Archive for June, 2012

A well-landscaped yard can be beautiful. More importantly, when well-designed it can reduce your heating and cooling costs. On average, landscaping for energy efficiency provides enough energy savings to return an initial investment in less than 8 years.

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When you want to make an old home green, what should you look for when shopping? It may not be what you think. You don't necessarily want to buy a home that has had prior renovations. You may just have to undo what was done. Starting from scratch just might be the best route.

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Old houses leave marks. I can count mine, one by one. There's that scar on my arm that came from the window I broke when I was trying to scrape away decades

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Mention of fast-food giant McDonald's doesn't usually conjure up anything remotely akin to historic preservation. In fact, the bright yellow and red colors that

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