According to the House-Energy organization, an energy audit is the best way of safeguarding your interests as a prospective home buyer, during the negotiations with sellers and home realtors. It may save you many thousands of dollars. In the US you can add a professional energy audit to the standard inspection, for a few hundred… Read more »
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Lostakey Report Rise in Key Cover Sales Despite Competing New Products
Established in 2009, Lostakey provides a recovery service for lost keys. The business uses chrome, metal key fobs with instructions of what to do if the keys are found engraved on the key fob. Each one has a unique membership number, allowing Lostakey to contact the owner of the found keys. A reward is given… Read more »
House-energy.com launches a campaign on the importance of high levels of Home Insulation
According to an ongoing House-Energy campaign, insulation doesn’t inspire as much enthusiasm as solar photovoltaic and other high tech solutions, but home insulation is more important for energy efficiency and the environment than anything else. And the reason is simple and comes from a very basic principle: it’s much easier and less expensive to save… Read more »
Fort Collins Resident Wins TotalHousehold.com $1,000 Prize Package
Fort Collins resident Michelle Lindquist was chosen as the grand prize winner of the New View Window Treatment Makeover photo contest presented by TotalHousehold.com and the Window Coverings Association of America (WCAA). Contestants all over the country submitted pictures of windows that were in need of new coverings for a chance to win the $1,000… Read more »
House-energy.com launches initiative to reduce household energy consumption by 50% or more
Our homes consume a prodigious amount of energy. America’s buildings consume more than 70% of the electricity and around 35% of the natural gas used in the USA. According to the EIA, the average household spending on gas and electricity is more than $2.000 per year, that is, more than $100.000 over 50 years; or up… Read more »
