Heating

Being Smarter With Smart Meters and Home Heating :: Three Steps to Take to the Full Benefit

So while smart meters have good intentions they aren’t always practical for the moment. Unless a series of steps are taken to make sure a home is more structurally sound so heating...

by Jakob Barry

Preparing A Furnace for Winter In 3 Simple Steps

Preparing your furnace for winter is an important task. If you don’t make sure your furnace is winterized you could face a cold winter, high monthly heat bills, carbon monoxide poisoning, or...

by Lauren Beerling

Wood Fireplaces :: How To Get the Most Out of a Wood Fireplace

Homeownership

The net value of a wood fireplace may however come down to one simple thing. What type and quality of wood you choose to burn in your fireplace. A skill perhaps –...

by jb bartkowiak

Building Science 101:: The Three Fundamental Rules of the House

The fundamentals of building science are pretty simple. We boil them down to three rules here. Know the House as a System, Build for Your Climate & Control the Flow of Moisture,...

by Allison A. Bailes III, PhD