The other day I was looking for a product to help a client whose historic building was suffering from increased cooling costs since heat was being retained in its brick facade. I searched to find out how historic buildings were built to combat heat gain problems in the summer since so many older buildings were […]
Dreaming about Installing a Solar Hot Water System?
] Attribution: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ukinitaly/ / CC BY-ND 2.0 [podcast]http://www.green-talk.com/podcasts/sundasolarhotwater.mp3[/podcast] Solar Hot water Evacuated tube collectors seem to be the rage at the International Builder’s Show last winter. I don’t know why, but those gleaming dark tubes just caught my eye. The more I learned about them, the more I liked the whole concept. Putting a solar […]
The Green Buzz for week of September 8, 2009
Photo by Louise Docker. This week the mailbox was a buzzing with great articles. So here are some great green speed links to read: The Makers of Green Works Natural Cleaners Team up With Clothing Swap, Inc. to Encourage People to ‘Swap ‘Til You Drop Problems with Energy Star via Popular Mechanic On bisphenol A, […]