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Best Tips For Green Home Design
Whether you are building a new home or renovating your existing one, why not make it as sustainable as possible? Green home design supports a healthy lifestyle and raises your home’s value. You will also feel good knowing you’ve done the right thing for the planet and...
6 Ways To Reduce Your Carbon Footprint At Home
It’s getting harder and harder to deny that our planet is warming, and that human activity is a contributing factor. The effects are observable around the globe — longer and greater heat waves, increased drought, loss of sea ice, receding coastlines, and more severe...
How Weather Affects Solar Panel Efficiency
A common concern among first-time solar buyers is the effect of weather on solar panels. For the most part, there is little to worry about. Like your trusty postal carrier, a good-quality solar panel will work despite rain, snow, sleet and hail. However, it would be...
Cloudy Cities Produce Solar Power Too
Glasgow, Scotland has the dubious distinction of being the cloudiest city in Europe. You’d never think solar could pay off there, would you? But gloomy Glasgow recently outfitted eight of its schools with solar photovoltaic panels — and the solar installations are...
Solar Panel Preparation
Get Ready, Get Set, Go Solar! Solar Panel Preparation Tips Solar panel installation is a great choice for homeowners wishing to make a long-term investment toward financial savings, energy independence and environmental responsibility. Once installed, solar panels...
How School’s Can Reduce Energy Costs
Our children are our country’s future. Yet so many school districts today face budget constraints that restrict the learning experiences they are able to provide their students. One way to help the situation is to examine a school’s energy use profile and implement...
5 Ways Renters Can Go Solar
Nearly three out of four Americans now advocate making renewable energy a priority. Solar is by far the most accessible form of renewable energy available to most homeowners. Thanks to market demand and wide availability of financing options, it’s also one of the most...
5 Reasons To Install Solar-Powered Attic Fans On Your Home
When you think “rooftop solar,” panels usually come to mind. However, there’s another type of solar you might want to consider installing on your roof. Solar attic fans are small, standalone rooftop ventilation devices powered by the sun. Like other attic fans, they...
6 Things To Know Before Buying Solar Panels
Seeing more solar panels lately? If so, your neighborhood is in line with current trends. Industry analysts Frost & Sullivan predict continued exponential growth in solar for the next five years, with solar becoming a mainstream global power source by 2020. With...
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