPORT | COMMENTS
The Sierra Club, the oldest and most trusted environmental group in the United States, has launched a website called Green Home. It's filled with facts and informative tips on how to green around the home. One of my favorite articles on the site was a piece called "Why Go Solar?" The article details...+ READ MORE
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4 Feb 2009 IN HOME & GARDEN | COMMENTS
What Is The Insulation In Your Attic Made Of? The two most popular types of insulation that are in your homes are fiberglass and cellulose fiber. In my house, we use fiberglass batts. Fiberglass comes from glass that has been crushed and packed into these things called batts.+ READ MORE
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23 Nov 2008 IN HOME & GARDEN | COMMENTS
I've cleaned out my fair share of gutters, scurrying around rooftops, hurling clods of slimy leaf-muck towards the earth. Those were good times. Some people have problems with their gutters and their gutter maintenance. Here are some ways to turn those problems into opportunities.+ READ MORE
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21 Nov 2008 IN RENOVATION NATION | COMMENTS
Steve checks out a eco-friendly apartment in the middle of LA's Chinatown. The homeowners put him to work solving their problem of a sagging ceiling. Then, Steve will show you how to make walls out of polystyrene. Later, Steve plants a green roof in Chicago.+ READ MORE
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7 Nov 2008 IN HOW TO GO GREEN: HOME BUYING | COMMENTS
Green house hunting means searching for the perfect home for you and the environment. Find out more about buying an eco-friendly home in How to Go Green: House Hunting. + READ MORE
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28 Oct 2008 IN TECH & TRANSPORT | COMMENTS
Solar panels are quite possibly the future of home-energy production. Solar panels are somewhat costly to buy, but once you've purchased the panels and installed them, the money you will save in the long run will become exponentially greater as energy prices increase.+ READ MORE
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25 Sep 2008 IN HOME & GARDEN | COMMENTS
In grade school, we all learned that white reflects heat and black absorbs it. There would always be that one kid on the playground who would chide you for wearing a black shirt on a hot day. Did you listen to that kid? Probably not. He seemed weird with his white shirt and Square One lunch box, but...+ READ MORE
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6 Jul 2008 IN HOME & GARDEN | COMMENTS
The Harlem building on World’s Greenest Homes is a showcase for the amazing transformations that can happen when your green remodel uses anything and everything you find on a building site. But, what are the eco-smart options for building materials that are really, seriously, definitely, totally,...+ READ MORE
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12 Jun 2008 IN HOME & GARDEN | COMMENTS
When I think of green roofs, I think of my Lincoln Log set that I had as a kid. It literally had a green roof. From that simple, classic toy, I learned that interlocking logs were more fun than regular logs and that all logs are boring in comparison to Nintendo.+ READ MORE
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