Update! Appliance Research: Chest Freezers
March 9, 2010 – 9:48 am | Comments Off on Update! Appliance Research: Chest Freezers

The decision (and purchase) has been made! In an earlier post (“Appliance Upgrade Research: Chest Freezers”), I checked to see if the chest freezers listed on the EnergyStar site were still offered by each of the manufacturers

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Update! Appliance Research: Chest Freezers
March 9, 2010 – 9:48 am | Comments Off on Update! Appliance Research: Chest Freezers
Update! Appliance Research: Chest Freezers

The decision (and purchase) has been made! In an earlier post (“Appliance Upgrade Research: Chest Freezers”), I checked to see if the chest freezers listed on the EnergyStar site were still offered by each of the manufacturers

NYC Contractors: RoofMaster Re-Org (Roofing Contractor)
October 22, 2007 – 3:03 pm | 2 Comments

Just a note that RoofMaster, one of the companies listed on “Contractors Used and Recommended” started a process of a reorganization in late 2007 (before Oct) and might be focusing on green and solar roofing in the …

NYC Contractors: White Roof Heat Island Reduction (RoofMaster)
May 28, 2007 – 12:39 pm | Comments Off on NYC Contractors: White Roof Heat Island Reduction (RoofMaster)
NYC Contractors: White Roof Heat Island Reduction (RoofMaster)

Off and on for the past month, the New York metro area has had its share of rain/thunder storms. Visually, these storms can be impressive, however when heavy rain is combined with high wind, problems …

Resource conservation: lighting
December 12, 2005 – 10:48 pm | One Comment
Resource conservation: lighting

After the Con Edison billing mess, I’ve been looking for ways to reduce the amount of power used without pre-spending the years of savings I’m hoping to see.
Enter the Home Depot 60 watt compact fluorescent …