2007 December 30

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Take action now to reduce your home's energy consumption. Scan our Un-Official Guide to Home Energy Conservation page for 240+ home energy savings ideas.

Yes, you read that right: over Two Hundred and Forty energy conservation and money saving tips for the home.

Remember: When you reduce the amount of non-renewable resources you directly and indirectly consume in your home, you automatically save lots and lots of money by reducing your heating and electrical utility bills!

Saving money really is about saving the planet; and, saving the environment saves you money. Honest, it really is that simple.

Teachers, if you would like to use the list within our Un-Official Guide to Home Energy Conservation or any of the articles or pictures in your classroom, all I ask is for you to give credit where credit is due; i.e. the list and articles and pictures should reference our site. Fair?

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Drop vs Drywall Ceiling - Part 2

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We ended Part 1 in this series on Drop vs Drywall Ceiling stating that, while our preference was for a drop ceiling, drop ceilings are not perfect.

Below are two pictures of cutouts for heading vents. The picture on the left is from a drywall ceiling while the picture on the right is from a drop ceiling.

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#1 Tip - Energy Audits

We are huge fans of having an Energy Efficiency Evaluation (i.e. energy audit) conducted on any home, regardless of size or age. We learned much from our energy audit under the ecoENERGY Residential Retrofit program.

Our 21 year old home's EnerGuide rating is 70 (out of 100) from our energy audit report. We can achieve an EnerGide rating of 80 by undertaking all of the energy audit's recommendations. What is your home's EnerGuide rating? If you don't know, shouldn't you?

You can find details of the energy audit report we received on our home within our ECOENERGY page.

Dan

Featured Energy Conservation Products Used In Our Home

Many energy conservation products are used in our home, including:

On 01-NOV-08 we installed ... yes, installed ... our CSA approved Cansolair Model RA 240 Solar Max solar air heating / collector device to help heat our home this winter and beyond.

The unit weighs approximately 70 pounds measuring 44 inches wide by 88 inches tall, and between 7 and 10 inches deep. Solar air heating devices are so much less complex & cost significantly less than solar PV panels, and can frequently be installed by the average home owner themselves. We did!

Imagine, using the sun's direct light to help heat your home this winter! The Solar Max 240 consumes zero home heating oil or natural gas; it produces no harmful polluting emissions.

To read about our experiences with our Solar Max 240 you can start at the first article in our Solar Air Heating series.

If you want more information simply send us an email at Dan@DailyHomeRenoTips.com or click on the graphic above to go directly to the Cansolair site.

Baby Robin Videos

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In mid-July we had a renovation by Mr. & Mrs. Robin of their nest underneath our deck. Was there home renovation a success?

Yes! In Late July there appeared 4 baby Robins who resided in the renovated nest for 2 and 1/2 weeks before leaving the nest to start their own lives.

Here are two videos captured with nothing more than a digital picture camera of the baby Robins and one of their Parent. Yes, turn the sound up on your computer to hear all of nature's sounds. Enjoy!

Dan

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