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  6 Energy-Saving Home Improvements That Pay Off
  Though snowstorms and record lows are still fresh memories for most of the nation, summer officially starts today and temperatures are on the way up. Before long, we’ll be staying inside and blasting the air conditioner trying not to sweat + More
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  Things To Consider Before Constructing An Indoor Swimming Pools
  Indoor Swimming Pool: When you have a swimming pool at home, this can be used for exercising and also for entertainment. In locations with heater weather conditions which lasts all year round, an indoor pool will be an important component + More
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  For New Home Construction, Practicality is Key
  The hottest trends in new home construction are not things like glass sinks and marble floors. Ostentatious architectural behemoths are no longer being seen in newly created neighborhood. New homebuilders are listening to buying trends, watching their pennies and making + More
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  Energy-Efficient Home Renovations
  The U.S. residential construction market was $363 billion in 2008, down 41% from its high of $620 billion in 2006. The home renovations market was $188 billion in 2008, down 18% percent from 2007. But SBI estimates that the home + More
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  Home Decorative Lighting- Things you Should Know
  Lighting plan is of vital Importance to your home decoration project. Indoor lighting complements different moods, feelings and every-day shades, practically telling the art of living. With shades of light, you can change the ambience from special to occasional and + More
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  Your Guide to Home Office Layout and Design
  Your home based business needs a dedicated area in your home to work from. It’s essential to your overall success to have a properly designated space to work from in order to maintain your work ability and efficiency. Simply “making + More
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  Choosing a Stove for a Green Kitchen- Energy Star is Just a Start
  Have you made a commitment to live greener? Many people are working toward becoming greener in their everyday lives in an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, cut back on their carbon footprints and save money. As part of that + More
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  Custom Home Lighting
  Custom home lighting requires a blend of art, math, and hard science to make a living space truly exceptional and personalized. Cost efficiency has to be factored into the equation to ensure that a superior level and quality of lighting + More
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  Home Energy Efficiency: Quick and Easy
  Chances are, in most homes if you add together all the leaks and cracks you’ll end up with a hole the size of a medicine ball! Air leaks can attest to 20-40% of heat loss during the winter and cool + More
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  All About Sunroom Decorating
  The difference between two similarly designed sunroom depends on it decoration. Thus. sunroom decorating plays a vital role in lending the perfect finishing touch to the conservatory. Sunrooms can be decorated with wicker. rattan. wood. wrought iron. glass and other + More
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  Heating and Cooling with Geothermal Heat Pumps
  The term geothermal literally means Earth/Ground (Geo) Heat (thermal). Geothermal, or ground source heat pumps, take advantage of the constant ground or groundwater temperatures. These heat pumps use geothermal energy to heat and/or cool your home. A refrigerant loop with + More
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  Top 10 Tips for Making a Home Energy Efficient
  Today’s home buyers increasingly prefer energy efficient homes and condos. An energy efficient home or condo not only contributes toward cutting your utility bill, but can also increase the value of your property. Many features go into making a home + More
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  Infrared Building Inspection
  Infrared building inspection is a beneficial service that can help the customer find or diagnose issues with the building in question. Thermal imaging uses infrared as an advanced non-destructive technology that allows a technician to show the customer issues with their + More