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Residents of North Richland Hills, TX are clashing with their city government this week over solar panel regulations that they claim make it harder to use clean energy. Solar panels require little to no maintenance once installed, especially if batteries aren’t used, and a solar array can provide clean and quiet power for 25 to […]
Whether you are planning to transform your home for years of enjoyment or update it to increase your chances of a sale, there are plenty of reasons to remodel your house: for example, a bathroom remodel alone has been shown to have a 63.6% return on investment. However, as beneficial as the project might be […]
American homeowners spend $134 billion each quarter on improvements to their homes. Traditionally, this money is spent on improving plumbing, fixing little dents and dings around the house, repainting or papering the walls, and replacing old furniture. However, as a recent report from WPTV, an NBC News affiliate in West Palm Beach, shows, homeowners are increasingly […]
Due to changing energy efficiency standards and other motions for clean, responsible energy usage, it would not seem wrong to assume that the state of Missouri is heading towards a more sustainable, environmentally friendly future. After all, new regulations requiring heating and air conditioning companies to meet new energy efficient standards by 2015 were passed […]
New York City public housing is in demand from just about everyone, but there may not be enough to go around. Mayor Bill de Blasio has a plan to convert open land in the projects into affordable housing units, and over a quarter of a million families are on the waiting list for the New […]
Believe it or not, inefficient air conditioning isn’t actually the reason why so many homes remain stifling, despite their owners’ best efforts. More than likely, it’s actually because of inadequate insulation. In fact, about 70% of U.S. homes are under insulated by Energy Star’s standards, resulting in higher rates of energy consumption because of increased heat gains […]
Since their invention in 1913, and since this Kelvinator advertisement first ran in 1955, refrigerators became more immensely colossal and more preponderant, and went from a luxury to an indispensability. It’s approximately infeasible to imagine life today without having somewhere to store your vegetables and a place to keep your remnants: In the 100 years it’s […]
UPDATED 12/3/2020 Believe it or not, inefficient air conditioning isn’t actually the reason why so many homes remain stifling, despite their owners’ best efforts. More than likely, it’s actually because of inadequate insulation. In fact, about 70% of U.S. homes are under insulated by Energy Star’s standards, resulting in higher rates of energy consumption because […]
With summertime in full swing, you may be one of the many Americans who struggling to stay cool while keeping the air conditioning bill manageable. ABC News has recently reported that the average American household spend about $400 between June and August just on air conditioning a home, and lowering the temperature by just one degree […]
Pennsylvania officials will release non-toxic smoke into its sewer lines to identify cracks, leaks, and other serious problems. “Smoke will come up from the ground where a crack is located in the sewer line — and the downspout and the perimeter of a home if a downspout or French drain are tied into the line,” The Sharon […]