by Joseph R. Provey | Jun 4, 2014 | Energy-Savings Tips, Home Systems
It’s that time of year again. The weather is getting nice just in time for you to spend hours and hours getting your lawn back in shape. Seems a bit crazy – as if we were human hamsters — especially when you realize there are few other countries in the world...
by Joseph R. Provey | May 8, 2014 | Energy-Savings Tips
Most of you know that evaporation of moisture from your skin makes you feel cooler. That’s because evaporation takes heat energy, thereby cooling the air wherever it takes place. Turn on a sprinkler on a hot day and the area surrounding it will feel cooler. Trees act...
by Joseph R. Provey | Feb 12, 2014 | Energy-Savings Tips, Heating & Cooling
Electric resistance heating is the most costly way to heat your home. In fact, it’s more than twice the cost natural gas per BTU. So it may seem counterintuitive to hear that using electric space heaters can lower your heating costs. Placing a heater in the rooms...
by Cynthia Freeney | Dec 11, 2013 | Energy-Savings Tips
Many dog and cat owners have pet doors installed for the sake of convenience, eliminating the need to get up and open the door every time your pet wants out or in. But pet doors provide another important benefit that has to do with comfort and energy efficiency. When...
by Susan Jensen Smith | Oct 25, 2013 | Conditioned Spaces, Energy-Savings Tips
Exterior doors come with weatherstripping that helps seal energy-wasting air leaks around door edges. But over time, the foam or plastic material will wear out, fall out, or lose its resiliency. “A 1/32” gap around the edge of an entry door can let in as much...
by Susan Jensen Smith | Oct 22, 2013 | Attics, Energy-Savings Tips
When it’s time to reshingle your roof, consider ENERGY STAR® rated cool roof shingles. Asphalt shingles that use cool roof technology can cut your summertime cooling expenses by 7% – 15%. The key to a cool roof, says the Cool Roof Rating Council, is to reflect...
