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Remodel Green: Make Your House Serve Your Life

Natural Building

Remodel Green: Make Your House Serve Your Life is the second book in my series about green home building (the first was Rolling Shelter: Vehicles We Have Called Home ) and it chronicles much of the personal remodeling I have done over my life. Solar thermal panels for domestic hot water are also explained.

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A Roundup of Energy Efficient Home Upgrades for Any Budget

Pro Builder

Still, the report finds that even low-cost sustainable upgrades can result in yearly savings of $200 on electricity bills. From there, you can start to make a plan to switch to more efficient electric machines before your old appliances reach the end of their useful lives.”

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Model Sustainability and Green Building Initiatives for a More Verdant City and Town

Green Building Law Update

Bill 7-14 would create a preference for a certified green business in the County''s procurement of goods and services. Bill 8-14 would require new or extensively remodeled buildings for which County government finances at least 30% of the costs, to generate at least 1 kilowatt of renewable energy for every 1,000 square feet of floor area.

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Remodeling Your Home

Green Home Design Architect

It really pays off to use an architect to design your home remodel. Are you planning a home remodel? See why you should use an architect for your remodeling project at [link]. This design is for one of our clients renovating their home that was damaged by fire. We’d love to design your award-winning home!

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Five of the Best Reasons for a Commercial Building Renovation

Wolgast Corporation

Sharing your remodel should help gain and/or keep followers to communicate the benefits of your services. 4) Incorporate new energy efficient changes or revamp the element you've been repairing to save on costs – the green market is expanding every day and continues to offer products to make your space more energy efficient.

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Color: The Biggest Bang for the Builder’s Buck

Pro Builder

Red tends to energize us, while blue and green tend to calm. But in the past few years, Cook says, people have been adding accents of color, especially in blues and greens. We’re moving away from grays and toward a warm greige with a brown or golden tone and with accents that are navies and deep greens,” Cook says.

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3 Keys to Senior Housing Renovation Construction

HardHatChat

In addition, many national senior housing operators are in “acquisition” mode and are boosting their portfolio by snapping up value-add properties they can remodel and put under their brand umbrella. That meant we could tie into existing plumbing and electrical, ultimately reducing costs.