Recycled lumber helps in framing If only there were a way to check out a home in the manner that really counts before buying: the monthly operating costs. Too often home owners get surprised with drafty homes, ill operation of fireplaces, gas guzzling heaters and energy dependent...

Forty years ago Communist vessels had to have Party apparatchiks who touted the Party Line.  These officers used military sponsored force to achieve their aims. The individual mind was all but erased in the collective “good”. But the dark horse of ideologies has risen,...

Responsible property managers and home owners in sustainable cities need to rethink conventional approaches to grounds maintenance and classical landscaping practices and meet the changing standards of environmental conditions and water quality management.   Methods of green landscaping,...

garage greening Yes, astonishing as it may seem, a trucking magazine was the eye opening source of some amazing tips I found over the weekend. It seems the many garage bound mechanics and weekend grease monkeys have learned some lightning efficiencies and time saving tips. Here are...

Energy Scores Energy efficiency can come about in a number of ways. The new stimulus plan and monetary efficiency plans, spurred on by domestic fiscal policy has evolved some sophisticated concepts concerning home ownership and residential finance. And if the “caveat emptor”...