How to Improve Your Building’s Energy Efficiency
Since heating, cooling and operating buildings accounts for a significant amount of energy consumption, it’s important to find ways to improve your building’s energy efficiency. What is energy efficiency in a building and why is it important?
Reducing Your Small Business’s Standby Power Consumption
Reducing small business standby power is a great way to cut costs. In many cases, standby power, called a vampire energy drain, is pure wasted energy and wasted money.
Choosing the Best Energy-Efficient Office Equipment
For most small business owners, finding ways to reduce operating costs is a never-ending task. Adopting the use of energy-efficient office equipment can help you reduce electricity consumption and limit your overall expenses.
How to Choose Solar Lights for Your Home
With so many options, knowing how to choose solar lights can be a challenge. Here is some advice that will help you make the best selections for your home.
What’s the Most Efficient Home Heating System?
If you’re looking for the most efficient home heating system, here’s an update on the choices available. When looking for the most efficient way to heat a home, consider the main types below.
Top Energy Saving Inventions and Innovations
New energy saving inventions are coming to market more and more frequently, largely to meet the demand of residential energy users who are increasingly aware of the need to be more efficient. Some are concerned about the environment.
How Much Energy Does a House Use?
If you receive an energy bill each month, you likely already know how much energy you’re being charged for. But do you know how your home power consumption compares to the national average?
Understanding Your Electricity & Natural Gas Bills
Understanding your electric bill or natural gas bill each month is an important part of managing your energy budget. When reading your electricity bill or natural gas bill, you might wonder what electricity or natural gas supply charges are, what the units mean and how they’re calculated.
How Doors Affect Your Home’s Energy Use
If you want to find more ways to save energy at home, start with the front door. Energy efficient doors can have a major impact on your home energy use and while it may be tempting to purchase the most stylish or affordable door, we’ve put together a few tips to help you understand and
Lesson Plan: Energy Audit
We’ve been focused on energy this summer – thinking about the sources of energy we use and how and why we should save energy. Saving energy is good for our environment, and it’s good for our wallets.
Types of Weatherstripping and Tips for Installation
Improving all weatherstripping types and repairing your existing weatherstripping is an easy and affordable way to make your home more energy efficient. Windows, doors, and other openings around your home with old, damaged or completely absent weatherstripping can leak cool air in the summer and hot air in the winter.
