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“The Second Affair” A trashy love story (sort of)
Lic. creative commons. photo by Mario A. Leitón At GHA, we use the best material to get the job done right. While there are many types of insulation out there, one that many locations use quite...
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Better Resale value from “Green” Homes
A recent study this summer from UC Berkeley and UCLA looked at homes that were certified as green from a few different organizations. Although the certification standards varied, the homes needed to...
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Boy has it been a busy year for GreenHomes America!
Young’s Air Conditioning of Los Banos, California came on board before the start of the New Year. Young’s is a family business with strong roots in Los Banos and a reputation as the area’s leading...
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Homeowners save money making home more efficient
Nothing new here! But here is a news report featuring our very own A. Johnson Heating Cooling and Plumbing on an energy assessment in a home in eastern New York. Video Link:...
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GreenHomes wins a Century Club Award, again!
It’s nice to be recognized. This is the third year in a row in fact. The EPA and the DOE have recognized GreenHomes America – Syracuse with the Century Club Award. An award that goes to the...
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The Six P’s, and some more!
Some may have heard the expression before: “Proper Planning Prevents Pretty Poor Performance” or possibly a less pleasant version, but I will leave that to your imagination. Permutations previewed in...
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Energy Tax Credits for 2013: Available again!
One good result from the end of the year fiscal cliff hanger is an extension of the residential energy tax credit. If you haven’t used it in the past, all the way back to 2006, there is a $500 tax...
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Building Science Principles: consider going PRO?
Some of you out there may know builders, home inspectors, Realtors, Bankers and Students, or may be one yourself. Well, we all have something in common, “homes!” We live in them, own them, rent them,...
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Welcome Gundlach’s! New to GreenHomes but 100 years in Business!
It is an honor and a pleasure to welcome our latest partner Gundlach’s Plumbing & Sheet Metal to the GreenHomes America network where we can truly help fulfill their statement, “today’s...
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Ice Dams and Chainsaws or You May be Right, They May be Crazy….
Don’t try this at home! Chain saws and snow blowers don’t belong on roofs, and I would suggest you don’t either, especially in the winter. These guys are clearly…ahem, professionals. One obvious down...
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Taking a home for a test drive
When you shop for a car, you can see it on the lot or the showroom floor, same goes for most retail things, new clothing, or a book. You can even find a modular home on a sales lot, but it’s still...
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Money, Good Health and a Comfortable Home, We Have Solutions!
Why Get an Energy Audit? Watch this Video….
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Reduce first!
Reduce, Reuse and Recycle, the call for environmental responsibility, is well known. The demonstration home in San Diego, I’ve been discussing over in the last few months, has been a great success...
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Worse than Burning the Bird
There are plenty of things to consider for Thanksgiving, like making sure you thaw out the bird properly, and cook it at the right temperatures. And some guests may have food allergies as well so...
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What really happened? And is that cabin insulated? The energy audit of 1623.
This image is a classic one, and even though it’s titled the First Thanksgiving, it wasn’t called that then or immediately afterwards. The Pilgrims likely didn’t dress like that nor did the Wampanoag...
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Ways to Save on Heating Costs
One of our newest locations, Buckeye Heating and Cooling, was featured on the news in Columbus Ohio. Technician Jeff Walsh spent some time performing a home energy audit and using the infrared...
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Did you Resolve to Resolve a Reasonable Resolution?
Does the gym membership only last as long as the trial period? Do snacks grow in size and frequency? Ah, if self control was so easy! Good health is a great thing to strive for, and if self control is...
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Cutting edge science! Circa 1891
This time of year our homes are often closed up tight and we can get a little stir crazy by it. Dr. Smith, pictured in the print, subjected himself to this voluntarily, we find out in a text book on...
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The Heart of the Matter
Since this month is American Heart Month and it seems an appropriate metaphor for our homes. I’ve mentioned some of the similarities already, but here is a big one… Think of your heating and cooling...
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Can you see that? Contact lenses of the future see infrared?
It sounds like science fiction, but having contact lenses that would see infrared might be a great thing for our energy auditors. I’m not sure how soon technology like that will be available, but IR...
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