Energy Efficient Homes

Articles in Energy Efficient Homes

By eHow Home & Garden Editor 0 comments
One of the biggest energy expenditures in any home involves the heating of water. For this reason, it's crucial that your hot water tank have proper insulation. Thankfully, it's relatively easy and inexpensive to add insulation to a hot water ... more »
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A heat pump can heat and cool your home. In the right conditions heat pumps are very efficient and can save you money on energy bills. If you've chosen to install a heat pump in your home, use the information below to learn how to buy the right one... more »
By Paul M. J. Suchecki 0 comments
For many of us, our biggest energy expenses are not from our cars, but our homes. The bills are paid to different places each month, the gas company, the electric company, and the heating oil company, but consider what it truly costs you for ... more »
By Lynn Lecours 0 comments
With the massive amounts of energy consumed by most appliances in today's homes we don't think about what is used by one little light bulb. But according to the Department of Energy, the lighting in our homes accounts for 15 percent of our ... more »
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With the cost of energy climbing and global warming and peak oil serious concerns for many people, more homeowners are considering solar power as the alternative energy of choice in the quest for an energy-efficient home. The first step in moving ... more »
By Jillian Downer 0 comments
Concerned about the carbon footprint you and your family are leaving behind and wondering what you can do to make your home eco-friendly in an easy and efficient way? The threat of global warming has the world on its toes, but there are ways to ... more »
By eHow Home & Garden Editor 2 comments
If your heat ever has gone out in the middle of winter, and you don't have a way to make a fire, it can be a challenge to keep warm. However, you can keep yourself nice and toasty... more »
By Patricia Resnick 2 comments
Door draft guards are an easy way to keep heat in and cold out in the winter time. In the summer, quite the other way, they'll keep summer's heat from seeping into your cool house. You can buy cute draft guards, but you can also make your own ... more »
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Save a tree. Save some fossils. Go for the golden sun, and use its energy to conserve nonrenewable energy sources and reduce your heating bills. One way to reduce energy costs is to make a solar water heater. Many variations exist; but to ... more »
By Stephanie Duszynski 0 comments
The typical American family spends close to $1,300 a year on energy in the home, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. A lot of that energy - and money - is wasted. Think green and make your home as energy-efficient as possible... more »
By Jason Whitaker 3 comments
Ready to upgrade you home with a new front door but not sure how to get the old door and frame off? While not a technically difficult job, this will take some elbow grease. As requested, a set-by-step guide to get your door frame off in 30 ... more »
By khopkins75 0 comments
Tired of that old water boiler? Want to replace it, but don't know where to start? Here you will get step by step instruction on replacing the water boiler with a new water heater... more »
By YouShouldOwn 0 comments
With gas prices almost doubling this year (As if last year wasn't bad enough) Any and all short cuts will help. Learn how to save energy in your home and money each month... more »
By alwrg7 1 comments
You want to make a difference by using cleaner energy sources, but you can’t afford to invest your entire savings into it. Luckily, with the right steps, you don’t need to spend any more than you can afford... more »
By Murray Anderson 0 comments
Hate to see the bill from the electric company show up in your mailbox? Would you like to cut your power consumption and save yourself some money? We all want to save money, and if we can help the environment at the same time, that's a real ... more »
By eHow Home & Garden Editor 0 comments
Unlike the first little pig's home, a straw bale home can be strong and comfortable. Straw bale homes framed with wood or steel have outer walls consisting of stacked straw bales. It is a very economical and green way to build a home... more »
By timberwolf899 0 comments
As we continually strive to make our homes more energy efficient with ever more modern technologies it may become easy to overlook one of the oldest and best ways of saving energy. This is the classic storm door, a relatively inexpensive, easy ... more »
By alwrg7 0 comments
Geothermal heat pumps save money, reduce emissions, and are cost effective in replacing conventional heating and cooling technologies. A geothermal heat pump system can be installed in virtually any area of the country, but specific geological, ... more »
By Alex 4 comments
Making your home eco-friendly is not only beneficial for the environment but it can also be good (long-term) for your pocketbook... more »
By KTMg 0 comments
How to get solar panels installed on your house... more »
By eHow Home & Garden Editor 0 comments
This is an easy project that not only benefits the environment, but saves you money on your power bills. Having your water heater properly insulated results is less heat loss. So all the energy is spent on heating the water you will use, not ... more »
By grouch 10 comments
It is that time of year again. We all button down our home for the winter and watch the electric bills climb. Knocking the thermostat down a degree or two we hope to keep our bill in check without freezing out the others in our lives... more »
By Cameron Chapman 23 comments
Cordwood construction (also known as stackwall) is the process of building using firewood-type logs, either split or whole. From a distance it looks similar to stone masonry, and is built in a similar fashion. It is very energy efficient, and ... more »
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Small solar generators can be used in a number of ways: for camping, for boating and for emergencies when the power shuts off. While you can purchase a solar generator from a number of reputable dealers, it is also possible to build one yourself ... more »
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Energy costs are a major concern for any homeowner. Each month we shell out a lot of money to cover heating, electricity, water and a variety of other expenses. Your washer and dryer are also consuming energy, which is why it's so important to ... more »