Category: Eco Friendly Homes

The average you can save a year by making your home more energy efficient is almost $1200. That’s $36k over the life of an average mortgage. If you applied that savings to your principal every month, you’ve erased of $16k interest as well. So next time you feel a draft in your older home, just…

Did you know that human beings play a large role in determining the number of trees in the world? After all, our entire race cuts down more than 15 billion trees each year. Research shows that the number of trees fell by about 46% ever since human civilization started. Planting more trees is a good…

When most people think about air pollution, they think of factories that belch thick black smoke into the air and people having to wear masks whenever they want to go outside. It’s rare that people consider the possible air pollution taking place inside their homes. The truth, though, is that we’re often exposed to toxic…

Building your house can be the single most expensive thing you’ll do in your life. If you want to build your house on a budget, you will still want to make it durable and livable. Thankfully, you don’t have to sacrifice functionality or eco-friendliness to save money. You just have to plan it out with…

These days, it seems like solar panels are cropping up in more and more places. Homes and businesses are setting them up, and odds are you know someone who has solar panels on their roof. They’re a great source of renewable energy, and advances in technology have made them more accessible than ever. If you’re…

Heating your home costs more money and uses more energy than any other system. Staying warm costs you about 42 percent of your utility bills, and could be costing you even more if you have an old furnace. Do you have an old furnace in your house? If it is showing these warning signs, it needs…

You have no doubt seen the Energy Star symbol on appliances, and you probably even have some of those appliances installed in your home. But did you know that Energy Star certified products have saved more than $450 billion in energy costs (and over 3.5 trillion kWh of electricity) since the program was launched in 1992? Americans have…