Category: Green Building
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New Tax Incentives For Metal Roofing
The Federal Stimulus Package of 2009 has included better incentives for moving to metal roofing. The total cost of retrofitting or building a home with a metal roof is not covered but with better incentives and rebates the cost of replacing your existing roof with a metal roof can help push people in that direction.…
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How To – Finding Energy Star Rebate Programs
The Federal Government works with product manufacturers and distributors to provide discounts on products used in our businesses and homes that reduce energy consumption. Often the rebate information is listed on the product in the store when you purchase it but more often then not rebates never make it to the consumer. You also have…
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How To – Bamboo Flooring A Green Alternative
Bamboo flooring has made its way into design centers and is quickly being seen as a lower cost and green alternative to traditional hardwood floors. Because bamboo grows very quickly smaller amounts of land can be used to harvest larger amounts of material. Bamboo can grow to harvest size in just 5 years while traditional…
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Alternative Energy Power Station Opens In Antarctica
The first Alternative Energy Power Station opened this week at Princess Elisabeth station in East Antarctica proving the point that you don’t need to be in the desert to generate power from Solar or on a Scottish Coast to capture wind power. “If we can build such a station in Antarctica we can do that…
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How To – Corn and Pellet Stoves
Wood Burning for Heating is the Number One Alternative Energy Resource in the USA. It far outweighs any other fuel source with over 60% of the market. Solar, wind, geothermal are all less then 5% of the alternative energy market so when you look at fireplaces and wood burning you should remember they are green…