January 12, 2011
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Excerpt: Building a music room or recording studio in your home can be a great investment to increase the value of your home, even if you aren’t a musician. Whether you are a musician, aspiring to be one or just have an appreciation of the art, building a recording studio or music room can be a rewarding experience…and a sound investment. A word of warning though, go about it slowly. Certain parts of your home studio will be easier to upgrade over time than others, so plan out what you’re going to do before you start hanging foam and running cables. For home…
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January 12, 2011
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Excerpt: Building green homes is a phenomenon that’s catching on slowly but surely. Offices, schools, homes, even weddings are proudly donning the Green badge. Green or sustainable building uses resources like energy, water, materials, and land more efficiently than the traditionally built buildings we’re accustomed to. As a result, this environmentally friendly building promotes economic, environmental, and our family’s overall well-being. How so? First, green homes are 25-30%, on average more energy efficient. These energy sources are an abundant, environmentally sound, and cost effective alternatives. For instance, the sun’s energy can provide space heating, hot water heating, and electricity for lights and…
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January 11, 2011
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Excerpt: Rising cost of energy and the need to preserve our valued natural resources, a sustainable home is becoming a highly considerable and more efficient option. Energy efficient homes demonstrate improved energy, resource and water efficiency, which in turn reduces your household running costs and greenhouse gas emissions into the environment. By building a new home with UrbanEdge GreenSmart technologies you can reap the long-term benefits such as lower energy and water bills, for years to come. While all UrbanEdge Homes achieve the standard 5-star energy rating, the company’s new eco friendly house and land packages takes sustainability to the next level,…
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January 10, 2011
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Excerpt: Sustainability is the biggest environmental issue of the 21st century. More people and businesses as well as the global community are coming to realize that embracing eco-friendly principles is the only way to help save Mother Earth. Now more than ever, the meaning of the green movement has found its mark. Today, that mark had found its way to the Australian continent and surprisingly, the Australian consumer is greener than many people have realized. As a matter of fact, a survey conducted by the Domestic Energy Consumption in Australia revealed that more than three- quarters of Australians accepted that the climate…
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January 10, 2011
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Excerpt: If your family is growing far too big for your existing house, or you are in need of an office or a new garage, you do not need to start looking for new house at all. If the space is available on your existing lot, house extensions are more affordable and easier to get done than ever before. House extensions can take many shapes and forms, and can suit a variety of needs. You can build stand-alone buildings on the property, add extra rooms, or even entire wings, and can even add extra floors or stories to the top. Best…
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