Earlier this month, Vice-President Biden announced the launch of the Home Energy Score pilot program. The Home Energy Score offers homeowners straightforward, reliable information about their homes’ energy efficiency, similar to a vehicle’s mile-per-gallon rating. A customized report provides a home energy score between 1 and 10, and shows how a home compares to others […]
So you have not heard of the “Kachelofen”?
What is that mysterious Kachelofen, pronounced (kah-kel-low-fen)? Mark Twain called it “a masterly performer” and “One firing is enough for the day; the cost is next to nothing; the heat produced is the same all day, instead of too hot and too cold by turns.” It is a thousand year old tradition of building wood […]
Finally Some Good Economic News
I thought we would break from the norm and share some promising news about the economy. While there is still uncertainty with respect to unemployment (we are still averaging about 9.5 percent here in the US), there is positive movement across a number of economic indicators. According to the National Retail Federation (NRF), October retail […]
MythBusters: Setting Your Home Thermostat
As winter descends, you are likely bracing for your first heating bill and have glanced at your home’s thermostat and wondered how big of enemy it will be this winter. It doesn’t need to be an adversarial relationship, in fact, there are some pretty common misconceptions that can be debunked. Myth: It costs as much […]