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  • Thermal Mass Improves Efficiency
  • Roanoke Times & World News (3/30/2007)
  • Dear Jim: I am adding a room and doing some general remodeling in my home. I have heard adding thermal mass to my home can lower my utility bills and improve comfort. It also can actually reduce the heat loss, particularly in the kitchen and bathrooms, where heat is generated from cooking or bathing.
  • Construction Products Review: Insulation
  • BUILDING PRODUCTS Magazine (3/30/2007)
  • When it comes to green building products, insulation stands out as a natural fit. After all, one of the main tenets of green building is increasing energy efficiency, and long before being green was in vogue, that's always been insulation's primary purpose. Now, with the rush toward all things green in the home building industry, insulation is one of the first categories builders look to when setting out to construct an environmentally friendly home.
  • Greener Pastures
  • BUILDING PRODUCTS Magazine (3/28/2007)
  • Imagine Homes doesn't build houses like they once were built. But this doesn't mean the company is forsaking the traditional home construction ideals of care and craftsmanship. It just means Imagine is building homes with an eye toward site sensitivity, energy and water efficiency, and indoor air quality.
  • Add a Bathroom, Cut Water Use and Help Save the Planet!
  • U.S. Newswire (3/27/2007)
  • GUELPH, Ontario, March 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Adding a modern bathroom addition is a smart way to increase the value of your home, cut your water bills, and protect our nation's natural resources. Installing a low-consumption toilet -- even in the basement using new above-ground plumbing from Saniflo -- a family of four can save 50 gallons a day, or nearly 20,000 gallons a year.(1) According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, residential toilets account for about one-third of indoor household water use -- or more than 2.1 trillion gallons annually.(2) See http://www.saniflo.com. With Saniflo's modern, low-consumption toilet systems that use special plumbing technology, there's no need to dig up the basement floor to install drainage for a new bathroom.
  • Power Companies Take Different Paths to Green
  • Florida Times Union (3/26/2007)
  • JEA and Florida Power & Light Co. both offer customers a way to reduce pollution by supporting solar power. That equates to one solar hot-water system for each 1,250 JEA electric customers. THE PROGRAMSFlorida Power & Light's Sunshine EnergyWHO'S IT FORResidential customers.
  • An innovative world leader and producer of a broad range of versatile cladding and coating systemsSto Corp. Advances Waterproofing Technology with Convenient Cloth Joint Reinforcement
  • ebuild (3/26/2007)
  • Sto Corp., the innovative world leader in cladding, coating, and restoration systems has advanced the technology of the StoGuard spray-on building wrap product line with StoGuard Fabric. Also introduced as part of this same system is a new fabric product called StoGuard RediCorner for use in rough openings. StoGuard Fabric is a non-woven cloth reinforcement that is part of the StoGuard assembly and is used with either Sto Gold Coat or Sto EmeraldCoat to treat sheathing joints, inside and outside corners and rough openings.
  • Grab a Hammer and Joint Compound, Kids
  • Intelligencer Journal (3/23/2007)
  • DRYWALL 101: Play hard, learn to repair damaged wall DRYWALL REPAIR TAPING THE REPAIRThe inevitable happened: Drywall repair became a must in our family's basement space. Let's just say their activity levels and their sizes as they've grown finally resulted in the most recent repair at our house.
  • Soil Treatment Vital for New Homes
  • Evansville Courier & Press (3/21/2007)
  • Q: We are starting to build a house in Florida We would like to know what the soil under the slab should be treated with and about what it should cost.The most common type of termite in the U.S. is the subterranean termite. Subterranean termites are controlled by treating the soils with chemicals or by placing bait stations around the home's foundation.
  • Vintage Can Still Be Green
  • San Antonio Express-News (3/19/2007)
  • Mar. 19--Sure, green building sounds like a fine idea for buyers of new homes. After all, who doesn't want lower utility bills and fewer harsh chemicals inside their house? People updating or remodeling historic homes -- or even more recent homes that aren't very energy-efficient -- have a variety of options that can help them cut their energy costs and make their home healthier.

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