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• in Green
  Winterization Tips
  Save money with these changes.
  by yihyeewong / on Oct 22, 2010

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “insulation”

 

• Domino’s Greek Tragedy

  
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  One cannot shame or embarrass powerful real-estate developers. Even negative publicity is a minor irritant because they shroud themselves in Teflon tailored by public relations firms.
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• Food Bank Offsets Rate Increase with Energy Efficiency Savings

  
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  Roadrunner Food Bank of New Mexico did some major energy efficiency upgrades in 2010, which helped the non-profit survive big rate increases of Public Service Company of New Mexico. The food bank raised about $350,000 in grants from a private donor and the Walmart Foundation, among others, and, the organization got ...
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• Chemistry’s Role in More Energy Efficient Buildings

  
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  Our daily life is filled with the routine tasks … answering a cell phone call, buckling a child into a safety seat, or flipping on a light switch. These modern-day safety and convenience improvements may be appreciated, but often with little thought into what makes it all possible. The same may be true with ...
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• What To Consider When Carrying Out Sash Casement Maintenance

  
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  Property management and repair are two related things that must be done to ensure that a home remain neat and in order. Windows and doors are some parts of the house that are as essential in everyday life as they act as protection as well as ventilation. Windows are of made of different materials and are of different ...
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• The “What” and “How” of Green Insulation via Radiant Barriers

  
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  Greener Ideal What? One very important addition to your home is energy-efficient insulation. Older ways to insulate, such as fiberglass and foam insulation, protect your home from conduction and convection. Conduction is the transfer of heat from one object to another, and convection is when hot air and cold air ...
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• Using sunflower seed husks in concrete and construction

  
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  Sunflower seed and oil sector is the one the main industries in Turkey, so it is not surprising that a team of researchers at the Namik Kemal University in Turkey decided to devise ways to use sunflower seed husks – a huge byproduct of the vegetable oil and food industry. They found ways to turn [...] You might also ...
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• Find Out Tips And Revealing Benefits Of Sash Window Repairs

  
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  If you need to take care of the upkeep of an old home, you may encounter drought proofing issues. Repairing your own fixtures can be difficult to do especially if you are not trained like a professional. Performing sash window repairs should be left to the pros or experienced workers. If you hire contractors to do the ...
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• Surplus 2014/15: an excuse for not doing what needs doing

  
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  Surplus 2014/15: an excuse for not doing what needs doing by James Henderson John Key’s excuse for the planned veto of the extension of paid parental leave is that it would put the 2014/15 surplus at risk. There’s four answers to that: 1) if you believe Treasury’s numbers, there still would be a surplus, 2) ...
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• Ideas For Inexpensive Draught Proofing Anyone Can Do

  
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  There are some quick and easy draught proofing tips for homeowners and renters. Many people with older homes cannot afford to replace the windows. Instead they must deal with draughty sash windows and high winter heating bills . Fortunately there are some steps they can take to make the house much more comfortable ...
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• Start Saving Energy Now

  
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  The following is a guest post from writer Reuben Dickison There are many steps homeowners can take to improve the energy efficiency of their homes without spending thousands of dollars at one time Getting people to insulate their homes and replace all of their windows is nearly impossible. Since the downturn in ...
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• Green Informatio

  
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  Building trustworthy relationships with your customers is a vital part of expanding your business. A sure fire way to help build trust between you and your customers is to be up to date on current events in your industry. This will give you an advantage over competition by showcasing your knowledge. A great way to ...
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• Solid wall insulation

  
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  If you live in a pre-1940s house, consider having your walls insulated, either externally or internally. If you live in or near Nottingham, consider getting Nottingham Energy Partnership to help. I understand this film will be shown at Grand Designs Live in the next few days.
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• What’s the “new” asbestos?

  
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  What does asbestos have to do with fabrics? Asbestos has been used in fabrics for centuries – the story goes that Roman soldiers (or, depending on the story, wealthy Persians) would clean asbestos napkins by throwing them into the fire – and they’d emerge clean and white. During the Middle Ages, some merchants ...
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• Snug as a Bug in a Rug

  
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  The landlords spent this morning topping up the insulation in our loft which is exciting – at this rate, we may even get the roof fixed and the window in our bedroom replaced which has been jammed slightly open since before the worst of the snow. Apparently the new window will actually be double glazed when it ...
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• Energy Efficient Foam Coalition Opposing Fire Codes That Omit Foam Insulation

  
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  The newly formed Energy Efficient Foam Coalition (EEFC) has announced its opposition to two building code proposals that would side-step the current code requirement for a long-standing fire safety test known as the E-84 Steiner Tunnel Test. These proposals would allow the use of foam insulation that relies on a ...
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• Double Glazing Can Help You Decrease Your Carbon Footprint

  
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  Installing double glazing in your own home or office can help you to reduce your carbon footprint. But what is a carbon footprint? Well, this is usually worked out by looking at how you live and how you spend your recreation. How many tonnes of greenhouse gases, especially carbon dioxide do you use in a year? It might ...
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• Loft insulation greatly cuts energy bills

  
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  Although the economic recession hurt many home budgets, thinkinsulation.com the energy saving advice website, conducted a survey and discovered that even though many homes are looking at energy saving DIY projects in an effort to save money, 25% of those who end up increasing their home’s energy efficiency do so out ...
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• Community Right to Know—Demand Safe Removal of Asbestos at Domino

  
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  “Too often community rights are usurped. I see Williamsburg empowering its residents with knowledge and community organizing to protect public health and their environment.”
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• Data Center Managers Increasingly Worried Over Heat Density

  
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  Heat density is once again becoming a top-of-mind issue for data center managers, according to a spring survey of data center users from Emerson Network Power. The spring installment of the biannual survey, sponsored by Emerson Network Power, polled members of the Data Center Users’ Group, an association of ...
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• Hiring a Portland Insulation Contractor

  
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  When most people think of being a homeowner , they imagine it as a fun and enjoyable experience, one that comes with lots of freedom. Unfortunately, however, being a homeowner is also about being responsible, and being responsible means taking care of your home’s most practical needs. You have to, for example, hire ...
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