According to Hunter Douglas, its Duette Architella shades' triple-air-pocket design makes the window covering count as energy-efficient insulation, one of the categories of home improvements (along with energy-efficient windows, doors and roofs) that can snag you a credit.
The energy+ house is based on a combination of energy-efficient insulation, solar energy, a geothermal heat pump and an ultramodern energy-management system that constantly optimizes the energy use.
The ability of chickens to stay warm in winter has inspired a new energy-efficient home insulation product developed by students at Imperial College London.
The cost of energy-efficient windows, doors, insulation and certain roofs is also covered, but installation is not.
Olmsted Green's standard green features include Energy Star rated appliances, carpets and paints with low toxicity, and energy-efficient windows and insulation.
Sitting on 30-by-125-foot lots, the homes come with full basements and energy-efficient lighting and insulation that significantly reduces utility costs.
All they wanted was energy-efficient windows, better insulation, a tankless water heater, a radiant system to replace their (dry, noisy, inefficient) HVAC and. . .
Individuals and corporations can reduce their respective carbon footprints by installing energy-efficient lighting, adding insulation in buildings, or using renewable energy sources to generate the electricity they require.
In Wisconsin, nonprofit Habitat for Humanity is planning an eco-village of affordable housing equipped with energy-efficient windows and insulation, as well as solar panels that produce more energy than the homes consume.
Oberlin College's Lewis Center features many of the same elements of energy-efficient design: thick insulation, natural ventilation with heat exchangers, plenty of windows to offset the need for electric lighting, and heat pumps rather than conventional furnaces.
BlocPower's mission is to connect churches and organizations in a community to use their collective power to bargain for discounts on energy-efficient products, from insulation to solar panels, which are then installed for lower electricity bills.
