Posted by John Noriega on Saturday, February 18, 2012,
The sun's energy is one of the most overlooked contributors to the high energy costs that homeowner's face every month. Solar heat gain is used to refer to heat from the sun that enters your home through windows and skylights even when they are closed. This heat must be removed by your air conditioning making it work harder and costing you more money. A very cost effective way to control this heat and help keep your energy bills down is to use residential low E window films.
These ea...
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Posted by John Noriega on Thursday, March 17, 2011,
Residential energy audits are the first step in cutting energy costs. Before eliminating energy loss in your home you must first identify where your house is losing the most energy. Using this information you are more capable of effectively cutting energy costs without wasting time and money on projects that may not produce as valuable results. Another way to save money and increase the return on investment for your energy efficiency projects is to perform the energy audit yo... Continue reading ...
Posted by John Noriega on Friday, December 10, 2010,
Respect the Environment while you improve your home
A sustainable home renovation can range from upgrading
windows and insulation to replacing the flooring with eco-friendly materials.
The first tenet of green building is to conserve energy in every way you can: through the
course of the renovation and in your daily living, the way your home uses and
saves energy will determine just how sustainable your living space has become.
When renovating, you should use materials that have been
recyc...
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Posted by John Noriega on Monday, July 12, 2010,
Prefabricated structures (prefab) are sustainable because they limit any material waste, can be assembled in a significantly shorter period of time, and can often be disassembled and moved if necessary. I have elaborated on each of these points and more in a recent post about steel prefab. However, I thought it would be a good idea to introduce prefab in the renovations blog.
The reason being is that many new prefab start ups are designing and building sheds to go in back yards th... Continue reading ...
