Posts Tagged ‘shading’
Sunday, October 26th, 2008
Paint the interior wall of your home and insulate at the same time. What is it?
It is an additive that you add to either interior or exterior paint and roll it
on creating an invisible layer of insulation. This process was invented by NASA.
It keeps warm air out in the summer and the warmth outside in the winter. It
adds a 50% increase to the reflective R value of a house. In the long run, it
can save you money on your energy consumption.
All you do is add some powder in with your regular paint, stir it up really (more…)
Tags: additive, creating, energy, energy bills, energy consumption, exterior paint, gloss, insulating paint, insulation, insulator, interior wall, inventing, invention, invisible layer, money, nasa, outsider, paint, paint dries, paints, saving, savings, shading, spheres, warmth
Posted in Green Living | 8 Comments »
Wednesday, August 20th, 2008
According to the Arbor Day Foundation, we need more trees where we live.
Why do we need more trees?:
Wildlife – Trees help make nature a part of our daily lives.
Trees provide nesting sites for songbirds, and
food and cover for a wide variety of wildlife.
Conserve Energy – Cities without trees are “heat islands”.
100 million additional mature trees in U.S. cities
would save $2 billion per year in energy costs. (more…)
Tags: additive, airborne pollutants, arbor day, backyard orchard, carbons, energy, flowering trees, foundation, great organization, heat islands, heating bills, living, mature trees, natural, nature, nitrogen oxide, nut trees, oxygen, plant a tree, plants, pollutants, pollution, saving, savings, shade trees, shading, sites, songbirds, sulfur dioxide, tree city usa, trees, usa program, utility, wildlife trees, windbreak, windbreaks
Posted in Going Green | 10 Comments »
Sunday, July 20th, 2008
Half of all heat enters your home through the windows. Using a
thick shade or window film, especially over the west facing windows can
save up to 15 percent on your cooling bill. OR shade those windows from
the outside by planting trees or installing window awnings. Another way
is using solar screens on the outside of the windows. (more…)
Tags: air conditioner filters, air flow, bulbs, ceiling fan, cfl, cfls, compact fluorescent light, compacts, dirty air, electric, electrical, electricity, energy, energy bill, equator, facing windows, higher energy, incandescent bulbs, lifespan, lights, planting trees, savings, shading, solar screens, systems, thermostat, trees, wind, wind chill effect, window awnings, window film
Posted in Going Green | 6 Comments »
Monday, July 7th, 2008
Planet Green re-ran episodes 1 and 2 last night, after all it was a holiday weekend
and their folks deserve a break too. Either that or they have absolutely no faith in
our short term memory. 
In the mean time, please go back and check out the comments in the four previous
Greensburg episode updates. Many have been from Greensburg’s citizens
themselves. Insightful, behind the scenes glimpses from the real people (more…)
Tags: aesthetic beauty, asphalt, blade of grass, couple of minutes, ef, episode updates, es, glimpses, green, greenbacks, habitate, holiday weekend, ideas, insight, living, mean time, noise, noise pollution, oblivion, planting trees, pollution, real people, shading, short term memory, shrub, sites, soil, soil erosion, tornado, trees, wind
Posted in Going Green | 4 Comments »
