January 6, 2011
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Excerpt: Currently, a lot more display homes, and home and land packages are using sustainable design principles in their modern home designs. There are a lot of reasons why home builders are building a house that uses sustainable design. Most of these reasons are based on the practical applications that sustainable design offers. Some of the principles that sustainable design uses in display homes are the usage of low impact materials, energy efficient processes and products, high quality products that perform better functions, processes and systems that consider the commercial ‘afterlife’, materials that come from renewable sources, and the usage of modern…
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January 5, 2011
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Excerpt: Modern home designs are now considered as an increasingly specialized task. With the development of new technologies such as sustainable design, building and materials are getting more complex, and regulations and standards are becoming more demanding. Building a new home in the current time would no longer be the same as it was in the past. Interior design house plans were only provided to a small amount of business clients. Today, various interior design house plans are available for families. With interior design house plans, you would have options to enhance the visual or ambience of the interior of your home….
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January 4, 2011
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Excerpt: Just like the need to digest food and water, people need to breathe air. Ambient or outdoor air is 78% nitrogen and 20% oxygen. Oxygen is needed for the process of metabolism. This is the conversion of blood sugar and oxygen into energy. This fuels muscles to work. One of the byproducts of metabolism is carbon dioxide or CO2. The CO2 is transferred from the muscles to the lungs via the blood where it is released into the air people exhale. Needless to say, the air we breathe is as important to our health as water and food. Ever since the…
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January 4, 2011
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Excerpt: Here are some quick facts for any consumer thinking about purchasing and installing replacement windows. At first glance they seem to be simple pieces of glass placed in the wall, but closer attention will bring to light important details. Here are some quick facts on why good windows are worth their cost. Energy Savings According to the U.S. Department of Energy (doe.gov), leaky windows account for 25 percent of the average household energy bill. The Energy Department says homeowners can cut electricity costs by about 15 percent if they install Energy Star rated windows. Noise reduction Double-pane glass windows reduce noise pollution. Double-pane windows have…
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January 3, 2011
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Excerpt: With global warming and skyrocketing energy costs on every-one’s minds, homeowners are considering a solar power kit or solar panel system for their home. Energy efficiency and solar power go hand in hand. Like solar energy, there are now tax credits for improving the energy efficiency of your home (check out Dsireus.org for more on this). There are several things you can do in conjunction with solar panels to create an extremely efficient, comfortable home. This article will teach you about the energy efficiency of your “building envelope”, which is a fancy way of saying everything that separates your home from…
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