Selling Comfort and Providing Energy Efficiency

On a mission to help people make homes more energy efficient? So are we. Indow sells and installs interior window inserts in homes that help homeowners stay warmer in the winter and cooler in ...

Keep Reading

FILTER ARTICLES

Earthways Center Teaches by Example

Author: Jean Ponzi

premium CONTENT

November 01, 2005

This St. Louis, Missouri, teaching center promotes green building and home performance through its guided tours and training programs while serving as a model for green and energy-efficient design. [continue reading]

CBPCA Improves a Home Energy Home

Author: Elka Karl

premium CONTENT

September 01, 2005

As was described in the last issue of Home Energy, Carol Markell, the magazine’s advertising and marketing manager, had volunteered her house for use during a training ... [continue reading]

A Home Energy Story

Author: Clinton Kennedy

premium CONTENT

July 01, 2005

Every home has a story. When my family and I moved into our home in 1989, and for the next several years thereafter, we received all of our electricity from ... [continue reading]

Artists Housing Achieves Energy Star Performance

Author: Kimberly Vermeer

premium CONTENT

July 01, 2005

Artists converting old industrial buildings into studio live/work spaces is a familiar story in many urban areas, but the conversion of a decrepit former factory into Brookside Artists Housing came with numerous twists and turns. [continue reading]

Energy Efficiency in Historic Homes

Author: Mark Marszalek and James Cavallo

premium CONTENT

May 01, 2005

There are a few hurdles to overcome in retrofitting historic homes, such as staying out of the way of visitors, but the effort can lead to greater energy efficiency, greater comfort, and better protection for precious artifacts. [continue reading]

Post-Hurricane Opportunities

Author: Danny Parker

premium CONTENT

March 01, 2005

Although coping with hurricanes is difficult, it does offer the opportunity to make homes more energy efficient and comfortable. [continue reading]

Learning and Working Our Way to Success

Author: Mike Rogers

premium CONTENT

January 01, 2005

Practice is making perfect as Home Performance with Energy Star branches out into new territory. [continue reading]

Retrofitting Residential HVAC Systems

Author: Jennifer A. McWilliams and Iain S. Walker

premium CONTENT

January 01, 2005

In this case study, we show how DOE's Best Practices Guide For Residential HVAC Retrofits works - as well as some of the installation practice and building code official problems that can arise. [continue reading]