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Air Infiltration Stopped Dead in its Tracks with Gaskets

February 29, 2012 By: Anna4 Comments

We complete our ENERGY STAR designated House in 2005.   Prior to receiving the designation, energy auditors performed a blower door audit to confirm that the house met the standards for weather efficiency.  We passed with flying colors.  Fast forward, six year later and house shifting, I decided to hire another company to audit the […]

RE_Home, U of Illinois’ Solar Decathlon House: Reactive to Disasters

October 18, 2011 By: Anna3 Comments

The University of Illinois designed The Re_Home  for the 2011 Solar Decathlon with disaster response in mind. It is a very adaptable, flexible space to accommodate different family situations. Why a disaster response house?  The state is prone to destructive tornadoes. The beauty of the house is that two modular components of the Re_Home can be transported on one trailer.   In addition, the solar […]

Wool Insulation by Oregon Shepard: Natural, Energy Efficient, NonToxic

April 25, 2011 By: Anna19 Comments

Many of my readers know that green building has always been my passion. However, some of the building products used are less than green in my book. I am guilty as well for using them since I didn’t have a viable alternative. As many of you know I used Icycnene, an open cell foam insulation […]

Outlet and Light Switches Suck Your Money Right Out the Window

April 20, 2010 By: Anna7 Comments

Have you ever notice how cold your outlet or switch covers are in the winter?  This winter was extremely cold in the northeast.  Periodically, I would go around and see if air was emanating from the outlet.   Sure enough, the outlets were cold as ice. Despite the fact my house is an Energy Star […]

Green News for April 4 , 2010, Ford Motor, Facebook Green, Fake Energy Star Approvals

April 4, 2010 By: Anna4 Comments

Photo by Fernando de Sousa. I don’t know what got into everyone this week, but my email box was jammed with interesting green news.  Is it Spring?  New clothes?  Lost Weight?  New Love Interest?   A recent Hook-up?  Heck, I have no idea, but get a cup of Joe, tea or tap water (forget the […]

Recycle Your Jeans at the Gap March 5-14, 2010

March 8, 2010 By: Anna5 Comments

Photo by permission of Ben Donley One of my most popular post is “Recycle your Blue Jeans.”  I guess I have a lot of jean wearing, need to get rid of old jeans readers.  Well, for a limited time, Gap is taking back old jeans as part of the CottontoBluetoGreen.org campaign. The time period is short: […]

Garage Door Insulation Helps to Reduce Winter and Summer Energy Bills

February 16, 2010 By: Anna54 Comments

Photo courtesy of Falcon Foam. Updated 12/20/2011: Falcon Foam’s garage kit is not known as Matador. How many of you use your garage as a work area? Or how many feel like their bedroom above the garage is cold despite adequate insulation? Are your garage doors insulated?  I did not think. My prior house had […]

AirKrete Fire Proof Foam Insulation: Peace of Mind with Lower Energy Bills

February 9, 2010 By: Anna30 Comments

[podcast]http://www.green-talk.com/podcasts/aircrete.mp3[/podcast] Note: post has been updated as of 2/15/2010 due to conversation with Keene Christopher, CEO of AirKrete. The other day as I was sitting around of table of women at a Super Bowl Party, one of the women commented on how cold this particular  winter has been  Quickly the conversation turned to how cold […]

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