Eco-houses are on their way

  Construction of environmentally friendly houses is a new trend in modern architecture, which benefits both to art and energy efficiency. Multiple definitions might be provided to enclose main purposes and peculiarities of such housebuilding, but the prime idea is finding a way to live in harmony with nature. To give some details, there are [...]

Sky Farms

Sky farms – The new Green farm? Sky farms are quite literally multilevel agricultural farms, much like skyscrapers. These sky farms are springing up all over the world, and the economics of sky farming are already showing positive results. Sky farming is basically a form of hydroponic farming. It includes significant potential for organic farming, [...]

The Benefit of ceiling fans

Hugger style ceiling fans can save you a lot of money normally spent on air conditioning. It is not just about have air blowing on you to keep cool, it is also very helpful when used in conjunction with an air conditioner to quickly and efficiently cool your house. Keep cool and save money this [...]

LED part two

A while back I wrote a post on how LEDs might suck because my personal experience with them has been bad. Well I’ve done the research and it seems clear that all lighting will eventually be LED lighting.  My father just built a house lighted entirely with LEDs and his electric bill is ridiculously low. [...]

LED lights, Theory vs Practice

LED technology is the current favorite for lighting in the future. They use less energy than fluorescent lights and can emit more pleasing light.  They also in theory do not need to be replaced for many years. I worked at a hardware and furniture store when I was in college and we carried many different [...]

Steel Insulated Panels

  My father is building a house in Mass out of steel. The walls are made of super insulated steel panels supported by a steel fram and jointed with foam. He was a little delayed in getting the heating system going but apparently all he need is four space heaters to heat a five thousand [...]