Heat pump water heaters are a fraction of the market, but are highly efficient system add-ons.
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A potential superstar going through an extremely ungainly stage: That might summarize how some remodelers are viewing the energy tax credits and other home-improvement incentives in President Obama’s economic stimulus package, at least at this relatively early stage of the game.
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This remodeling business is reblooming this spring, after a revelatory experience in which a once-skeptical builder and remodeler dug deep into energy research and became, in his own words, “an air-sealing zealot.”
Sarah Susanka, architect and co-author with Marc Vassallo of the Not So Big House, says it took them a long time to work on their new book, Not So Big Remodeling, because of the complexity of the subject.
A super-insulated house demonstrates options for energy-efficient renovations.
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A statistical glimpse of recent efforts to reduce home energy consumption.
In what may become the home’s equivalent of a car’s M.P.G., momentum is building for a simple method of scoring a home’s environmental impact.
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Remodeling opportunities reside in energy upgrades, as well as in less obvious areas such as rental markets and foreclosures.
Lighting manufacturer Eleek makes it easy to compare lamping options for your lighting designs.
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CertainTeed offers tips on how homeowners can take advantage of federal tax credits for building products.