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About LEED for Homes
one step at a time When we set out to build our home, we wanted to go for LEED Certification, which is the United States Green Building Council’s seal of approval that a home has been built to their standards and verified by a third party. Personally, I wanted...
Tax Incentives for home energy efficiencies
This week I have started preparing all the paperwork for the April 15th tax deadline. I wanted to make sure we could take all the tax credits that surely were coming our way after investing so much time and money into building a soon-to-be LEED Certified home. It’s...
Analyzing Solar Bids
I have received four bids from two different contractors to install solar our house. I am considering a “conventional” PV system, looking at sizes varying from 2.62 kw to 3.15 kw. There is also a new type of system we are considering, which is manufacturedin the...
Considering Solar
I used to live in Arizona, where everything should be solar-powered. I also used to work part-time for a solar installation company in Minneapolis in order to understand why solar energy is not more widespread. Right now, it’s purely economics, driven by very...
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