Links

Links:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Energy Interior

Image
Interior: Climate Control:  Invest in a programmable Smart Thermostat. It will keep your house comfortable and your electric bill low. Lights:  Replace your incandescent lights with CFL. Save 60 - 80 watts per light bulb. They also produce that much less heat. LED lights are even better. Water:  The less you use, the less you have to heat. The more money you save. Look at  this  and  this . I mentioned Hybrid water heaters earlier and wanted to reiterate that  Hybrid Hot Water Heaters  use 60% LESS energy than standard element heaters. Heat Recovery systems give you hot water using waste heat from your air conditioner/heatpump like  THIS  one. 
Read more

Temp Exterior

Image
Exterior: Windows:  Obviously triple pane is best, BUT that can get expensive. Simply adding  storm windows  is adding another layer. You get the same R-Value as if you had double or triple pane with an added benefit. If a storm window breaks, its $40 for a WHOLE window, MUCH cheaper than replacing or fixing your standard window. The best color for a window is white. Roof:  The one thing most people never acknowledge is that the best color for a roof to be is WHITE. If you want to paint (coat) it white with a Hydrated Lime and water mortar, go ahead, for less than $100 you can coat your entire roof. Barring that, choose the BRIGHTEST shade shingle you can stand. DIY examples  HERE.   Walls:  AGAIN, WHITE, especially in the south. If you have a brick house and want to go white, consider wrapping the house in standard or preferably aluminized house wrap, then install vinyl siding, the extra layer of insulation will keep the brick from absorbing heat all day long and then dumping i
Read more