Home Remodeling Blog: Green Energy Solutions

As winter approaches, you might find yourself trying to cut back on your energy bills to make up for the high cooling costs during a Dallas summer. Fortunately, the Texas winters are relatively mild, so it’s easy to optimize the efficiency of your home. The following are just a few of the energy sav...

Futuristic Gadgets Every Home Owner Could Use All homeowners wish they could spend less time on laundry, cleaning, and cooking so that they could spend more time with their family. When people think about futuristic technologies around the house, they probably recall the 1960s cartoon, The Jetsons...

Every homeowner has done a home improvement project, big or small. It is natural to want to make a house a home. There are a couple of questions that come into play during a home improvement project: How will it enhance the overall look of the home, and are the costs worth the effort? Energy efficie...

Whether by making small changes, like changing the type of bulb you use, or by installing a skylight in your ceiling, choosing eco-friendly lighting is one of the wisest things you can do to improve your energy efficiency and decrease your carbon footprint. Here are some ideas to get your started on...

You may have heard of Energy Star but are wondering what it really is about and what being an Energy Star partner means. For starters, Energy Star is a program developed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency or EPA as a way to identify as well as promote products and practices that a...

In this day and age where everything we do seems to adversely affect Mother Nature, we need to look for ways to help stop the cycle of destruction.  And there’s no better way to start going green than through our homes. How? There are actually many easy ways. We can start by installing green prod...

The short answer to this question is yes.  In fact, one of the things you can do to effectively make your home energy efficient and to solve the problem of escalating energy costs is to insulate it with vinyl siding . Replacement siding   is not only done to improve and beautify your home’s exterio...

Homeowners can be given an energy tax credit   if their homes are energy-efficient.  And that’s where the importance of getting energy-saving products for your home comes in. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, which President Barack Obama signed  in February 2009, provides that tax...

If you have been thinking about saving energy by insulating your home, or if you want to know the importance of proper insulation and optimal thermal efficiency in your house, then it is imperative that you know what R-value is all about. So what do you need to know about the R-value of insulation?...

You have probably heard too many times that insulation is a very important aspect for any home.  Whether you are in the process of buying or remodeling an old house, or building a new one, insulation should be one of your first considerations. What really makes insulation essential to any home? T...