January 27th, 2010
About a year-and-a-half ago, we signed up for Residential Real Time Pricing (RRTP) with Commonwealth Edison, our electricity provider. Many utility companies across the country offer similar programs, so please check with your local provider for energy-saving opportunities on utility bills.
RRTP uses ComEd’s Basic Electric Service Hourly Energy Pricing. With it, the price of electricity [...]
October 15th, 2009
Okay, okay, remodeling a home for climate change could be somewhat of an oxymoron: there can be a lot of waste heading for the landfill, for one, however some disposal companies will recycle construction and demolition (C&D) debris. Since 2007 the City of Chicago has required contractors to recycle at least 50% of their C&D [...]
October 13th, 2009
Not to get personal, but is your bedroom closet filled with tools, like ours?
On second thought, I don’t want to know what you stash away in your bedroom closet. La la la la la la la (covers her ears), I’m not listening!
Over the course of the week all these tools will get put away, [...]
June 24th, 2009
When our attic renovation was still in the planning stages, I began researching insulation options. It made my head spin: closed cell foam, open cell foam, blown-in cellulose, venting or not venting the roof…
I knew for sure that I didn’t want to use fiberglass batts. From my own research, unless the batts are installed correctly, [...]
February 27th, 2009
I recently noticed that Benjamin Moore is introducing a new line of Zero VOC paint called Natura, and I couldn’t be more excited to try it! It’s already out in a few areas, including California and Washington, and will be released nationwide this spring.
If you don’t know what VOCs are, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency [...]